Isaac Butt

Isaac Butt

male, deceased (1879)
Isaac Butt (6 September 1813 - 5 May 1879) was the founder and first leader of a number of parties and organisations, including the Irish...

John Martin

male, deceased (1875)
John Martin (8 September 1812 - 29 March 1875) was an Irish nationalist activist who progressed from early militant support for Young Ireland and...
Maud Gonne

Maud Gonne

female, deceased (1953)
Maud Gonne MacBride was an English-born Irish revolutionary, feminist and actress, best remembered for her turbulent relationship with William...
Justin McCarthy

Justin McCarthy

male, deceased (1912)
Justin McCarthy (22 November 1830 - 1912) was an Irish politician, historian and novelist. He was born in Cork, and was educated at a school there....
George Wyndham

George Wyndham

male, deceased (1913)
George Wyndham (1863 - 1913) was a significant English political figure. He was also a man of letters, noted for his elegance, and one of The...
Bulmer Hobson

Bulmer Hobson

male, deceased (1969)
Bulmer Hobson was a leading member of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) before the Easter Rising in 1916. Hobson was...
William Martin Murphy

William Martin Murphy

male, deceased (1919)
William Martin Murphy was an Irish businessman and politician, best known for his role as leader of an employer's syndicate in the Dublin Lockout...
Joseph Devlin

Joseph Devlin

male, deceased (1934)
Joseph (Joe) Devlin (1872-18 January 1934) was an influential Nationalist politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons at...
Francis Ledwidge

Francis Ledwidge

male, deceased (1917)
Francis Ledwidge (19 August 1887 - 31 July 1917) was an Irish poet from Meath, sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", killed in action...
Clare Boylan

Clare Boylan

female, deceased (2006)
Clare Boylan (April 21 1948 - 16 May 2006) was an Irish author, journalist and critic for newspapers, magazines and many international broadcast...