Category: Who was?
Dr Samuel Crumpe – A Man of Many Talents
by Sharon Slater | Feb 8, 2019 | Who was?, People & Genealogy | 0
Samuel Crumpe was born in Rathkeale on 15 September 1766. He was the eldest of seven children of...
Read MoreWho was St. Munchin – The Strange Patron Saint of Limerick
by Sharon Slater | Jul 20, 2017 | Who was? | 0
St. Munchin is the peculiar patron saint for Limerick city as he is renowned for cursing the...
Read MoreCatalina Sarsfield – the Queen of Corsica
by Sharon Slater | Apr 15, 2017 | People & Genealogy, Who was? | 0
Catalina Sarsfield (c.1694-) was the eldest daughter of David Sarsfield (c.1661-1710) and the...
Read MoreWho was Peter Woulfe – The Last Alchemist
by Sharon Slater | Sep 30, 2016 | History, Who was? | 0
Noted Limerick historian John Ferrar wrote in his History of Limerick 1787 that Peter Woulfe was...
Read MoreJ Carrol Naish a Hollywood Actor of Limerick Parents
by Sharon Slater | Jul 17, 2016 | Who was?, People & Genealogy | 0
Joseph Patrick Carroll Naish, who was better known as J Carrol Naish, was born in New York in...
Read MoreWas a Limerick man the inspiration for Jane Austen’s romantic novels?
by Sharon Slater | Dec 11, 2015 | People & Genealogy, Press & Published, Who was? | 0
In January 1796, Jane Austen wrote a letter to her sister Cassandra: “At length the day is come on...
Read MoreKate O’Brien a Pioneer in Gay Literature
by Sharon Slater | Jul 14, 2015 | Press & Published, Who was? | 0
Limerick was the birth place to world renowned author, Kathleen Mary Louise O’Brien, or as...
Read MoreWho was Matthew Thornton? Signatory of the Declaration of Independence
by Sharon Slater | Aug 24, 2014 | People & Genealogy, Who was? | 0
It is repeatedly noted in secondary sources that Matthew Thornton was born in Limerick in 1714 to...
Read MoreWho was Margaretta Eagar? The Governess of the last Russian Royal Family
by Sharon Slater | Aug 12, 2014 | People & Genealogy, Who was? | 0
A Limerick woman Margaretta Eagar was the governess to the daughters of the last Tsar of Russia...
Read MoreWho Was The Very Generous Lady Banks?
by Sharon Slater | Jul 4, 2014 | People & Genealogy, Who was? | 1
Mrs. Anne Banks, was born about 1718, she was married to Louth man Samuel Banks. The Banks family...
Read MoreWho was Patrick O’Brien – The Blind Piper
by Sharon Slater | Jun 2, 2014 | People & Genealogy, Who was? | 0
The Blind Piper, Patrick O’Brien was born in Labasheeda, Co. Clare in the 1773 to a...
Read MoreWho was Mary O’Connell? An Angel of the Battlefield
by Sharon Slater | Dec 19, 2013 | People & Genealogy, Who was? | 0
Mary O’Connell was born Mary Ellen O’Connell the daughter of William O’Connell...
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