Miscellaneous Limerick People

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Local Studies Files, main page

 

General

• List of Limerick-related entries in the Dictionary Of Irish Biography [9 vols], edited by James McGuire & James Quinn, 2009

• Four men of a past generation: Rev P. F. Kavanagh, Rev James Dowd, Rev Canon Langbridge, Judge Adams, Limerick Leader 16/9/1950, p4

• Great Limerick People, Limerick Post 8/6/2013, p44-45

• Biographical Dictionary of Limerickmen in France by Richard Hayes [extracted from Biographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France], Old Limerick Journal, Vol. 25, Summer 1989 (French Ed.)

• First honours. Our new county chair-men., Limerick Leader 31/03/2018, p5 (Chronicle)

Gerry Andrews

• Gerry Andrews: printing industry leader who has lived his life 'in camera', Limerick Leader 11/8/2012. p2 (Leader 2)

• Photographs of old Limerick life a 'national legacy', Limerick Chronicle 20/11/2012, p10

James Apjohn

• James Apjohn of Pallasgrean 1795-1886 by Michael Dwyer, Old Limerick Journal vol. 35, Winter 1998
  

James Baggott

• James Baggott, Mathematician, 1770-1805, Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Anne Banks

• A generous woman, a little cherry and Limerick's princely visitor by Sharon Slater, Limerick Life 24/05/2017, p26 & 27

Berkeley, Francis, Sir

• Sir Francis Berkeley of Askeaton by Thomas Johnson Westropp, Journal of The Limerick Field Club vol 2. no. 6, 1902

Daniel Blake 

• Memories of two men of different eras but the same cloth, Limerick Leader 24/02/2018, p8 (Leader 2)

James David Bourchier (journalist)

• Distinguished Limerick man dies in the Balkans, Limerick Leader 10/01/1921

• State funeral for distinguished Limerick man, Limerick Leader 10/01/1921

• James Bourchier : an Irishman in Bulgaria from Grandmother and Wolfe Tone, essays by Hubert Butler, p.151-157

• Biography from Oxford DNB, 2005

• James Bourchier, Baggotstown, Bruff, 1850-1920 from Lough Gur & District Journal no. 14 2006, p.70-71

• Bourchier remembered at UL, Limerick Post 29/11/2008, p.22

• John [sic] David Bourchier: an Irish Journalist in the Balkans by Michael Foley, Dublin Institute of Technology [external link]

Gerard Bourke

• Famous Bourke lineage dies with Gerard but legacy lives on, Limerick Leader 05/07/2014, p3
  

Mikey 'Feathery' Bourke

• The life and letters of Feathery Bourke (part one) by Jim Kemmy, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 10, Spring 1982

• The life and letters of Feathery Bourke (part two) by Jim Kemmy, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 11, Summer 1982

• The life and letters of Feathery Bourke (part three) by Jim Kemmy, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 12, Autumn 1982

David Bracken (archivist)

• Limerick Diocesan Archivist who fuels our desire to uncover the past [The Arts Interview], Limerick Leader 06/05/2017, p2 (Leader 2)
  

Michael Brennan (freedom fighter)

• Death of Limerick and Clare freedom fighter, Limerick Leader 01/11/1986

George Browne, Count (soldier)

• Count George Browne of Camas, Soldier/Governor, 1698-1792, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Marshal Browne: famous West Limerick son, Limerick Leader 07/02/2009, p27 (reprint from LL 26/01/1944)

• George Browne of Camas (1698-1792), Irish Sword vol 18, no 73, p308

• Bionic Soldier of Fortune: from the files of the DIB, History Ireland May/June 2008, p66

Tony Browne (Local historian)

• Browne quits history society, Limerick Leader 25/01/2014, p4
  

Vincent Browne (journalist/broadcaster)

• Nusight’s Vincent Browne : profile of a Co Limerick born editor whose magazine slated…Limerick, Limerick Leader 27/06/1970, p12 & 13

• Vincent Browne to return to RTE Radio, Irish Times, 14/08/2001, p2

• Browne recalls old ways and hard times at home, Limerick Leader 26/07/2003

Christopher William Bunting

• The Limerick boy who set sail for Canada and built a media empire, Limerick Leader 21/04/2018, p3

Fr. Joe Carroll

• Mass appeal: Priest honoured by the British Army and IRA, Limerick Leader 17/10/2015, p22 

Rev. William Casey

• The fight for land and Home Rule: tributes to Fr. Casey’s great work, Limerick Leader 03/06/1950, p2

• Abbeyfeale honours the memory of a great patriot pastor, Limerick Leader 06/01/1958, p3

• Editorial comment re Rev. Casey, Limerick Leader 04/01/1958, p7

• A Patriot priest, by Rev. D. Riordan, C. C., 1920, p7-64 

Thomas Cleeve

• Installation of High Sherrif, Limerick Chronicle, 24/02/1900
  

• Death of Sir Thomas H. Cleeve, D. L., Limerick Chronicle 19/12/1908

• The funeral imposing demonstration of respect, Limerick Chronicle 12/1908

• St. Michael's Temperance Society [vote of condolences], Limerick Chronicle 12/1908

