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O'Malley, Pamela (Kathleen Mary) (1929–2006), bohemian, radical and educationalist, was born in Dublin on 12 July 1929, daughter of Patrick O'Malley, Limerick tea, wine and spirit importer, and his wife Kathleen (née Bonass). Donough O'Malley…

O'Reilly, Count Alexander (1723–94), Irish general in the Spanish service, was baptised 24 October 1723 at the parish church of Baltrasna, Co. Meath, the eighth son of Thomas O'Reilly (d.1756) of Baltrasna, and his wife Rosa McDowell, originally of Montagh, Co. Roscommon. While he…

O'Sullivan Beare, Domhnall (1560–1618), Gaelic lord and soldier, was son of Domhnall Cam O'Sullivan Beare, lord of Beare and Bantry, and Margaret O'Brien, daughter of O'Brien of Thomond. After the murder of Domhnall Cam by the MacGillacuddys (1563), his younger brother Sir Eóghan…

Oviedo, Mateo (Matthew) de (c.1547–1610), Observant Franciscan priest, diplomat, and archbishop of Dublin (1600–1610), was born into a minor noble family of Asturian origin in Segovia. Education and Irish interests During the 1560s and 1570s, he…

Pigott, Richard (1828–89), journalist, newspaper owner, and forger, was the son of George Pigott of Ratoath, Co. Meath, and his wife, a woman from Roscommon. George Pigott was initially employed by Peter Purcell of Dublin, who held the contract for the transmission of the mails…

Rogers, Terence (‘Terry’) (1928–99), bookmaker and poker player, was born 27 July 1928 in Monkstown, Co. Dublin, eldest son of Ignatius Terence Rogers, commission agent and bookmaker, of Elphin, Co. Roscommon, and Mary (‘Lily’) Rogers (née Confrey) of Dún Laoghaire. He was educated…

Sherlock (Sherlog), Paul (1595–1646), Jesuit priest and theologian, was born in August 1595 at or near Waterford city, reputedly the son of Walter Sherlock and his wife Beatrice Leonard. He was a descendant of James Sherlock of Gracedieu who, in 1494, was granted extensive lands…

St Leger, William (1599–1665), Jesuit, was born in Co. Kilkenny in September 1599, the son of Thomas St Leger and his wife Margaret Duignan. He left Ireland to study classics at Antwerp and philosophy at Douai and graduated MA and…

Thornton, Frank (1891–1965), revolutionary and company director, was born 12 April 1891 in Peter Street, eldest of three sons and five daughters of Hugh Thornton, housepainter, and his wife Mary (née Harte), both of Drogheda, Co. Louth. He was educated at St Joseph's…

Timoney, Séamus Gearóid (1926–91), engineer and university professor, was born 13 September 1926 in Galway, eldest among seven sons and three daughters of Lieutenant-colonel Séamus Timoney and Agnes (Nancy) Timoney (née Fullerton). He belonged to a devout catholic family, of whom two…

Tumilson, William James (‘Liam’) (1904–37), socialist republican, was born 10 November 1904 in 31 Thorndyke St., Belfast, son of William Tumilson, riveter, and Jane Tumilson (née McIlroy). Nothing is known of his life before his involvement in socialist agitation in October 1932,…

Walsh, Thomas (1580–1654), catholic archbishop of Cashel, was born at Waterford, the son of Robert Walsh, merchant, and his wife Anastasia Strong, sister of Thomas Strong, bishop of Ossory. The Walshes were one of the most powerful merchant families in Waterford and were also…

Walsh, William (c.1513–1577), catholic bishop of Meath, was born in or before 1513 in the diocese of Meath, probably at Dunboyne. He joined the Cistercian order and appears to have lived first at the abbey at Bective, Co. Meath, but he was not there at its dissolution in…

White, Thomas (1556–1622), Jesuit and founder of Irish colleges in Europe, was the son of Pierce White of Clonmel and was born into one of the most staunchly catholic families in Ireland. A younger brother Stephen (qv) was a celebrated…

Wright, Thomas (1760?–1812), army surgeon, medical writer, and United Irishman, was the second son in the family of eight sons and five daughters of Thomas Wright (1728–86) and his wife Eleanor (1736–1809), youngest daughter of Dr Thomas Bell (1683–1768), an army surgeon of Athlone and…