Co. Donegal

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Healy, Cahir

Healy, Cahir (1877–1970), nationalist politician and language revivalist, was born Charles Everard Healy, on 2 December 1877 at Doorin, near Mountcharles, Co. Donegal, the son of Patrick Healy, a small farmer and merchant. A catholic, he was educated at Drimcoo interdenominational…

Henry, Walter

Henry, Walter (1791–1860), surgeon, was born 1 January 1791 in Co. Donegal, first son of John Henry, a merchant in Donegal town, and his wife (name unknown). Educated locally, he studied the classics before entering TCD and then the…

Hill, Lord George

Hill, Lord George (1801–79), landlord, was born 9 December 1801, fifth son of Arthur Hill (qv) 2nd marquess of Downshire, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Col. Martin Sandys (1729–68), brother of the baron of Ombersley. He was born three months…

Holmes (Homes), William

Holmes (Homes), William (1663–1746), presbyterian minister, was born in Donaghmore, Co. Donegal, of a family well established in Donegal and Co. Tyrone and probably originating in the Salisbury area of Wiltshire. His father was probably Robert Holmes, who was an elder in Donaghmore…

Hood, John

Hood, John (1720/21?–1783), land surveyor, was apparently born in Co. Donegal. There may have been two John Hoods, father and son, who were both surveyors; if so, it is impossible to disentangle their careers and dates of vital events. John Hood, surveyor, died in 1783, and there is…

Inglis, Charles

Inglis, Charles (1734–1816), clergyman and loyalist in America, was born at Glencolumbkille, Co. Donegal, youngest of three sons of the Rev. Archibald Inglis, clergyman at Glen and Kilcar; there are no details of his mother. Orphaned at the age of 11, he was prevented by lack of…

Jeffcott, Henry Homan

Jeffcott, Henry Homan (1877–1937), engineer, was born 6 February 1877 at Muff Lodge, Co. Donegal, second son of William Jeffcott, land agent and magistrate, and his wife Ellen (née Roche?). He was educated at the High School, Dublin, and TCD…

Keane, John Joseph

Keane, John Joseph (1839–1918), university rector and archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, was born 12 September 1839 in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, the eldest of three sons and two daughters of Hugh Keane, tailor, and Fannie Keane (née Connolly). He attended school locally from the age of…

Kennedy, Evory

Kennedy, Evory (1806–86), obstetrician, was born 28 November 1806 at Carndonagh, Co. Donegal, ninth of ten sons and thirteenth of fourteen children of Rev. John Pitt Kennedy, rector of Donagh, and Mary Kennedy (née Cary). He was educated at Foyle College, Derry, and studied…

Kennedy, John Pitt

Kennedy, John Pitt (1796–1879), army officer and agriculturist, was born 8 May 1796 at Donagh, Co. Donegal, fourth son of John Pitt Kennedy, rector of Donagh and later Balteagh, Co. Londonderry, and Mary Kennedy (née Cary). Educated at the Foyle Academy, Derry, he entered the…

Kennedy, Tristram Edward

Kennedy, Tristram Edward (1805–85), lawyer, land agent, and politician, was born 27 June 1805 at Inishowen, Co. Donegal, the twelfth of fourteen children of John Pitt Kennedy (1759–1811), a respected Church of Ireland clergyman, and his wife, Mary Kennedy, only daughter of Thomas…

Killeen, Michael Joseph

Killeen, Michael Joseph (1928–86), public servant, was born 26 February 1928 in Donegal town, second child of John Killeen, inspector in the Department of Agriculture, and Rose Killeen (née Chambers). Educated at St Joseph's College, Galway, at

Law, Hugh

Law, Hugh (1818–83), lord chancellor, was born 19 June 1818 at Woodlawn, Co. Down, the only son of John Law, and his wife, Margaret Law (née Crawley). Educated at the Royal School, Dungannon, he entered TCD in 1834, where he was a…

Leech, Sarah

Leech, Sarah (b. 1809), poet, was born in 1809, in the townland of Ballylennan in the parish of Taughboyne, Co. Donegal. She was the youngest of six children of a protestant, probably presbyterian, weaver and farmer named Thomas Leech. When Sarah was only three years old, her father…