• Vote of condolences, Limerick Chronicle 24/12/1908

• The late Sir T. Cleeve, references at Harbour Board, Limerick Chronicle 29/12/1908

• Birthday honours, Limerick Chronicle

Angela Collins

• Angela Collins... climbing Cleeve's factory chimney in 1974 [photo], Limerick Leader 26/09/2016, p27

• Angela never saw any glass ceiling, Limerick Leader 24/09/2016, p15

• The story of Ireland's only steeplejill, Angela Collins O'Mahony, Limerick Magazine, November 2016, p56 

Maghnus Collins (adventurer)

• The life of an adventurer, Limerick Leader 26/01/2013, (Leader 2)

Stella Conran (fashion model)

• Face of Limerick Stella dies aged 65, Limerick Leader 12/08/2006, p16

Eyre Coote (soldier)

• Eyre Coote, General, 1726-1783, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

William E. Corbett (City engineer)

• Death of Mr. Wm. E. Corbett, C.E., Limerick Leader 01/02/1904

• Death of Mr. Wm. E. Corbett, C.E., Limerick Chronicle 02/02/1904

• The late Mr. W. E. Corbett – the funeral, Limerick Chronicle 04/02/1904

John Hamilton Cox

• some biographical information 

• daughter's (?) marriage notice, Cobourg Star 15/10/1840

• death notice, Cobourg Star 25/04/1849

Fr. John Creagh (see also 'Jews of Limerick' file)

• Fr. John Creagh C.S.S.R., Social Reformer 1870-1947 by Des Ryan, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 41, Winter 2005

• Fr. John Creagh in the Kimberleys by S. J. Boland, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 23, Spring 1988 (Australia ed.)

• The Jews, Fr. Creagh and the Mayor's Court of Conscience by Des Ryan, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 38, Winter 2002

• Mayor’s tribute – late Father Creagh, C.SS.R., Limerick Leader 21/02/1947

• Meeting adjourned - late Father J. Creagh, C.SS.R., Limerick Chronicle 13/02/1947

Samuel Crumpe (doctor)

• Entry in Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Dr. Samuel Crumpe by Michael Conway, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 15, Spring 1984

Dermot Culhane (photographer)

• Life through a lens is all Dermot ever wished for, Limerick Leader 28/07/2007, p10

Madge Daly (nationalist, sister of Edward Daly)

• Death of Miss Madge Daly, Limerick Chronicle 21/1/1969, p1

Nicholas Flood Davin (journalist/writer)

• Biographical profile, Studies, vol. 22, no. 46, June 1933, p.255/6

Peter de Lacy (soldier)

• Short biographical profile, Munster News 30/8/1873

• Count Peter Lacy, Fieldmarshal, 1678-1754, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Marshal de Lacy taught the Russians how to fight, Limerick Leader 14/02/09, p28 [reprint from Limerick Leader 7/2/1944]

• Famous Limerick man who won favour with a czar, Limerick Leader 9/8/1950, p3

• A marshal’s birthplace, Limerick Leader 19/8/1950, p10

• Russians to honour great Co. Limerick man, Limerick Leader 4/4/1959, p9

• An Irishman Peter Petrovich, article from Russian/Irish Journal Abryct, No.8, 2002

John Devane (solicitor)

• Devane: ‘I hope my new book gets in to jail, Limerick Leader 30/8/08, p.1 & 2

• Author John Devane to present family of Gregory Peck with book, Limerick Leader1/9/08, p.11

• From child prostitute to lawyer – JD’s shocking book, Limerick Post 13/9/08, p.7

• True confessions of Limerick’s Oliver Twist [interview], Limerick Leader 27/9/08, p13

John Dillon (President, Irish Farmers Association)

• Newly [elected] IFA president expected to be radical, Irish Times 19/12/2001

• Dillon election ‘a kick in the teeth' for IFA establishment, Irish Independent 19/12/2001

• John Dillon – Feature in article Straight talkers 2002, Irish Times 28/12/2002, magazine p.14

Len Dinneen (broadcaster)

• Limerick man captains London-Irish, Limerick Chronicle 15/5/1965, p3

Thomas Dongan

• Limerickman who laid the framework of the US constitution, Limerick Leader 14/3/2009, p27 + original LL 25/1/1954, p1

Paddy Dooley (sports/businessman)

• Death of Paddy Dooley, renowned oarsman and business leader, Limerick Post 20/12/2008, p16

Dan Doyle (librarian)

• In the isolation of Connemara, Dan Doyle finds life absolutely full, Limerick Leader 17/02/1975, p19 

Peter Drake (soldier)

• Peter Drake, 1671 - 1753, The Irish Sword vol. 13, no. 51, 1977

• A wayward wild goose: Peter Drake’s memoir of the Siege by Jim Kemmy, Old Limerick Journal vol. 28, Winter 1990 (Siege ed.)

