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Terence J MacSwiney MP (1879 - 1920)

"Terence MacSwiney"

Terence MacSwiney was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920. He was arrested by the British on charges ...

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Terence J MacSwiney MP (1879 - 1920)

"Terence MacSwiney"

Terence MacSwiney was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920. He was arrested by the British on charges ...

4/1/2020

Martin McGuinness MP (1950 - 2017)

"Martin McGuinness"

Martin McGuinness was an Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician who was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from May 2007 to January 2017.A former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) l...

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10/25/2009
11/17/2019
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Martin McGuinness MP (1950 - 2017)

"Martin McGuinness"

Martin McGuinness was an Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician who was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from May 2007 to January 2017.A former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) l...

11/17/2019

Alice Maude Mary Furlong MP (1871 - 1946)

Register of Births states that Alice Maude Mary Furlong was born on 17 January 1872 at Knocklyon Lodge, Dublin to James Walter Furlong, leather merchant, of Knocklyon Lodge and 25 Parliament Street, an...

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Alice Maude Mary Furlong MP (1871 - 1946)

Register of Births states that Alice Maude Mary Furlong was born on 17 January 1872 at Knocklyon Lodge, Dublin to James Walter Furlong, leather merchant, of Knocklyon Lodge and 25 Parliament Street, an...

11/10/2019

James Power (1889 - 1927)

Paul Merton - Who Do You Think You Are? , The Genealogist

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James Power (1889 - 1927)

Paul Merton - Who Do You Think You Are? , The Genealogist

8/28/2019

Mary MacSwiney MP (1872 - 1942)

Mary MacSwiney was an Irish politician and educationalist. In 1927 she became leader of Sinn Féin when Éamon de Valera resigned from the presidency of the party.MacSwiney was many things in her life --...

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Mary MacSwiney MP (1872 - 1942)

Mary MacSwiney was an Irish politician and educationalist. In 1927 she became leader of Sinn Féin when Éamon de Valera resigned from the presidency of the party.MacSwiney was many things in her life --...

2/9/2019

James Meehan (1774 - 1826)

> MEEHAN James ( Friendship )> Born in 1774 in Shinrone, County Offaly, he was a surveyor and schoolmaster as well as a sergeant in the United Irishmen by 1798. His surveying skills were in immediate d...

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James Meehan (1774 - 1826)

> MEEHAN James ( Friendship )> Born in 1774 in Shinrone, County Offaly, he was a surveyor and schoolmaster as well as a sergeant in the United Irishmen by 1798. His surveying skills were in immediate d...

10/3/2016

Gobnait Ní Bhruadair MP (1861 - 1955)

"Gobnait Ní Bhruadair"

Ní Bhruadair (17 December 1861 – 16 January 1955) was one of the foremost Irish republican women of the twentieth century. A lifelong radical, Gobnait campaigned passionately for causes as diverse as t...

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12/30/2013
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Gobnait Ní Bhruadair MP (1861 - 1955)

"Gobnait Ní Bhruadair"

Ní Bhruadair (17 December 1861 – 16 January 1955) was one of the foremost Irish republican women of the twentieth century. A lifelong radical, Gobnait campaigned passionately for causes as diverse as t...

12/30/2013

Charlotte Despard (French) MP (1844 - 1939)

Despard (née French) (15 June 1844 – 10 November 1939) was an English-born, later Irish-based suffragist, novelist, Sinn Féin activist, vegetarian and anti-vivisection advocate.Early lifeShe was born i...

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10/26/2013
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Charlotte Despard (French) MP (1844 - 1939)

Despard (née French) (15 June 1844 – 10 November 1939) was an English-born, later Irish-based suffragist, novelist, Sinn Féin activist, vegetarian and anti-vivisection advocate.Early lifeShe was born i...

10/26/2013

Thomas Ashe MP (1885 - 1917)

Thomas Patrick Ashe=* Allegiance Irish Republican Brotherhood* Irish Volunteers* Years of service 1913–1917* Rank Battalion Commander* Battles/wars Easter RisingThomas Patrick Ashe was a member of ...

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9/22/2013
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Thomas Ashe MP (1885 - 1917)

Thomas Patrick Ashe=* Allegiance Irish Republican Brotherhood* Irish Volunteers* Years of service 1913–1917* Rank Battalion Commander* Battles/wars Easter RisingThomas Patrick Ashe was a member of ...

9/22/2013

Archibald Hamilton Rowan MP (1751 - 1834)

"Archibald Rowan-Hamilton"

Archibald Hamilton Rowan (May 1, 1751 – November 1, 1834), christened Archibald Hamilton (sometimes referred to as Archibald Rowan Hamilton), was an Irish celebrity and a founding member of The Dublin ...

