Find A Grave - Ireland

Allen, William Philip [memorial] b. April, 1848 d. November 23, 1867
Irish Nationalist. Along with Michael Larkin and Michael O'Brien, he was executed for the killing of a policeman in Manchester, England, in the wake of the failed 1867 Fenian Rising. The three men became popularly known as the "Manchester Martyrs". Born to a Protestant father and a Catholic mother, he was educated at a Protestant school...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Hanged
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Allingham, William b. 1824 d. 1889
Poet. Prominent Anglo-Irish poetry figure. (Bio by: Gwen Patterson Reichert)
Saint Anne's Cemetery, Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland
Ashe, Thomas b. 1885 d. September 25, 1917
Irish Nationalist. Took part in the Easter Rising of 1916 - for which he was sentenced to death, later reprieved to hard labor for life. Released 1917. Arrested again that year for agitation. Led othe prisoners on hunger strike, during the course of which he died. His funeral procession was followed by 30,000 sympathizers. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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
Beaslai, Piaras b. 1881 d. June 21, 1965
Irish author, playwright, biographer and translator. born in Liverpool (England). Fought in the Easter Rising of 1916; later director of publicity for IRA before dedicating himself to literature. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Behan, Brendan b. February 9, 1923 d. March 20, 1964
Writer. He wrote in both Irish and English, was a poet, short story writer, novelist and one of the most successful Irish dramatists of the 20th century. He was also a committed Irish Republican. He was born in inner city Dublin into an educated working class family. At the age of thirteen, he left school to become a house painter, like his father. In 1937, the family moved to a new local authority housing scheme in Crumlin, Dublin. Here he became a member of Fianna Eireann, the youth wing...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Duffin)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Beresford, William Leslie de la Poer b. July 20, 1847 d. December 23, 1900
Zulu Wars Victoria Cross Recipient.
Clonagem Churchyard, Curraghmore, Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland
Bodkin, Michael b. 1879 d. February 11, 1900
Literary Figure. He was an admirer of Nora Barnacle (who was later author James Joyce's wife) and model for the 'Michael Furey' character in "The Dead" in "Dubliners".
Rahoon Cemetery, Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Plot: Tomb is along wall and main path in old part of cemetery /enter through old gate which is higher than the new gate
Boulger, Abraham b. September 4, 1835 d. January 23, 1900
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient.
Ballymore Churchyard, Ballymore, County Kerry, Ireland
Bourke, Ciaran b. February 18, 1935 d. May 10, 1988
Singer, Musician. He was a founder member of the popular and inluential Irish folk music group The "Dubliners", which formed at the start of the 1960's folk revival. He was a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, harmonica and tin whistle. He also took lead vocals on songs such as "Jar of Porter", "Roddy McCorly" and "Peggy Lettermore". He played on many albums with the band, including "Finnegan Wakes" in 1966 and "Live at the Albert Hall" in 1969. He toured worldwide with the band and they...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Bohernabreena Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Bowen, Elizabeth b. June 7, 1899 d. February 22, 1973
Writer. She was born in Dublin (Ireland) and died in London (England). She is best remembered fos her books The Death of the Heart, Eva Trout, A World of Love, Seven Winters, The Last September, The House in Paris and Pictures and Conversations, that was published posthumously. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Farahy Church (North Cork), Farahy, County Cork, Ireland
Boyd-Rochfort, George Arthur b. January 1, 1880 d. August 7, 1940
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Middleton Park, Ireland, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, British Army. On August 13, 1915, 2nd Lieutenant Boyd-Rochfort was in charge of a work party at a communication trench near La Bessee Canal, France. Suddenly a German motor landed on the side of the parapet of the communication trench where 2nd Lieutenant Boyd-Rochfort was standing. Instead of stepping back into safety he shouted to his men to look out, rushed...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Castletown Old Churchyard, Castletown Gheoghegan, County Westmeath, Ireland
Boyle, Catherine b. 1582 d. February 16, 1629
Irish Aristocracy. Born Catherine Fenton the daughter of Sir Geoffrey Fenton and Alice Weston. She became the second wife of Sir Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork in July 1603. As a result of her marriage she was styled as Lady Boyle and as Countess of Cork. The couple had 15 children including the scientist The Honorable Robert Boyle, who was their 14th child. She died in Dublin, Ireland and was buried almost a month later in the National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Patrick, Dublin...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Bradshaw, Pvt. Joseph b. 1835 d. August 21, 1893
Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient.
Saint John's Cathedral, Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Plot: (Precise location is unknown.)
Bradshaw, Dr. William b. February 12, 1830 d. March 9, 1861
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient.
Saint Mary's Churchyard, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Brendan, Saint b. 484 d. 577
Roman Catholica Saint, Explorer. Abbot and traveller, traditionally the founder of the monastery of Clonfert in County Galway (561), and other monasteries in Ireland and Scotland. The Latin Navigation of St Brendan (c.1050) recounts his legendary voyage to a land of saints far to the west and north, possibly the Hebrides and the Northern Isles, or even Iceland. His feast day is May 16.
Saint Brendan Monastery, Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Brown, Christy b. June 5, 1932 d. September 6, 1981
Artist, Author. His life was the subject of the 1989 motion picture "My Left Foot," starring actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland, he was the tenth of twenty-two children (only thirteen would survive) of a poor Catholic family whose father was a bricklayer and mother was a schoolteacher. Born with a severe form of cerebral palsy, he was incapable of normal movement or speech, and remained virtually paralyzed all his life. Doctors considered him mentally retarded as well...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Plot: St. Paul's Section, IF 50
Brugha, Cathal (Charles William St. John Burgess) b. July 18, 1874 d. July 6, 1922
Irish nationalist and revolutionary, second in command during the Easter Rising of 1916, where he was first wounded. Cheif of Staff for IRA 1917-1919. Minister of defence unitl 1922 but voted against the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Wounded fatally fighting in the 1922 Civil War. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: from wounds received in Civl War
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Butler, Lady. Elizabeth Southerden b. November 3, 1846 d. October 2, 1933
Artist. Encouraged by her parents to sketch and paint from an early age, she began studying art about 1862, and in 1866 entered the Female School of Art in London. As a young woman, she and her younger sister, poet and essayist Alice Meynell, and their parents spent much time in Italy, and there the family converted to Catholicism. Her art originally concentrated on religious themes, and a notable example is "The Magnificat" (1872), but it was her poignant depiction of important British...[Read More] (Bio by: wildgoose)
Stamullen Cemetery, Gormanston, County Meath, Ireland
Butler, William Francis b. October 31, 1838 d. June 7, 1910
Soldier, Explorer, Author. Born in Suirville, County Tipperary, Ireland, he was chiefly educated by the Jesuits. Although Butler was both an Irishman and a Catholic, he joined the British Army as an ensign in 1858 and retired as a lieutenant-general in 1905. He participated in the Red River Expedition (Canada) from 1870 to 1871, after which he wrote two books about his experiences. It was upon Butler's initial recommendation that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were eventually formed. From...[Read More] (Bio by: mwb)
Killardrich, Bansha, County Tipperary, Ireland

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