Fr. Dermod Duggan

• Father Dermod Duggan, Missionary priest, d.1657, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Martin J. Duggan 

• Marshal Mart Duggan: Limerick's Wild West lawman, Limerick Post 31/12/2016, p39 

Bartholomew Thomas Duhigg

• Letter by Bartholomew Duhigg 'instructing the County of Limerick Peasantry', Limerick Gazette, 26/12/1806

• Newspaper article about the above letter, Limerick Gazette 30/12/1806

Lord Dunraven, The 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mountearl, Thady Windham Thomas Wyndham Quin

• 1939-2011 - Obituary, Limerick Leader 2/4/2011, p4

Robert Dwyer-Joyce

• Biographical profile in Capuchin Annual, 1970, p609 [grand-son of P. W. Joyce]

Niall Egleston (photographer)

• Limerickman Niall strikes gold, Limerick Leader 17/6/2000

Philip Embury (Methodist founder)

• Philip Embury, Methodist preacher, 1728-1773, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Family tree of Mary Elizabeth Embury-Turner, beginning with Philip Embury

Francis Finegan

• Daniel Doyle and young Ireland [extract from Doyle family papers 1794 - 1903], p346 -353
  

Aengus Finucane

• Limerick priest who leads Concern, Limerick Leader 24/10/1981

• Death of missionary priest, Fr. Aengus Finucane, Limerick Post 10/10/09, p13

• Tributes pour in for a ‘tireless force for good’, Limerick Leader 10/10/09, p8

• Obituary – Shelbourne Road native who founded Concern, Limerick Leader 17/10/09, p26

• A new book on the life of the late Fr. Aengus Finucane attempts to get to the heart of his drive for Concern, Limerick Leader 04/04/2015, p 72

Gerald Fitzgerald

• Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, d.1398, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

James F. Fitzgerald (teacher)

• Short biographical profile & picture, Capuchin Annual 1940, p.381

Sir John Fitzgerald

• Sir John Fitzgerald, Chevalier, b.1640, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Niall Fitzgerald (Businessman)

• Knight Commander Niall has,nt forgotten his Limerick city roots, Limerick Post 25/1/2014, p28

Gerald Fitzgibbon (lawyer/author)

• Gerald Fitzgibbon, Lawyer/Author, 1793-1882, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Marion Fitzgibbon

• Race for animals in peril, Limerick Leader 07/10/2017 p1 & 2 (Leader 2)
  

William Fitzgibbon

• County Limerick man who became mayor of Cork, Limerick Leader 2/5/1953, p12

John ('The Man') Frawley (broadcaster)

• Tributes to ‘John The Man’, Limerick Leader 21/6/1989, p13

• A broadcasting legend, Limerick Post 17/9/2011, p24

Thomas St. John Gaffney (diplomat)

• Thomas St. John Gaffney by Des Ryan, Old Limerick Journal vol. 47, Winter 2013

William Geary (Garda/ victim of miscarriage of justice)

• ‘Treason’ was the ‘verdict’ but there was no trial, Limerick Leader 10/12/1977, p8

• Editorial comment – The strange case of ex-Supt. Geary, Limerick Leader 10/12/1977, p23

• William Geary 105, has died in New York, Limerick Leader 18/10/2004, p1

• For the sake of his good name, Limerick Leader 10/01/2004, p6 

• Friends and admirers gather in tribute to an honourable man, Limerick Leader 24/11/2004, p17

• Tributes paid to a man of probity, integrity and absolute honour, Limerick Leader 21/10/2004

Brian Geoghegan (husband of Tánaiste, Mary Harney)

• Former Fairview goalkeeper marries Mary Harney, Limerick Leader 3/12/2001, p1

• Tánaiste and Limerick hubby jet off on honeymoon, Limerick Leader 31/12/2001, p1

David Gleeson (filmmaker)

• Local filmmaker wins a novel international award, Limerick Leader Weekender 18/5/2007, p15

Paul Gleeson (adventurer, long-distance rower)

• Paul rows in with a book on crossing, Limerick Leader 15/11/2006, p7

John Goggin

• Little story about a man, a dog and a monkey..., Limerick Leader 14/04/2018, p3 (Chronicle)

Hugh Gough

• Limerick warrior who tamed the Punjab Sikhs, Irish Daily Mail 14/10/2014, p13

Harry Dean Grady

• Harry Dean Grady, Barrister/M.P., from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Michael Guerin (honorary consul)

• Michael appointed as Russian consul, Limerick Leader (undated)

John Guiry (rebel)

• From Stonewall Jackson to Padraig Pearse : the life of John Guiry, Limerick Echo 09/05/1981

Victor Haddick  (filmmaker)

• Figures of speech, Limerick Leader 29/3/2008, Leader 2, p5

Timothy Hannon

• Touching Tribute at Obsequies, Limerick Leader 17/07/1948 

• The late Tim Hannon, Ex-N.T., Limerick Leader 07/08/1948 

Patsy Harrold

• "Patsy Harrold Was a Most Unusual Woman..." by Seamus Harrold, Old Limerick Journal vol. 49, Winter 2015

William Henry Harvey

• William Harvey, The Limerick Magazine, February 2016, p62 & 63 

Joseph Timothy Haydn (lexicographer)

• Joseph Timothy Haydn, Lexicographer, 1786-1856, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Sir John McNamara Hayes (doctor)

• Sir John McNamara Hayes, 1750-1809, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Michael Hayes ('Black' Mick Hayes)

