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Chesney, Charles Cornwallis

Chesney, Charles Cornwallis (1826–76), military theorist and historian, was born 29 September 1826 at Packolet, near Kilkeel, Co. Down, son of Capt. Charles Cornwallis Chesney, formerly an officer in the East India Company's Bengal artillery. After his father died (1830), his…

Chesney, Francis Rawdon

Chesney, Francis Rawdon (1789–1872), soldier and explorer, was born 16 March 1789 at Ballyveagh, near Annalong, Co. Down, eldest son of Capt. Alexander Chesney, coastguard officer, of Ballymena, Co. Antrim, and his second wife, Jane (née Wilson), of Ballymena. Capt. Chesney had been…

Clanny, William Reid

Clanny, William Reid (1776–1850), doctor and inventor of a safety lamp, was born in 1776 at Bangor, Co. Down, of a presbyterian family. He joined the Royal Navy as an assistant surgeon and was present at the battle of Copenhagen (1801); on leaving the navy, he completed his training…

Clarke (Crilly), Margaret

Clarke (Crilly), Margaret (1881–1961), artist and teacher, was born 29 July 1881 in Newry, Co. Down, the daughter of Patrick Crilley and his wife Mary. After working as a baller in a rope factory she initially trained, with her sister Jane, at Newry technical school, and, in 1905,…

Clarke (McFall), Frances Bellenden (Sarah Grand)

Clarke (McFall), Frances Bellenden (Sarah Grand) (1854–1943), novelist and feminist, was born 10 June 1854 at Donaghadee, Co. Down, where her father, Edward Bellenden Clarke, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, was stationed in the coastguard. Her mother was Margaret (née Bell Sherwood…

Clark, Sir George Anthony

Clark, Sir George Anthony (1914–91), Orangeman, was born 24 January 1914 in Belfast. He was the eldest son of Sir George Ernest Clark (1882–1950), deputy chairman of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland), and was a grandson of Sir

Cleland, John

Cleland, John (1755–1834), Church of Ireland clergyman and land agent, was the second son of Moses Cleland, a Co. Down gentleman. He attended Glasgow University, graduating MA (1777), which supports the belief of…

Cochrane, Robert

Cochrane, Robert (1844–1916), engineer, architect, and antiquarian, was born 21 July 1844 in Co. Down, eldest son of Hugh W. Cochrane, of an ancient Scottish-Danish family that came to Ireland in the seventeenth century. He graduated in engineering from…

Codling, Arthur Dean (‘Art’)

Codling, Arthur Dean (‘Art’) (1876–1950), civil servant, was born 30 November 1876 at Lytham, Lancashire, England, eldest son and second among four children of William Eggitt Codling, Wesleyan Methodist minister, and Isabella Codling (née Dean). He was educated at Mr Leathley's…

Cole, John James

Cole, John James (1874–1959), politician and businessman, was born in Kinnegar, Holywood, Co. Down, eldest among five sons of James Cole, commercial traveller, and Charlotte Cole (née Connell?). Educated at Donegall Pass national school and Sullivan Upper School, Holywood (1887–90…

Collins, John Henry

Collins, John Henry (1880–1952), lawyer and politician, was born 3 March 1880 in Newry, Co. Down, elder son of Henry Patrick Collins, auctioneer of Derrybeg, Newry, Co. Down, and Kate Collins, daughter of Frank McDonald, farmer, of Carrickredmond, Dundalk, Co. Louth. The family…

Congal Cloen (Cáech)

Congal Cloen (Cáech) (d. 637/9), son of Scandal Sciathlethan and overking of Ulaid, belonged to the Síl Fiachnai lineage of the Dál nAraide (Cruthin) dynasty. Although misplaced in the pre-Norman genealogies (he is attached to a parallel line as a son of Scandal son of Bécc), Congal…

Connellan, Joseph

Connellan, Joseph (1889–1967), journalist and politician, was born in Newry, the son of working-class parents, and was educated locally at the Newry CBS. His mother, who had a great knowledge of Irish history, instilled in him a love…

Cooper, Bob (Robert George)

Cooper, Bob (Robert George) (1936–2004), politician and civil servant, was born in Co. Donegal on 24 June 1936, elder son of William Hugh Cooper, schoolteacher, and his wife Annie (née Pollock). He was educated at Foyle College, Derry, then studied law at Queen's University, Belfast…

Cordner, Joseph (James)

Cordner, Joseph (James) (1875–1963), pioneer aviator, was born 11 February 1875 in Derryinver, Co. Armagh, twin brother of Edward Cordner and son of Ussiagh Cordner, farm labourer, and Anne Cordner. Educated locally, Joseph (who may also have been known as ‘James’) and Edward opened…

Corry, Isaac

Corry, Isaac (1753–1813), politician, was born 15 May 1753 in Newry, Co. Down, elder son among two sons and three daughters of Edward Corry (1723–92), merchant and MP for Newry (1774–6), and Catherine Corry (née Bristow) of Co. Antrim. He was educated at the Royal School, Armagh,…

Corry, James

Corry, James (c.1740–1795), clerk of the Irish house of commons and secretary of the linen board, was born in Newry, Co. Down, and was possibly the son of Edward Corry, a merchant; there are few details about his childhood. He came to prominence in 1777 when, on the…

Craig, James

Craig, James (1871–1940), 1st Viscount Craigavon, first prime minister of Northern Ireland, was born 8 January 1871 at Sydenham, Co. Down, seventh among the eight children of James Craig of Tyrella and Craigavon, Co. Down, and Eleanor Gilmore Craig (née Browne). He was educated locally…

Craig, William ('Bill')

Craig, William ('Bill') (1924–2011), politician, was born on 2 December 1924 at Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, son of John Craig, bank manager, and his wife Mary Kathleen (née Lamont). Educated at the Royal School Dungannon and Larne Grammar School, he joined the

Crawford, James Sharman

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Crawford, William Sharman

Crawford, William Sharman (1780–1861), radical politician and agrarian reformer, was born 3 September 1780 at Moira Castle, Co. Down, elder son among two sons and a daughter of William Sharman (qv), landowner and Volunteer colonel,…

Crolly, George

Crolly, George (1813–78), catholic priest and theologian, was born 11 February 1813 in the townland of Ballyrolly, in the parish of Downpatrick, Co. Down. A son of John Crolly, who farmed at Ballyrolly, and a nephew of William Crolly (…

Crolly, William

Crolly, William (1780–1849), catholic archbishop of Armagh (1835–49), was born 8 June 1780 at Ballykilbeg (about four miles from Downpatrick, Co. Down), son of John and Mary Crolly. The Swordes family (Crolly was the Gaelic version of the name), of Anglo-Norman origin, held…

Crommelin, Maria Henrietta (‘May’) de la Cherois

Crommelin, Maria Henrietta (‘May’) de la Cherois (1849–1930), author and traveller, was born at Carrowdore Castle, Co. Down, second daughter of Samuel de la Cherois Crommelin, JP, DL, and high sheriff…

Cromwell, Edward

Cromwell, Edward (1560?–1607), 3rd Baron Cromwell , soldier, was son of Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell, and his wife Mary (née Paulet), daughter of the marquis of Winchester. He spent some time at Jesus College, Cambridge, but was not created MA…