Co. Roscommon

McGuinness, Joseph (‘Joe’) (1875–1922), politician and revolutionary, was born 10 April 1875 in Cloonmore, Tramonbarry, Co. Roscommon, one of seven surviving children of Martin McGuinness, farmer, and Rose McGuinness (née Farrell). Educated at Cloonmore national school, he was…

McQuillan, John (‘Jack’) (1920–98), Gaelic footballer and politician, was born 30 August 1920 at Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon, eldest among seven children of Thomas Francis McQuillan, an RIC sergeant who was pensioned after the 1921 Anglo…

Murphy, Arthur (1727–1805), dramatist, actor, and lawyer, was born 27 December 1727 at his mother's family home at Cloonyquin, Co. Roscommon, the fifth (and second surviving) child of Richard Murphy, a prosperous Dublin merchant, and his wife, Jane (née French) (d. 1761). Following…

Ó Brádaigh, Ruairí (1932–2013), republican paramilitary and political activist, was born Peter Roger Casement Brady in Upper Mount Street, Dublin, on 2 October 1932. He was the second child of two sons and a daughter of Matt (Matthew) Brady, a farmer of Longford town, and his wife…

Ó Caoimh, Pádraig (Paddy O'Keeffe) (1897–1964), revolutionary and sports administrator, was born 9 December 1897 in Bellanagare, Co. Roscommon, son of Michael O'Keeffe, RIC sergeant, and Mary O'Keeffe (née O'Malley). Raised in East View…

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O'Connor Don (Ó Conchobhair Donn), Feidhlimidh Geangcach (d. 1474), son of Tordealbhach Óg O'Connor Don (qv), overlord of the O'Connor Dons, was a powerful regional figure among the Connacht nobility…

O'Connor, Robert (1916–97), agricultural economist and public servant, was born 17 April 1916 in Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. Having attended the local national school, he studied agricultural science at Mountbellew, at Albert College in Dublin, and finally in…

O'Connor Ruadh, Tadhg Óg (d. 1592), Gaelic lord, son of Tadhg Buidhe O'Connor Roe (qv) (d. 1534), lord of the O'Connor Ruadhs, is first mentioned in 1511, when he and his brothers and a party of their…

O'Connor, Sir Luke (1831–1915), soldier and first recipient of the Victoria Cross, was born 21 January 1831 at Kilcroy, near Hillstreet, six miles from Elphin, Co. Roscommon; details of his parents are not known. Educated locally, he survived a childhood bout of smallpox and…

O'Conor, Charles (1764–1828), priest, librarian, and antiquary, was born 15 March 1764 at Belanagare, Co. Roscommon, second of six sons of Denis O'Conor (d. 1804) and Catharine O'Conor (neé Browne), who also had six daughters. The O'Conors were catholic, descendants of a princely…

O'Conor, Charles (1710–91), Irish language scholar, antiquarian, and catholic activist, of Belanagare (Bellanagare), Co. Roscommon, was born at Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo, in early January 1709/10, eldest of six sons and three daughters. Family His father was Denis (Donnchadh Liath) O'…

O'Conor, Charles Owen (1838–1906), ‘O'Conor Don ’, politician, was born 7 May 1838 in Dublin, eldest son among seven children of Denis O'Conor (qv), MP for Roscommon, and his wife Mary (d. 1841), daughter of Maj. Maurice Blake of Mayo.…

O'Conor, Denis (1732–1804), and Charles O'Conor (1736–1808), both catholic gentlemen with properties in Co. Roscommon, were the sons of the antiquary Charles O'Conor (qv) of Belanagare, near Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, and his wife…

O'Conor, Matthew (1773–1844), barrister and historian, was born 18 September 1773, sixth son of Denis O'Conor (1732–1804) of Belanagare, Co. Roscommon, DL of Roscommon, and his wife Catherine (d. 1817), daughter of Martin Browne of Cloonfad,…

O'Conor, Owen (O'Conor Don) (1763–1831), politician, was born 6 March 1763, the eldest of six sons of Denis O'Conor (qv) (1732–1804) of Belanagare, Co. Roscommon, and his wife, Catherine, daughter of Martin Browne of Cloonfad, Co.…

O'Conor, Roderic Anthony (1860–1940), artist, was born 17 October 1860 in Miltown, Co. Roscommon, second child and eldest son of Roderic Joseph O'Conor, barrister and high sheriff (1863) of Co. Roscommon, and Eleanor Mary O'Conor (née Browne) of Co. Meath. The O'Conors were a…

O'Conor, Sir Nicholas Roderick (1843–1908), diplomat, was born 3 July 1843 at Dundermott, Co. Roscommon, third son of Patrick O'Conor, JP and high sheriff (1854), and Jane O'Conor (née French). Educated by the Jesuits at Stonyhurst College…

O'Doherty, Thomas (1877–1936), catholic bishop of Galway, was born 21 November 1877 at Lissacull, near Loughglynn, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. He was educated at the local national school, at Summerhill College, Sligo (1891–5), and at St Patrick's College, Maynooth (1895–1902…

O'Donovan, James Laurence (‘Jim’, ‘Seamus’) (1896–1979), scientist and republican, was born 3 February 1896 in Castleview, Co. Roscommon, fifth among seven children (three daughters and four sons) of Daniel J. O'Donovan, excise officer, and Margaret O'Donovan (née Brennan), of Co. Cork…

O'Flanagan, Michael (1876–1942), catholic priest and republican activist, was born 13 August 1876 at Kilkeevan, near Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, the eldest son of Edward Flanagan, small farmer, and his wife, Mary (née Crawley). O'Flanagan's parents were bilingual in English and…

O'Moran, James (1739–94), general in the French army, was born 1 May 1739 at Elphin, Co. Roscommon, son of a shoemaker. Educated abroad, at the Irish college at Tournai, where his uncle was rector, he joined the French army on 15 November 1752 at the age of 13. A cadet in Dillon's…

Ó Neachtain, Seán (c.1640–1729), poet and teacher, was born in the east of Co. Roscommon, son of Tadhg Ó Neachtain, farmer, of Co. Roscommon; nothing is known of his mother. In his early years Seán lived and owned a farm in the parish of Drum in the barony of Athlone, Co.…

O'Sullivan, Maureen Paula (1911–98), actress, was born 17 May 1911 at Boyle, Co. Roscommon, one of the five children of Major Charles Joseph O'Sullivan of the Connaught Rangers, and his wife, Mary Lovatt (née Fraser). Educated briefly at a convent in Dublin, she also attended the…

Parke, Thomas Heazle (1857–93), army surgeon and African traveller, was born 27 November 1857 at Clogher House, Kilmore, Co. Roscommon, second son among ten children of William Parke, a well-to-do farmer, and Henrietta Parke (née Holmes). His ancestors were of Kentish stock. Educated…