• 'Black' Mick Hayes by Pat Feely, Old Limerick Journal vol. 43, Summer 2009

Tom Hayes (Irish-American)

• San Francisco honour for Limerickman Tom, Limerick Leader 12/1/2008

Con Healy

• Memories of two men of different eras but the same cloth, Limerick Leader 24/02/2018, p8 (Leader 2)

Lady Mary Heath aka Sophie Pierce (aviator/athlete)

• Biography extract from Wild Irish Women by Marian Broderick, p260-5

• The story of the tragic death of Lady Heath's mother, Kate Evans

• 1911 census return

• Limerick lady’s flight in evening dress, Limerick Chronicle 3/9/1927

• List of books by Lady Heath, from British Museum General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955, vol 16, p164

• Famous West Limerick People no. 3 - Sophie Peirce [Lady Mary Heath] by Robert J. Cussen, Annual Observer 1983, p62-68

• Photograph of Lady Heath from book Woman and Flying by Lady Mary Heath and Stella Wolfe Murray, p122

• Fearless female aviator and athlete by Bridget Hourican Evans, Limerick Leader 5/12/2009, p4 (Leader 2)

• How a pioneer from Limerick helped women take flight in the Olympics by Ian O'Riordan, Irish Times 16/6/2012

• Lady Icarus, Limerick Life 27/07/2016, p25-27 

• Limerick’s unsung pioneering aviator, The Limerick Magazine, March 2016, p44 & 45 

• Lady Mary will light up the Hunt, Limerick Post 07/01/2017, p16

Robert Herbert (Limerick City Librarian/historian)

• City Librarian – Dublin man’s appointment, Limerick Chronicle 1/11/1938

• Cultural matters in Limerick [letter making reference to some qualities of RH], Limerick Leader 21/8/1950, p4

• Death of Mr. Robert Herbert, City Librarian, Limerick Leader 15/7/1957, p1

• Funeral of Mr. Robert Herbert, Limerick Leader 17/7/1957, p1

• Robert Herbert…as remembered by the writer and poet, Desmond O'Grady, An Leabharlann 2004, p10-15

Rev. Francis Higgins (Archdeacon)

• Reverend Francis Higgins, Archdeacon, 1669-1728, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

John Higgins

• John Higgins, Physician, 1670-1729, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Story of a Limerick doctor who saved a king’s life, Limerick Leader 18/8/1958, p1

Frank Hogan (the man with the “John 3:7” sign at sporting occasions)

• Frank tells it as it is in TG4 documentary, Limerick Post 24/10/2009, p14

Martin Hogan (escaped bonds in penal Australia, one of the Catalpa Six)

• 'Forgotten' city man to be honoured in US, Limerick Chronicle 06/10/2015, p12 

Paddy Hogan (memoirist)

• The past is a foreign country, Limerick Leader 25/9/2010, p1 & 2 (Leader 2)

Robert Hogan (judge)

• Transcript of items from Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, vol 1 Apr-Sept 1817 & Limerick Chronicle 18/5/1825

John Philip Holland (of County Clare, educated at CBS, Limerick) (inventor of submarine)

• Obituary from Journal of American-Irish History, vol. 14, 1915, p333-338 (Holland was from Clare, educated at CBS, Limerick)

• John P. Holland, Inventor of submarine, 1841-1914, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• The salt water enterprise [John Philip Holland] by John Walsh, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 16, Summer 1984

John Howly

• John Howly of Limerick (1750-1825) by Dr. H. Roche-Kelly, Limerick Leader 25/11/1950, p8

Rev. David Humphreys

• Priest who saw active service in the Land War, Limerick Leader 26/9/1953, p10

John Hunt (art historian/collector)

• Inspired by Limerick priest-historian, Limerick Leader 13/4/1974, p17

• The historian who graced Bunratty [obituary], Limerick Leader 24/1/1976, p2

• Society pays tribute to Hunt, Limerick Leader 7/11/1981

• Obituary of John hunt (1900-1976) by Peter Harbison, Studies vol 65, Winter 1976, p322-329 (includes list of Hunt’s published works)

• Editorial from North Munster Antiquarian Journal, vol xx 1978, p1 [vol. Dedicated to Hunt]

• Photograph of John Hunt from North Munster Antiquarian Journal, vol xx 1978

• Hunt's Limerick love affair revealed in print, Limerick Post 10/8/2013, p34

• From Mayfair to Lough Gur, Limerick Leader 17/8/2013, p1 & 2 [Leader 2]

• John Hunt biographer praised for excavating rich details, Limerick Leader 18/11/2013, p8

Vere Hunt, Sir

• Sir Vere hunt 1761-1818, Diaries of Ireland ; An Anthology, p128-140

• Sir Vere Hunt, Soldier/Landlord, 1761-1818, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Curragh Chase and its family associations by Robert Herbert, Limerick Leader 20/04/1957, p1

• Few tidings of comfort and joy by Patrick Cronin, Limerick Leader 23/12/2000, p12

James Irwin (mathematician)