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2/18/2013
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Archibald Hamilton Rowan MP (1751 - 1834)

"Archibald Rowan-Hamilton"

Archibald Hamilton Rowan (May 1, 1751 – November 1, 1834), christened Archibald Hamilton (sometimes referred to as Archibald Rowan Hamilton), was an Irish celebrity and a founding member of The Dublin ...

2/18/2013

Constance Georgine Markievicz MP (1868 - 1927)

"Countess Markievicz"

Georgine Markievicz, Countess Markievicz (Polish: Markiewicz; née Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 – 15 July 1927) was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette a...

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1/21/2013
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Constance Georgine Markievicz MP (1868 - 1927)

"Countess Markievicz"

Georgine Markievicz, Countess Markievicz (Polish: Markiewicz; née Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 – 15 July 1927) was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette a...

1/21/2013

George Brent MP (1904 - 1979)

George Brent (born George Patrick Nolan, 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor.

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George Brent MP (1904 - 1979)

George Brent (born George Patrick Nolan, 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor.

12/26/2012

Lord Edward FitzGerald MP (1763 - 1798)

joined the British Army in 1779, he served on the staff of Lord Rawdon in the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of Eutaw Springs on 8 September ...

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Lord Edward FitzGerald MP (1763 - 1798)

joined the British Army in 1779, he served on the staff of Lord Rawdon in the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of Eutaw Springs on 8 September ...

12/24/2012

Eoin MacNeill MP (1867 - 1945)

Eoin MacNeill===Eoin MacNeill and the Irish Volunteers==MacNeill contributed directly to the Rising by establishing, arming and training the Irish Volunteers.Eoin MacNeill (1867-1945) was born of middl...

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Eoin MacNeill MP (1867 - 1945)

Eoin MacNeill===Eoin MacNeill and the Irish Volunteers==MacNeill contributed directly to the Rising by establishing, arming and training the Irish Volunteers.Eoin MacNeill (1867-1945) was born of middl...

12/24/2012

Cathal Brugha MP (1874 - 1922)

"Charles William St. John Burgess", "Catal Brugha", "Caṫal Brugha"

Cathal Brugha was an Irish nationalist and revolutionary. He was second in command during the Easter Rising of 1916, where he was first wounded. He served as Chief of Staff for IRA (1917-1919), was the...

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Cathal Brugha MP (1874 - 1922)

"Charles William St. John Burgess", "Catal Brugha", "Caṫal Brugha"

Cathal Brugha was an Irish nationalist and revolutionary. He was second in command during the Easter Rising of 1916, where he was first wounded. He served as Chief of Staff for IRA (1917-1919), was the...

12/24/2012

Éamon de Valera MP (1882 - 1975)

"Edward de Valera"

Irish nationalist of Irish and Spanish descent. Joined the IRB (Fenians) in 1913. Commanded Bollands Mills during the 1916 Easter Rising. Court-mashalled and sentenced to death, but repreived. Elected ...

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Éamon de Valera MP (1882 - 1975)

"Edward de Valera"

Irish nationalist of Irish and Spanish descent. Joined the IRB (Fenians) in 1913. Commanded Bollands Mills during the 1916 Easter Rising. Court-mashalled and sentenced to death, but repreived. Elected ...

12/24/2012

William Smith O'Brien (1803 - 1864)

Smith O'Brien (Irish: Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) was an Irish Nationalist and Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the Young Ireland movement. He was convicted of sed...

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William Smith O'Brien (1803 - 1864)

Smith O'Brien (Irish: Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) was an Irish Nationalist and Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the Young Ireland movement. He was convicted of sed...

12/24/2012

Robert Emmet (1778 - 1803)

Emmet (4 March 1778 – 20 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, and Irish nationalist patriot, orator and rebel leader. After leading an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 he was capture...

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Robert Emmet (1778 - 1803)

Emmet (4 March 1778 – 20 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, and Irish nationalist patriot, orator and rebel leader. After leading an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 he was capture...

12/24/2012

Thomas Addis Emmet MP (1764 - 1827)

"brother of Robert Emmet", "The Patriot"

Addis Emmet (April 24, 1764 – November 14, 1827) was an Irish and American lawyer and politician. He was a senior member of the revolutionary republican group United Irishmen in the 1790s and New York ...

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Thomas Addis Emmet MP (1764 - 1827)

"brother of Robert Emmet", "The Patriot"

Addis Emmet (April 24, 1764 – November 14, 1827) was an Irish and American lawyer and politician. He was a senior member of the revolutionary republican group United Irishmen in the 1790s and New York ...

12/24/2012

Michael Collins MP (1890 - 1922)

"Micheál Ó Coileáin"

Micheál Ó Coileáin=Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance and Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegat...

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Michael Collins MP (1890 - 1922)

"Micheál Ó Coileáin"

Micheál Ó Coileáin=Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance and Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegat...

11/5/2011