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Rev James O'Kelly MP (bef.1741 - 1826)

James O'Kelly, clergyman, was an early Methodist itinerant who seceded from the Methodist church and headed a movement that became the southern Christian church. In 1931 this denomination and the...

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Rev James O'Kelly MP (bef.1741 - 1826)

James O'Kelly, clergyman, was an early Methodist itinerant who seceded from the Methodist church and headed a movement that became the southern Christian church. In 1931 this denomination and the...

11/15/2019

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

Ernest Gebler MP (1914 - 1998)

Ernest Gebler (31 December 1914 to 26 January 1998), sometimes credited as Ernie Gebler, was an Irish writer of Czech origin. ===biography===From >Born in Dublin in 1915, he was a novelist and playwrig...

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Ernest Gebler MP (1914 - 1998)

Ernest Gebler (31 December 1914 to 26 January 1998), sometimes credited as Ernie Gebler, was an Irish writer of Czech origin. ===biography===From >Born in Dublin in 1915, he was a novelist and playwrig...

8/29/2017

Edna O'Brien MP

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Edna O'Brien (born 15 December 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short story writer. Philip Roth has described her "the most gifted woman now writing in English." Her first no...

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Edna O'Brien MP

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Edna O'Brien (born 15 December 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short story writer. Philip Roth has described her "the most gifted woman now writing in English." Her first no...

8/29/2017

Maidhc Ó Flaithearta was an Irish politician, member of the Irish National Land League, and father of writers and activists Liam O'Flaherty and Tom Maidhc Ó Flaithearta.Giving his pedigree as Maidhc Mh...

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Maidhc Ó Flaithearta was an Irish politician, member of the Irish National Land League, and father of writers and activists Liam O'Flaherty and Tom Maidhc Ó Flaithearta.Giving his pedigree as Maidhc Mh...

8/24/2017

Eileen Gould (deceased)

"[Author Seán] Ó Faoláin married Eileen Gould, a children's writer , in 1929. Eileen published several books of Irish folk-tales. They had two children: Julia (b. 1932), who became a Booker-nominated n...

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Eileen Gould (deceased)

"[Author Seán] Ó Faoláin married Eileen Gould, a children's writer , in 1929. Eileen published several books of Irish folk-tales. They had two children: Julia (b. 1932), who became a Booker-nominated n...

8/24/2017

Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty was an Irish Communist politician in the early 20th century and a supporter of the Trotskyist James P. Cannon. He was also a writer, like his famous younger brother Liam O'Flahert...

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Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty was an Irish Communist politician in the early 20th century and a supporter of the Trotskyist James P. Cannon. He was also a writer, like his famous younger brother Liam O'Flahert...

8/24/2017

Julia O'Faolain MP (1932 - 2020)

Julia O'Faolain is an Irish novelist and short story writer. Her parents were Irish writers Seán Ó Faoláin and Eileen Gould.She was educated at University College Dublin, Sapienza University of Rome, a...

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Julia O'Faolain MP (1932 - 2020)

Julia O'Faolain is an Irish novelist and short story writer. Her parents were Irish writers Seán Ó Faoláin and Eileen Gould.She was educated at University College Dublin, Sapienza University of Rome, a...

8/24/2017

Ethel Lilian Voynich MP (1864 - 1960)

Ethel Lilian Voynich , née Boole (1864-1960) was an Irish-born British novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. She was born in Cork, but grew up in Lancashire, England. ...

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Ethel Lilian Voynich MP (1864 - 1960)

Ethel Lilian Voynich , née Boole (1864-1960) was an Irish-born British novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. She was born in Cork, but grew up in Lancashire, England. ...

8/24/2017

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 ...

8/24/2017

Walter Macken MP (1915 - 1967)

Walter Macken was born in Galway, Ireland. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays.He was originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc (where he met his wife, Peggy) in Galway, and ...

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Walter Macken MP (1915 - 1967)

Walter Macken was born in Galway, Ireland. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays.He was originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc (where he met his wife, Peggy) in Galway, and ...

8/24/2017

Seán Ó Faoláin MP (1900 - 1991)

"John Francis Whalen"

Seán Ó Faoláin was an Irish short story writer and educator. He wrote his first stories in the 1920s, eventually completing 90 stories over a period of 60 years. He was elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1986....

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Seán Ó Faoláin MP (1900 - 1991)

"John Francis Whalen"

Seán Ó Faoláin was an Irish short story writer and educator. He wrote his first stories in the 1920s, eventually completing 90 stories over a period of 60 years. He was elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1986....

8/24/2017

Laurence Sterne MP (1713 - 1768)

Laurence Sterne=From Britannica BIography Laurence Sterne , (born Nov. 24, 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire.—died March 18, 1768, London, Eng.), Irish-born English novelist and humorist, author of ...

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Laurence Sterne MP (1713 - 1768)

Laurence Sterne=From Britannica BIography Laurence Sterne , (born Nov. 24, 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire.—died March 18, 1768, London, Eng.), Irish-born English novelist and humorist, author of ...

12/23/2015

Louise Hutton (1911 - 2003)

radiographer, actress and writer

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Louise Hutton (1911 - 2003)

radiographer, actress and writer

12/8/2015

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 11 Cockburn, George (1763-1847) Sir George Cockburn (1763–1847)* general and pamphleteer, * eldest son of George Cockburn , by a sister of Admiral S...

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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 11 Cockburn, George (1763-1847) Sir George Cockburn (1763–1847)* general and pamphleteer, * eldest son of George Cockburn , by a sister of Admiral S...

12/3/2015

Mary Leadbetter MP (1758 - 1826)

Shackleton's daughter from his second marriage, Mary, born in 1758, was to play the key role in documenting the family's life and its connections to Ballitore. Following her education at the school, Ma...

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Mary Leadbetter MP (1758 - 1826)

Shackleton's daughter from his second marriage, Mary, born in 1758, was to play the key role in documenting the family's life and its connections to Ballitore. Following her education at the school, Ma...

11/21/2015

Arthur Henry Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford (29 December 1902 – 4 February 1961) was an Irish peer, politician, and littérateur.Family and educationEdward Longford was the elder son of Thomas Pakenham,...

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Arthur Henry Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford (29 December 1902 – 4 February 1961) was an Irish peer, politician, and littérateur.Family and educationEdward Longford was the elder son of Thomas Pakenham,...

11/19/2015

Maria Edgeworth MP (1768 - 1849)

AUTHORESS Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the e...

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Maria Edgeworth MP (1768 - 1849)

AUTHORESS Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the e...

11/18/2015

Patrick Mc Gill (1899 - 1963)

Patrick Mc Gill=Irish journalist, poet and novelist, known as "The Navvy Poet" because he had worked as a navvy before he began writing.

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Patrick Mc Gill (1899 - 1963)

Patrick Mc Gill=Irish journalist, poet and novelist, known as "The Navvy Poet" because he had worked as a navvy before he began writing.

11/5/2015

George Augustus Moore (1852 - 1933)

Wikipedia contributors. " George Moore (novelist) ." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.* Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed ....

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George Augustus Moore (1852 - 1933)

Wikipedia contributors. " George Moore (novelist) ." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.* Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed ....

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