• Advertisement for ‘Irwin’s Academy’, note re publication of Irwin’s Treatise on Gunnery, Edward Flin’s Limerick Journal, 28/4/1791

Vere Wynne Jones (broadcaster)

• The news read by Vere Wynne Jones, Limerick Leader 3/8/1985, p3

• Vere finds Limerick what “you make of it”, Limerick Leader 1/4/1989, p5

Father John Kenyon (priest/nationalist)

• Death of the Rev. John Kenyon, P.P., Templederry, Limerick Reporter 23/3/1869 

• Father John Kenyon of Templederry, the Hibernian Nights Entertainments, No. 11, p177

• Patriot Limerick priest…brilliant gifts of Father John Kenyon, Limerick Leader 3/1/1940

• Father John Kenyon and Young Ireland: 1812-1869 by Dermot F. Gleeson, in Studies vol 35, no 137, March 1946 
  

• Father John Kenyon from St. Munchin’s Journal 1948-1949, p.23-26

John Keogh (mathematician)

• John Keogh, Scholar, 1653-1725, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Joseph Kidd (homoeopath)

• Reviews of book Homoeopathy in the Irish Potato Famine which include referencess to Kidd

• Reference to Kidd in article A History of Homoeopathy in Britain by Peter Morrell

• Extract from book When That I was by Dorothy McCall

King-Griffin, Michael (Professor King-Griffin)

• Remembering Professor King-Griffin by Eoin Devereux, Old Limerick Journal vol. 40, Summer 2004

Francis Maurice Lacy (soldier)

• Portrait, Irish Sword vol 12, no 48, p213

• Field Marshal Francis Maurice Lacy, Irish Sword vol 17 no 66, p1-3

Celia Holman Lee (fashion model/agent)

• Young dancer crowns success with championship, Limerick Chronicle 8/5/1965, p3

• Photograph, Limerick Chronicle 25/3/1967, p5

• Feature in Profile series, Limerick Leader 30/4/1986, p12

• Style guru celebrates, Limerick Tribune 12/11/1989, p4

• Interview in Business Limerick, October 2008, cover & p4-6

• Celia crowned ‘style icon’ at VIP ceremony, Limerick Leader 2/4/2011, p3

Philomena Lee

• Philomena graces the Golden Globes, Limerick Leader 18/1/2014, p5

• Philomena beats the best of Hollywood, Limerick Post 25/1/2014, p26

• Philomena's project will help reunite birth families, Limerick Post 1/2/2014, p12

Thomas Langlois Lefroy (judge/politician)

• Limerickman’s two-year affair with Jane Austen explored in new film, Limerick Post 3/3/2007, p24

• Jane Austen film puts the spotlight on Limerick family, Limerick Post 10/3/2007, p20

• Limerick inspiration for Austen's romantice hero, Limerick Post 3/8/2013, p10

• Was a Limerick man the inspiration for Jane Austen's romantic novels?, The Limerick Magazine November 2015, p62 &63  

Richard Leonard

• Booklet, Richard Leonard: murdered 31^st December 1920 by British Crown Forces: Memorial Unveiled 10^th May 2009

Father Timothy Peter Leonard (Columban missionary/martyr)

• Monaleen priest could become Limerick saint, Limerick Post 29/7/2006, p22

• One lone, unarmed man had the courage to stand up…, Limerick Leader 18/7/2009, p4(L2)

• Limerick's first Columban martyr [Fr. Tim Leonard] by John M. Leonard, Old Limerick Journal vol. 45, Winter 2011

Father William Leonard (priest)

• Memories of Fr. Leonard still strong in Australia, Limerick Leader 1/1/2011, p2 (Leader 2)

• Doctor William Leonard by John Leonard, Old Limerick Journal vol. 46, Winter 2012

James Locke

• Jim Locke - Hero by Gerry Locke, Old Limerick Journal vol. 48, Winter 2014

Dr. Joseph John Long (doctor & Protestant missionary)

• Dr. Long and Limerick priests and Catholics, Limerick Leader 22/1/1904

Father Alfred Loughran

• Father Alfred's El Salvador honour, Limerick Leader 20/8/2012, p3

James McCarthy

• James M'Carty: Teacher, Publisher and Politician, Part One by Lucey Bowen, Old Limerick Journal vol. 46, Winter 2012 (part 2, Old Limerick Journal vol. 47, Winter 2013)

Michael MacCurtain (engineer/City official)

• Engineer who laid foundations of renewal, Limerick Leader 2/2/2002, p15

Richard Pierce McElligott

• Richard Pierce MacElligott, Celtic scholar/Schoolmaster, 1756-1818, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Thomas McGarry

• Historical riddle is solved a century on, Limerick Leader, 28/01/2017, p11 

Con McGrath (teacher/Councillor)

• Many mourn Con McGrath, Limerick Leader 11/9/1982, p1 (County ed.)

