Co. Kerry

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Moeran, Ernest John Smeed

Moeran, Ernest John Smeed (1894–1950), composer, was born 31 December 1894 at Spring Grove, Isleworth, Middlesex, the younger of two sons of the Rev. Joseph William Wright and Ada Hester (‘Esther’) Moeran (née Whall). His elder brother, Graham, followed their father into the…

Moriarty, David

Moriarty, David (1814–77), catholic bishop, was born 18 August 1814 at Derryvrin, Lixnaw, Co. Kerry, second eldest of three sons and two daughters of David Moriarty, farmer, and Bridget Moriarty (née Stokes), both of Kerry. As he grew up he came under the influence of a number of…

Moriarty, John Stephen

Moriarty, John Stephen (1938–2007), philosopher and shaman, was born 2 February 1938 at Moyvane, near Listowel, Co. Kerry, fourth of six children (two sons and four daughters) of James Moriarty, smallholder and native speaker of Irish (with eleven cows and 'thirty-two acres of bad,…

Moriarty, Patrick John (‘Paddy’)

Moriarty, Patrick John (‘Paddy’) (1926–97), chief executive and chairman of the ESB, was born 18 June 1926 in Dingle, Co. Kerry, eldest son of a family of four boys and four girls (another boy died at birth) of Timothy (Thady) Moriarty…

Moriarty, Thaddeus

Moriarty, Thaddeus (Tadhg Ó Muircheartaigh) (c.1603–1653), Dominican priest and prior of Tralee, was a native of Castle Drum, Co. Kerry, on the Dingle peninsula. His family were the ancient lords of Aos Aisde along the banks of the River Mang. Moriarty's father was said…

Moynihan, Maurice Gerard

Moynihan, Maurice Gerard (1902–99), civil servant and governor of the Central Bank, was born 19 December 1902 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, fourth child and third son of Maurice Moynihan and Mary Moynihan (née Power), and had four brothers and an elder sister. The Moynihans and the Powers were…

Moynihan, Senan

Moynihan, Senan (1900–70), Capuchin friar and editor, was born John Moynihan on 24 November 1900 in Meenascarthy, Camp, Co. Kerry, the youngest of eight children (six boys and two girls) of Thomas Moynihan and his wife Mary, who were farmers. The Moynihan farm extended over thirty-…

Mulchinock, John

Mulchinock, John (1781?–1863), merchant and benefactor, was the son of Nicholas and Christiana Mulchinock, and was baptised into the Church of Ireland in Tralee, Co. Kerry, on 2 March 1781. Nothing is known for certain of his early life but, as a young man, he may have been at sea…

Mulchinock, William Pembroke

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Murphy, John

Murphy, John (1913–2009), businessman, is believed to have been born James Murphy on 5 October 1913 in Oghermong, near Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, one of four sons and one daughter of John Murphy, farmer, and his wife Bridget (née Sullivan). A fluent Irish speaker, he received a…

Murphy, Joseph (John)

Murphy, Joseph (John) (1917–2000), builder and multi-millionaire, was born John Murphy on 4 September 1917 in Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, second son of John Murphy and Bridget Murphy (née O'Sullivan). He was educated at Knockeen national school, and worked locally as a builder and…

Musa, Jennifer ('Mummy'; Jennifer Jehanzeba Qazi Musa)

Musa, Jennifer ('Mummy'; Jennifer Jehanzeba Qazi Musa) (1917–2008), politician, tribal elder and nurse, was born Bridget Wren on 11 November 1917 in Tarmons, Tarbert, Co. Kerry, one of five daughters and two sons of John Wren, a small-holding farmer, and his wife Johanna (née…

Ní Chonaill, Eibhlín Dhubh

Ní Chonaill, Eibhlín Dhubh (c.1743–c.1800), poet, was born in Derrynane (Doire Fhionáin), Co. Kerry, one of the twenty-two children of Máire Ní Dhuibh (qv) and her husband, Domhnall Mór Ó Conaill of Derrynane…

