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O'Connor Faly (Ó Conchobair Failge), Muirchertach

O'Connor Faly (Ó Conchobair Failge), Muirchertach (d. 1305), king of Offaly, was probably the eldest son of Muirchertach O'Connor Faly; the identity of his mother is unknown and no record of his childhood or early manhood survives. From the 1260s relations between his dynasty…

O'Connor, Laurence

O'Connor, Laurence (d. 1795), schoolmaster and Defender, lived near Summerhill, Co. Meath. He was said to have been once a turnpike keeper at Inchicore (on the outskirts of Dublin) and a ‘middling farmer’ at Agher, Co. Meath, on the estate of Samuel Winter, by whom he was highly…

O'Driscoll, Dennis

O'Driscoll, Dennis (1954–2012), poet and civil servant, was born on 1 January 1954 in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, the second son of James O'Driscoll, a commercial traveller, and Katherine O'Driscoll (née Lahart). He had two sisters and three brothers; his elder brother was the Irish-…

O'Ferrall, Richard More

O'Ferrall, Richard More (1797–1880), politician and governor of Malta, was born at Ballyna, Co. Kildare, eldest son of Ambrose O'Ferrall (1752–1835), major in the army of the king of Sardinia, and his first wife, Anne (née Bagot). Educated locally, he refused to enter…

O'Mahony, John

O'Mahony, John (1844–1912), catholic priest, was born at Ballyvallone, Enniskean, Co. Cork, a son of James O'Mahony, who seems to have been a small landowner with business interests. He was educated at Lordun's classical school, Bandon, and Sullivan's school, Cork, before going to…

O'Reilly, Charles Joseph (‘C. J.’; ‘Charlie’)

O'Reilly, Charles Joseph (‘C. J.’; ‘Charlie’) (1891–1952), hockey player, was born 9 April 1891 in Naas, Co. Kildare, youngest among six sons and two daughters of Joseph Richard O'Reilly of Castle Wilder, Co. Wexford, and Booterstown, Co. Dublin, barrister,…

O'Reilly, Frank (Francis Joseph)

O'Reilly, Frank (Francis Joseph) (1922–2013), businessman, was born on 15 November 1922 in Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, the only son of three children of Charles O'Reilly, a medical doctor of Upper Fitzwilliam Street, and his wife Dorothy (née Martin) from a wealthy Dublin…

O'Reilly, John Joe

O'Reilly, John Joe (1918–52), footballer, was born 3 August 1918 in the Derries, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, seventh in a family of seven sons and six daughters of John O'Reilly, a farmer, and his wife Sarah Anne (née Reilly). He attended Corliss national school, and got his secondary…

O'Rourke, John

O'Rourke, John (1809–87), priest and historian, may have come from a farming background and appears to have had some knowledge of Irish; some of his passing remarks refer to personal memories of the bitter hostility felt towards agents and bailiffs and a sense, instilled in the…

Oxx, John

Oxx, John (1910–87), racehorse trainer, was born 16 January 1910 in Collinstown, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, son of John Oxx, stud groom, and his wife Elizabeth (née Shaw). Educated at Dunboyne national school, he worked on stud farms in the Dunboyne area before obtaining a trainer's…

Phillips, Henry Bettesworth (‘H. B.’)

Phillips, Henry Bettesworth (‘H. B.’) (1866–1950), concert impresario, music shop proprietor, and owner of the Carl Rosa Opera Company, was born 23 December 1866 in Athy, Co. Kildare. Known by his business colleagues as ‘H. B.’ and by his family as Harry, he was the eldest son and…

Prendergast, Patrick Joseph (‘P. J.’)