Michael McInerney (journalist)

• The loss of Michael McInerney, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 2, March 1980

James Gerard McMahon (High Court judge)

• Limerick-born High Court judge dies after a short illness, Limk Leader 6/1/2001

Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta

• Remember Limerick's President of France, Limerick Leader 11/12/1993

• From Dooradoyle to the Elysee Palace : the life and times of Marie Edme Patrice Maurice McMahon, Duc de Magenta (1808-1893) by Dr. Matthew Potter, Old Limerick Journal vol. 39, Winter 2003

Ciarán MacMathúna (broadcaster/folklorist)

• Funeral of City Freeman Ciarán MacMathúna, Limerick Chronicle 15/12/2009, p2

• Tributes flow in for Limk broadcasting legend and folklorist Ciarán MacMathúna, Limerick Leader 19/12/2009, p7

• Ciarán leaves a legacy of musical memory, Limerick Post 19/12/2009, p2

• Obituary, Limerick Leader 19/12/2009, p26

• Ciarán MacMathuna, inset, has conferred a great legacy on the people of Ireland with his work, Limerick Leader 13/12/2014, p19 

• A journeyman's job ends, Limerick Leader 19/11/2005, p28 

James Rochfort Maguire (politician)

• James Rochfort Maguire, 1855-1925, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Joe Malone (singer/publican)

• Vocalist’s success at Sligo Feis Ceoil, Limerick Chronicle 8/5/1965, p3

• Gold medallist at Feis Ceoil, Limerick Chronicle 8/6/1968, p3

James Marwood (hangman)

• An unwelcome visitor to Limerick, by Kevin Hannan, Limerick Chronicle 25/1/1994

• Marwood the hangman, Old Limerick Journal, vol 13, p35-38

Eyre Massey, 1^st Baron Clarina

• The life and times of Eyre Massey, 1^st Baron Clarina of Elm Park (1719-1804), Old Limerick Journal, no. 34, p20-23

Godfrey Massy (clergyman)

• The late Rev. Godfrey Massy, Vicar of Bruff, Limerick Chronicle 27/10/1852

• Godfrey Massey: vicar of Bruff by Pius Browne, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 7, Summer 1981

• Godfrey Massy's Memoirs of the Famine Years in Bruff, Old Limerick Journal vol. 32, Winter 1995 (Famine ed.)

Monsignor Michael Moloney

• Death of Right Rev. Monsignor Michael Moloney, Limerick Leader 24/10/1964

Morrison, Michael Gerard, Fr., SJ

• Fr. Michael Gerard Morrison, SJ: World War 2 Hero of Belsen by John M. Leonard, Old Limerick Journal vol. 49, Winter 2015

Michael J. Mulqueen (lawyer)

• Obituary in Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, vol. 24, 1925, p262-4

Robert 'Bobby' Mulrooney (naval officer)

• Navy man steps down after long, distinguished service, Limerick Leader 12/10/1994, p8

Austin Murphy (aviator)

• Limerick aviation veteran knighted, Limerick Leader 17/12/1988, p8

Terence Aubrey Murray

• A distinguished Limerick man, Munster News 23/7/1873

• Sir Terence Aubrey Murray by Alan Fitzgerald, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 23, Spring 1988 (Australia ed..)

Jack Nash (newspaper seller)

• 63 years on, Jack aged 75 still keeps up with the news, Limerick Leader 23/1/1988, p3

Paddy Neale (United Irishman)

• Paddy Neale of Askeaton – story of a brave United Irishman, Limerick Leader 11/3/1950, p2

Donal Nevin (union leader)

• Gilmore leads tributes to the late Dr. Donal Nevin, Limerick Leader 19/12/2012, p4

Ignatius Nihill

• Ignatius Nihill of Limerick and Liverpool by Mary Casteleyn , Old Limerick Journal vol 47, Winter 2013

Pádraig Ó Maidín (librarian)

• Obituary in Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society, vol. 86, no. 244, Jul-Dec 1981, p129-30

Fitzjames O'Brien (writer)

• The American war - funeral of Lieutenant Fitz-James O'Brien, Limerick Chronicle 21/6/1862

• Fitzjames O'Brien, 1828-1862, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Peter O'Brien ('Peter the Packer') (judge)

• Peter O'Brien, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, 1842-1914, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• O'Brien was proud of being called 'Peter the Packer' by Kevin Hannan, Limerick Chronicle 08/02/1994, p12

Richard Baptist O'Brien, Dean (Dean of Limerick, founder of Catholic Young Men’s Society)

• Founder of the CYMS : famous priest of Limerick…, Limerick Leader 28/5/1949, p12

• A great society and its noble work: centenary record of CYMS, Limerick Leader 15/4/1950, p7

• Where Dean O'Brien is supposed to have been cured of blindness, Limk Leader 29/8/1953, p1

• The Parish and the founder of CYMS, Limerick Chronicle 3/10/1981

• Dean of Limerick who established the CYMS, Limerick Leader 7/5/1983, p8

• Founder of Catholic Young Men’s Society, Limerick Leader 9/11/1985, p4

O'Brien, Turlogh (Toirdhealbhach Donn) (King of Thomond)

• Turlough O'Brien, 1009-1086, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Kathleen O’Carroll (‘flying-boat’ crew)

• Kathleen’s remarkable flight path, Limerick Leader 5/1/2008, p22

Eamon O'Connor (camerman/show producer/entertainer)

• Limerick boy’s record [national schools pole vault record], Limerick Leader 28/5/1951, p3

