Co. Antrim

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McGee, James Edward

McGee, James Edward (1830–80), writer and soldier, was born in Cushendall, Co. Antrim, son of James McGee, coast guard, and Dorcas Catherine McGee (née Morgan), daughter of a Dublin bookseller who took part in the 1798 insurrection. In 1833 the family moved to Wexford and their…

McGuckian, Alexander Aloysius

McGuckian, Alexander Aloysius (1895–1952), agriculturist, was born 8 December 1895 near Cloughmills, Co. Antrim, one of five sons of Bernard McGuckian, farmer and horsebreaker, and Rose McGuckian (née Laverty). Alexander, known as ‘Sandy’, was educated at the local national school,…

McHenry, James

McHenry, James (1753–1816), doctor, soldier, and statesman in America, was born 16 November 1753 at Ballymena, Co. Antrim, son of Daniel McHenry, merchant, and his wife, Agnes. Educated in Dublin, in 1771 he emigrated to America, where his family joined him in Philadelphia the…

McHenry, James

McHenry, James (1785–1845), poet, novelist, and doctor, was born 20 December 1785 in Larne, Co. Antrim, son of George McHenry, cloth merchant, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sam Smiley, all from Larne. As a child, he was privately educated by the Rev. J. Nicholson, who taught him…

McIlmoyle, Robert John

McIlmoyle, Robert John (1875–1965), Reformed Presbyterian minister and member of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), was born 10 April 1875, eldest son among five sons and four daughters of Robert McIlmoyle, farmer, of Stradreagh, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, and Margaret McIlmoyle (…

McIlroy, Dame Anne Louise

McIlroy, Dame Anne Louise (1877–1968), professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, was born at Lavin House, Loughguile, Co. Antrim, eldest of four daughters of James McIlroy, doctor and JP, and Anna McIlroy (née Hamilton). She was educated in…

McKay, Robert

McKay, Robert (1889–1964), horticulturist and plant pathologist, was born 14 February 1889 in Randalstown, Co. Antrim, second of five sons of James McKay, millworker, and Martha McKay (née McDowell), both from farming backgrounds. Three of his brothers emigrated without trace. He…

McKeague, John Dunlop

McKeague, John Dunlop (1930–82), loyalist activist, was born at Messines Cottage, Bushmills, Co. Antrim, one of six children of Thomas McKeague and his wife, Isabella. The family operated a guesthouse in Portrush before moving to Belfast, where they opened a stationer's shop on…

McKee, Maud

McKee, Maud (1954–2014), medical doctor and psychotherapist, was born Jacqueline Maud McKee on 17 April 1954 in Portballintrae, Co. Antrim, the third of four children (three daughters and one son) of John McKee, vice principal of Bushmills Grammar School, and his wife Mary (née…

McKinney, Thomas Joseph

McKinney, Thomas Joseph (1887–1973), army surgeon and Irish scholar, was born 30 October 1887 at Greencastle, Co. Antrim, son of Thomas McKinney, sergeant in the RIC, and Mary McKinney (née McKillop). His family later moved to…

McMichael, John

McMichael, John (1948–87), loyalist paramilitary and politician, was born in Lisburn, Co. Antrim, son of John and Annie McMichael. He was educated locally. He worked as a security guard, and later owned a public house and established his own security firm. In the early 1970s he was…

McMorran, Edward James (‘Eddie’)

McMorran, Edward James (‘Eddie’) (1923–84), soccer player, was born 2 September 1923 in Larne, Co. Antrim. He was educated at Larne No. 1 primary school, and originally worked as a railway fireman before taking up employment as a blacksmith at Ballyclare paper mill in 1942, playing…

McNeile, Hugh Boyd

McNeile, Hugh Boyd (1795–1879), clergyman and dean of Ripon, was born 15 July 1795 at Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, the son of Alexander McNeile, who originally lived at Colliers Hall, Ballycastle, a landowner, land agent and merchant, and high sheriff of Antrim in 1832. Alexander…

McNeile, John

McNeile, John (1785–1855), banker and entrepreneur, was born most likely in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, son of Alexander McNeile (d. 1839), landed gentleman, of Ballycastle, and his wife Mary (d. 1852), only daughter of John McNeale, JP, of…

McNeill, James

McNeill, James (1869–1938), civil servant, diplomat, and governor general of the Irish Free State, was born 27 March 1869 in Glenarm, Co. Antrim, ‘of a very old Co. Antrim family’ (Irish Times, 13 Dec. 1938), son of Archibald McNeill, shipbuilder, baker, and farmer, and…

McNeill, Ronald John

McNeill, Ronald John (1861–1934), Baron Cushendun , politician and writer, was born 30 April 1861 in Torquay, only surviving son of Edmund McNeill (1821–1915) and his wife Mary (d. 1909), daughter of Alexander Miller of Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. Edmund McNeill was a landowner and high…

McSkimin, Samuel (‘Sam’)

McSkimin, Samuel (‘Sam’) (1775–1843), local historian and collector, was born near Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, on a site later occupied by the Ollardale hotel, probably the only child of Samuel McSkimin (1754–1808) and his wife Nancy (1740–1820). His father was a unitarian…

McSparran, Daniel

McSparran, Daniel (1888–1964), doctor and newspaper proprietor, was born 5 February 1888, one of the five sons of James McSparran, merchant and farmer, and his wife, Annie McSparran (née McDonnell), in Cushendun, Co. Antrim. The McSparrans were a highly respected family from the…

Megaw, Sir John Wallace Dick

Megaw, Sir John Wallace Dick (1874–1958), physician, teacher, medical scientist, and administrator, was born 8 February 1874 in Ballyboyland, Co. Antrim, third son and fourth child among four sons and two daughters of John Megaw (1830–1913), farmer and…

Molyneaux, James Henry

Molyneaux, James Henry (1920–2015), Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, was born in Killead, near Crumlin, Co. Antrim, on 27 August 1920, eldest son of William Molyneaux, farmer, and his wife Sarah (née Gilmore). He had at least one brother and one sister. For…

Monro, Henry (‘Harry’)

Monro, Henry (‘Harry’) (1758–98), United Irishman, was born in July 1758 in Lisburn, Co. Antrim, son of Henry (?) Monro (d. 1793/5), a presbyterian tradesman of Scottish descent. His family was descended from Gen.

Monteith, Charles Montgomery

Monteith, Charles Montgomery (1921–95), publisher, was born 9 February 1921 in Lisburn, Co. Antrim, son of James Monteith, draper, and Marian Monteith (née Montgomery). The family were devoutly presbyterian. Charles was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institute – he later…

Montgomery, Henry

Montgomery, Henry (1788–1865), presbyterian minister, was born 16 January 1788 at Killead, Co. Antrim, youngest of nine children of Archibald Montgomery of Boltnaconnel House and his wife Sarah, daughter of John Campbell of Killealy, Co. Antrim. Two of Henry's older brothers…

Moore, Sir William

Moore, Sir William (1864–1944), 1st baronet, barrister, and politician, was born 22 November 1864 in Antrim, eldest son of William Moore (1826–1901) of Moore Lodge, Co. Antrim, physician and former high sheriff of Antrim, and his wife Sidney Blanche (d. 1919), daughter of Capt.…

Moore, (William) Arthur

Moore, (William) Arthur (1880–1962), traveller and international journalist, was born 21 December 1880 at Glenavy, Co. Antrim, younger son and fourth among five children of the Rev. William Moore (d. 4 August 1920), curate of Glenavy, and Marianne Moore (née Frizelle; d. Feb. 1917)…