Bax, Sir. Arnold b. November 8, 1883 d. October 3, 1953 Composer. Born in London, England to an affluent family, he became obsessed with all things Irish after reading the poetry of W. B. Yeats, which he claimed meant more to him than "all the music in history". His own neo-romantic music was heavily influenced by Celtic folklore. During the 1916 "Easter Rebellion" in Ireland, he wrote pro-revolutionary poems under the name 'Dermot O'Byrne', some of which were banned as inflammatory by the British government. His long affair with pianist Harriet...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Saint Findbar's Cemetery, Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Lynch, Jack b. August 15, 1917 d. October 20, 1999 Irish Prime Minister. A native of Cork, Ireland, Lynch was the leader of the Fianna Fáil party from 1966 to 1979 and served as the 4th Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland from 1966 to 1973 and again from 1977 to 1979 and the opposition leader between his two terms. It was during Lynch's first tenure as Taoiseach that Ireland joined the European Union in 1973. Before becoming Taoiseach, he also served as Parliamentary Secretary from 1951 to 1954, Minister for the Gaeltacht in 1957, Minister...[Read More] (Bio by: TML) Saint Findbar's Cemetery, Cork, County Cork, Ireland
b. November 8, 1883 d. October 3, 1953