Nic Niocaill, Eibhlín

Nic Niocaill, Eibhlín (1884–1909), Gaelic League activist, was born 22 October 1884 in Dublin as Eveleen Constance Nicholls , only daughter and second among four children of Archibald J. Nicholls (1845–1924), barrister and secretary of the Loan Fund Board of Ireland, and his wife, Mary…

Ní Dhonnchadha Dhuibh, Máire

Ní Dhonnchadha Dhuibh, Máire (d. 1795?), poet, was born c.1702 in Glenflesk, Co. Kerry, daughter of Domhnall Ó Donnchadha and his wife Alice (née Ferriter), both of Co. Kerry. She was a descendant of the Uí Dhonnchadha an Ghleanna (O'Donoghue of the Glen), ‘Dubh’ being…

Nolan, Thomas

Nolan, Thomas (1872/3–1939), newspaper editor and publisher, was educated at the CBS, Tralee, Co. Kerry; few other details of his early life are available. As a young man he joined the clerical staff of J. B. Healy, building…

O'Brien, Henry

O'Brien, Henry (1808–35), antiquary, was born in Co. Kerry, and was apparently third son of Bryan O'Brien of Dromin and Ellen O'Brien (née MacCarthy), who were minor catholic gentry; if he was, he entered King's Inns in Dublin in 1828, having been educated in…

Ó Ceallaigh, Brian

Ó Ceallaigh, Brian (1889–1936), Irish language enthusiast, was born 13 January 1889 in Killarney, Co. Kerry, son of John Kelly, shopkeeper and hotelier, and Brigid Kelly (née Cronin). He was educated at Clongowes Wood College (1900–03) and Blackrock College (1906–7). On 2 November 1907…

O'Connell, Count Daniel Charles

O'Connell, Count Daniel Charles (1745–1833), French general and count in the French nobility, was born 21 May 1745 in Derrynane, Co. Kerry, twenty-first among twenty-two children (of whom thirteen survived childhood) of Donal Mor O'Connell (1701–70), catholic landowner, and his wife…

O'Connell, Daniel

O'Connell, Daniel (1775–1847), barrister, politician and nationalist leader, was born in Carhen, near Caherciveen, in the Iveragh peninsula of south-west Kerry, on 6 August 1775, the eldest of ten children of Morgan O'Connell (1739–1809) and his wife, Catherine O'Mullane (1752–1817).…

O'Connell, Kathleen

O'Connell, Kathleen (1888–1956), personal secretary to Éamon de Valera (qv), was born Catherine O'Connell on 5 October 1888 at Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry, one of the eleven children of John O'Connell, farmer, and Mary Ann O'Connell (née…

O'Connell, Mary

O'Connell, Mary (1778–1836), wife of Daniel O'Connell (qv), was born 25 September 1778 in Tralee, Co. Kerry. Her father Thomas O'Connell, prominent physician and member of the Church of Ireland, was a widower with three children…

O'Connell, Maurice Charles Philip

O'Connell, Maurice Charles Philip (1768–1848), soldier and colonial governor, was born in Co. Kerry, younger son of Charles Philip O'Connell and his wife, a daughter of John O'Connell; he was a relation of Gen. Count…

O'Connell, Maurice Daniel

O'Connell, Maurice Daniel (1803–53), politician, was born 27 June 1803 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, the eldest son of the four sons and three daughters of Daniel O'Connell (qv), lawyer and politician, and his wife,…

O'Connor, Bartholomew (‘Batt’, Phartalán

O'Connor, Bartholomew (‘Batt’, Phartalán ) (1870–1935), builder, revolutionary, and politician, was born 4 July 1870 in east Kerry. Educated locally, he left school at 17 and trained as a stonemason with his father and elder brother, later spending three years (1893–5) as a builder in…