Prendergast, Patrick Joseph (‘P. J.’) (d. 1980), horse trainer, was born in Athy, Co. Kildare, son of Patrick Prendergast, horse breeder. Little is known of his early life except that he worked in stables in Australia by 1932 and returned to Ireland by 1935; his father placed him…

Price, Arthur

Price, Arthur (1679/80–1752), Church of Ireland clergyman, was born in Dublin, son of the Rev. Samuel Price, vicar of Straffan and prebendary of Donadea, Co. Kildare, a Welshman who had settled in Ireland after the restoration of Charles II and was later appointed vicar of…

Quigley, Michael

Quigley, Michael (1768–1849), United Irishman, was born at Rathcoffey, Co. Kildare, eldest son of John Quigley (d. 1795), a farmer and builder, and his wife Mary (d. 1773). He attended school locally with Hugh Ware (qv) and took up the trade…

Quinn (O'Quinn), James

Quinn (O'Quinn), James (1819–81), educator and first catholic bishop of Queensland, Australia, was born 17 March 1819 in Rathbawn, Co. Kildare, son of Matthew Quinn and Mary Quinn (née Doyle). He was educated at Kelly's School, Dublin. On 24 August 1836 he entered the Irish…

Redmond, Bridget Mary

Redmond, Bridget Mary (1904–52), Cumann na nGaedheal and Fine Gael TD, was born 30 October 1904 at the Curragh, Co. Kildare, second of four children of John Mallick, landowner, hotelier, and racehorse owner, and Bridget Mallick (née Sex), both of the Curragh. She was a pupil at…

Renehan, Laurence F.

Renehan, Laurence F. (1797/8–1857), priest, bibliophile, and president of Maynooth College 1845–57, was born at Longford Pass, in the parish of Gurtnahoe, Co. Tipperary, second son of Laurence Renehan, farmer, and Catherine Renehan (née Borden). Destined for the church from an…

Roantree, William Francis

Roantree, William Francis (1829–1918), Fenian, was born in Leixlip, Co. Kildare, son of James Roantree, butcher and auctioneer. He had several brothers, some of whom were later involved in the Fenian movement. Details of his early life are scarce and it is believed that he trained…

Rogers, George Lyttelton (‘G. L.’)

Rogers, George Lyttelton (‘G. L.’) (1906–62), tennis player, was born 10 July 1906 in Athy, Co. Kildare, son of Francis William Lyttelton Rogers (1853–1916), RIC inspector, born in Co. Kilkenny and resident in Coleraine, Co. Londonderry,…

Rokeby, Thomas

Rokeby, Thomas (d. 1357), knight, justiciar of Ireland, and sheriff of Yorkshire, was son of Alexander Rokeby of Rokeby, Yorkshire, England. He first appears in 1321 as part of a group attacking the duke of Brittany's castle of Bowes during the conflict between Edward II and Thomas…

Ryan, Phyllis Carmel

Ryan, Phyllis Carmel (1920–2011), actress and theatre producer, was born on 28 July 1920 at 79 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin, the younger of two daughters of Thomas J. Ryan, who served in the British army and was subsequently a civil servant, and his wife May (or 'Maisie') (née…

Ryan, Tony (Thomas Anthony)

Ryan, Tony (Thomas Anthony) (1936–2007), businessman, was born on 2 February 1936 in a railway cottage at Limerick Junction, Co. Tipperary, the first child of Martin Ryan, a train driver, and his wife Elizabeth (née O'Donnell). He grew up in modest circumstances and moved with his…

Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (‘Tom’)

Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (‘Tom’) (1882–1957), barrister-at-law, genealogist, registrar at the Office of Arms, and deputy Ulster King of Arms, was born 15 September 1882 at the Curragh camp, Co. Kildare, youngest among three sons (one of whom died in infancy) of the Rev. Franc Sadleir…

Scrope, Stephen

Scrope, Stephen (c.1355–1408), justice and deputy lieutenant of Ireland, was third son of Richard, Lord Scrope of Bolton, and his wife Blanche, daughter of Sir William de la Pole, and became connected to Ireland late in the reign of

Shackleton, Abraham

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