• Junior Soccer star of the week, Limerick Leader 18/3/1961, p6

• Tourist film award for Limerick man, Limerick Chronicle 18/9/1965, p1

• Limerick man’s success at Cork Film Festival, Limerick Leader 25/9/1965, p6

• At work on sports films, Limerick Chronicle 15/5/1971, p12

• A magical debut by Eamon O'Connor, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 13, Winter 1982

• Limerick magician bestrides Atlantic, Limerick Leader 20/9/1986, p5

• Limerick salutes all-rounder Eamon, Limerick Leader 26/5/2007, p17

• Limerick’s tribute to talented Eamon, 74, Limerick Leader 9/6/2007, p9

• Film festival to honour memory of late Eamon, Limerick Chronicle 13/11/2007, p4

Eugene O’Curry (scholar) [from Doonaha, Co. Clare, spent a number of years in Limerick]

• Eugene O'Curry by Rev. T. Lee, Journal of the Limerick Field Club vol. 1 no. 1, 1897 (continued, vol. 1 no. 3, 1899) (continued, vol. 2 no. 6, 1902)

• Eugene O'Curry, Scholar, 1793-1862, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• A great scholar by An Mangaire Sugach (Mannix Joyce), Limerick Leader 1/11/1986

• Eugene O'Curry in Limerick by Larry Walsh, Old Limerick Journal vol. 33, Winter 1996

• Note re. O'Curry's Birth-Place Memorial, Journal of The Limerick Field Club vol 3. no. 9, 1905 (follow-up note, vol. 3 no. 12, 1908)

Michael O'Dwyer (former prisoner of the Gestapo)

• Obituary, Limerick Leader 19/1/2013

Ellen O'Grady

• Ellen O'Grady: New York Police Commissioner, Limerick Life 29/3/2017, p25-27 

Standish Hayes O'Grady (Celticist)

• Biographical profile from 'Worthies of Thomond' by Robert Herbert, p19-21 

• A great Gaelic scholar from Castleconnell, Limerick Chronicle 01/09/1992, p9 

John O’Mahony (Fenian)

• John O'Mahony, Fenian, 1816-1877, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Memory of Fenian founder honoured, Limerick Leader 4/7/1959, p9

• Picture, History Ireland, Summer 1999, p3

Pamela O'Malley (political/trade union activist)

• Pamela O'Malley laid to rest in Spain, Limerick Leader 25/02/2006, p9

Thaddeus O'Malley

• Thaddeus O'Malley, Priest/Politician, 1796-1877, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

William O'Meara (priest)

• The man who nearly became bishop, Limerick Echo 17/10/1981

Catherine O'Neill (Mother Therese Emmanuel) (nun/co-founder of Ladies of the Assumption)

• Limerick-born lady may be canonised one day, Limerick Leader 26/4/1952, p1

• Cause of Limerick born nun to be presented at Rome, says report, Limerick Leader 4/8/1956, p1

• Limerick’s Catherine, greatest Irishwoman of the 19^th century [letter], Limerick Leader 11/2/1989, p14

Tadhg O'Neill (publisher)

• Biographical profile in Capuchin Annual, 1938, p281

Francis Patrick O’Neillan

• Francis Patrick O’Neillan Baron Laimpruch Zu Epurz, Irish Sword vol 21 no 84, p220

Michael Maurice O'Shaughnessy

• San Francisco thrived on O’Shaughnessy’s vision, Limerick Leader 28/05/2016, p19 

William Brooke O'Shaughnessy (physician)

• William Brooke O'Shaughnessy 1809-1889, by Davis Coakley, from Irish Masters of Medicine, p149-156

• Dr. William Brooke O’Shaughnessy by J. E. Cosnett, Old Limerick Journal vol. 29, Winter 1992

• Western cannabis therapy: a Limerick doctor's theory, Limerick Leader 10/12/2016, p6 

Dodo Reddan 

• Last 'Dodo' fondly remembered, Limerick Leader 28/01/2017, p17 (Leader 2) 

Vonnie Reynolds (fashion designer)

• A woman of substance and style, Limerick Post 1/12/2012, p28

John Riddell

• John Riddell and his unique legacy, Fusion Magazine 4/2015, p61

Father Jerry Roche (murder victim)

• Statue of murdered Athea missionary to be unveiled, Limerick Leader 10/12/2011, p11

Father Frank Russell

• Limerick's profound sympathy at tragic death of Arch-Confraternity director, Limerick Chronicle 19/03/1957, p1 

• Impressive demonstration of respect to Arch-Confraternity spiritual director, Limerick Chronicle 21/03/1957, p1

• Tribute to memory of a great Redemptorist, Limerick Chronicle 30/03/1957, p1

Father Francis Ryan (priest)

• Biographical profile in Capuchin Annual, 1960, p487

James Ryan (hangman)

• James Ryan - Hangman, by Kevin Hannan, Limerick Chronicle 03/09/1996

Father John Ryan 

• Photograph of Fr. John Ryan, Old Limerick Journal no.26 Winter 89, p29 

• John Ryan SJMA (paper & notes - source unknown) 