Lewis, Andrew

Lewis, Andrew (1720–81), soldier and colonist, was born 9 October 1720 in Co. Donegal, son of John Lewis, farmer, and Margaret Lewis (née Lynn). His father, of huguenot descent, emigrated with his family to America after being involved in an agrarian dispute. According to Appleton, his…

Logue, Michael

Logue, Michael (1840–1924), catholic archbishop of Armagh and cardinal, was born 1 October 1840 at Carrigart, Co. Donegal, the second in a family of six children of Michael Logue, an innkeeper, and Catherine Logue (née Durnan). Educated initially by a hedge-master in Carrigart,…

Mac an Bhaird, Aodh Buidhe (Ward, Hugh; Vardaeus, Hugo)

Mac an Bhaird, Aodh Buidhe (Ward, Hugh; Vardaeus, Hugo) (c.1593–1635), hagiographer, was born in the barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal, probably at Ballymacaward, a townland that was named after his family. The Mac an Bhaird family belonged to the hereditary learned caste of…

MacDevitt (McDavett, M'Davit, M'Devitt), Philip

MacDevitt (McDavett, M'Davit, M'Devitt), Philip (1724–97), catholic bishop, was born in Crislagh, Inishowen, Co. Donegal, of unknown parents; he had at least two brothers. He received his doctorate from the Sorbonne, returned to Ireland, and, after serving as a priest, eventually…

MacDonagh, Maire (Mary McDonagh)

MacDonagh, Maire (Mary McDonagh) (1918–97), trade unionist, was born 20 March 1918 in Kilconnell, Co. Galway, the second of three daughters who lived into adulthood of Michael MacDonagh, customs official, and his wife, Caroline, née Keary, both of Co. Galway. She appears to have…

MacFadden, James

MacFadden, James (1842–1917), priest and nationalist, was born in 1842 in Dunmore, Carrigart, Co. Donegal, fourth of five children of John McFadden, a prosperous farmer, and his wife (whose surname was McGettigan). Daniel McGettigan…

Mac Fhionnlaoich, Peadar Toner (McGinley, Peter Toner; 'Cú Uladh')

Mac Fhionnlaoich, Peadar Toner (McGinley, Peter Toner; 'Cú Uladh') (1856–1942), president of the Gaelic League and writer, was born 5 October 1856 at Altinierin, Glenswilly, Co. Donegal, one of the ten children of Michael McGinley, farmer, and Susan McGinley (née Toner). He was educated…

Mac Gabhann, Micheál (‘Micí’) (MacGowan, Michael)

Mac Gabhann, Micheál (‘Micí’) (MacGowan, Michael) (1865–1948), Klondike miner, was born 22 November 1865 at Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, one of the twelve children of Tomás Mac Gabhann, small farmer, and his wife, Bríd Ní Chanainn. Mac Gabhann attended the primary school at…

MacGill, Patrick

MacGill, Patrick (1890–1963), novelist and poet, was born 25 December 1890 in Maas, Glenties, Co. Donegal, eldest among ten children of William MacGill, farmer, and Margaret MacGill (née Boyle), of Mullanmore, Glenties. Educated at Mullanmore national school, he left school at 10…

Mac Grianna (Mhic Ghrianna), Róise

Mac Grianna (Mhic Ghrianna), Róise (1879–1964), traditional Irish-language singer and storyteller, was born 13 March 1879 in Seascann an Róinn, near Dungloe (Clochán Liath), Co. Donegal, one of five children of Tomas Ó Colla, farmer, and his wife, Maighréad, a noted musician and the…

Mac Grianna, Seosamh

Mac Grianna, Seosamh (1900–90), writer in Irish, was born 15 January 1901 in Ranafast, Co. Donegal, one of eleven children of Féilimí Dhónaill Phroinsiais, farmer and fisherman, and his wife, Máire (née Ní Dhomhnaill). Both of his parents came from a storytelling background. His brother…