• Census from 1901 

• Article on Fr. John Ryan, Capuchin Annual 1962 

• Table of contents from Ireland from the earliest times to A.D. 800   

Thady Ryan

• The late Thady Ryan, Limerick Leader 15/01/2004 

• Death of Limerick hunting legend Thady Ryan, Limerick Leader 15/01/2005 

William Sampson (Rear Admiral)

• Admiral Sampson a County Limerick man, Limerick Chronicle 16/7/1898

• Biographical note from website www.spanamwar.com

Dominick Sarsfield

• A Jacobite colonel: Lord Sarsfield of Kilmallock, Irish Sword vol 2, p.205

Michael Hobart Seymour (clergyman and controversialist)

• Michael Hobart Seymour, clergyman and controversialist, 1800-1874, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Thomas George Shaughnessy (engineer)

• Thomas George Shaughnessy, Engineer, 1853-1923, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Daniel Shea (orientalist)

• Daniel Shea, orientalist, 1777-1836, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Patrick Sheahan (constable)

• Eighty years on, a hero remembered, Limerick Leader 22/6/1985, p9

• The Tragic Death of Constable Patrick Sheahan D.M.P. by Tom Donovan, Old Limerick Journal vol. 41, Winter 2005

• Bridge could be named after brave Limerick man, Limerick Post 7/7/2012

Barney Sheehan (arts promoter)

• On to a winner -  if he gets backing, Limerick Leader 16/12/1978, p6

• Keeping pace with Barney, Limerick Leader 27/10/2007, p19

• Horseman pass by: joy for Barney as precious manuscript recovered, Limerick Leader 10/8/2009, p5

Fr. Eugene Sheehy (and David Sheehy, MP)

• Remember land league priest in 1916 celebration, Limerick Leader 25/07/2015, p17

• Broadford to honour radical brothers and campaigners, Limerick Leader 24/06/2017, p13

Nicholas Sheehy

• Relics of Father Nicholas Sheehy (1728-1766): priest who suffered a felon’s death, Limerick Leader 25/10/1950, p3

George Stacpoole (antiques dealer)

• New deal for Adare’s antiques expert George, Limerick Leader 12/8/2006

Augustus Stafford O'Brien Stafford

• Augustus Stafford O'Brien Stafford, MP: contested hero of the Crimean War by Paul Huddie, Old Limerick Journal vol. 46, Winter 2012

Pat Stapleton (hairdresser)

• No splitting of hairs when Pat 'wheeled' to glory, Limerick Leader 17/04/2004 

Tom Steele

• Tom Steele, Politician/Engineer, 1783-1848, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Honest Tom Steele planned a promenade, Limerick Chronicle 24/9/1966, p5

Annie Sullivan

• Limerick couple's daughter taught Helen Keller, Limerick Post 10/11/2012, p14

John Thayer 

• A New-England Convert, book published 1897 

• Death of John Thayer, The Limerick Evening post 18/2/1815 

Matthew Thornton (signatory U.S. Declaration of Independence)

• Remembered : the ‘forgotten' Limerick man who signed the U.S. Declaration, Limerick Leader 10/7/1976, p1

Matthew John Tierney, Sir (physician)

• Sir Mathew John Tierney, Physician, 1776-1845, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

George Turner (aka 'Wires Marconi') (eccentric)

• George Turner, by Kevin Hannan, Limerick Chronicle18/06/1996

• "Wires" by Thomas Ryan, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 2, March 1980

William Upton (fenian)

• William Upton: the forgotten literary Fenian of Ardagh, Limerick Leader 3/11/1956, p6

Thomas Philips Vokes

• Chief Magistrate, research notes by Mr. Noel Murphy, 2008

• Full scan of the biography (hagiography) of Thomas Phillips Vokes, Recollections of an Irish Police Magistrate by Henry Robert Addison, 1862

• Thomas Phillips Vokes his Ancestors and Descendents by Noel Murphy, Old Limerick Journal vol. 46, Winter 2012

Seán Wall (freedom fighter)

• Portrait of Limerick patriot unveiled in Co. Council chamber, Limerick Leader 9/7/1966

Larry Walsh (museum curator)

• Obituary: Larry Walsh by Brian Hodkinson, Old Limerick Journal vol. 47, Winter 2013

Mary Walsh, Sister Mary

• Great Co Limerick woman who founded a great Order [Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor, Limerick Leader 30/8/2008, p19 + original , Limerick Leader 3/4/1954, p13

Maureen Walsh

• Pioneering model agent remembered, Limerick Leader 12/11/2016, p15 

Lilla Ward (descendent of Daniel O'Connell)

• Limerick-born descendent of The Liberator laid to rest, Limerick Leader 19/1/2008

Father Francis White

• Father Francis White, Missionary priest, d.1679, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

• Personalities of the siege no. 4 – Father Francis White, C.M. by Robert Herbert, Limerick Leader 1/10/1951, p3

Father David Wolfe

• Father David Wolfe, Jesuit, d.1582, from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert

Richard Southwell Wyndham-Quinn, 6^th Earl of Dunraven

• Death of Sixth Earl of Dunraven, Limerick Leader 30/8/1965, p1

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