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People

Discover Irish lives in the Knowledge Graph

The Knowledge Graph contains authoritative entries for people in Ireland’s past, many of whom appear in documents within and beyond the Virtual Treasury. Discover historical figures from the Dictionary of Irish Biography, as well as early modern Irish women identified through the VOICES project. Learn more here.

Medieval

(400–1499)

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Early Modern

(1500–1749)

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Modern

(1750–1922)

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Modern Post 1922

Modern Post 1922

(Post 1922)

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Medieval (400–1499)

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Alice Kyteler

fl. 1320–1324

Accused of witchcraft and sorcery

Richard de Burgh

Richard de Burgh

fl. 1193–1243

Magnate, justiciar, and lord of Connacht

Art Mór MacMurrough Kavanagh

Art Mór MacMurrough Kavanagh

fl. 1357–1417

King of Leinster

Isabella Marshal

Isabella Marshal

fl. 1171–1220

Daughter of Richard de Clare (Strongbow)

Elizabeth Calf

fl. 1365–1445

Queen of Leinster

James Butler

fl. 1305–1338

1st earl of Ormond

Agnes de Valence

Agnes de Valence

fl. 1250–1309

Magnate, daughter of William de Valence, lord of Wexford, earl of Pembroke

Perkin Warbeck

fl. 1474–1499

Pretender, son of John Osbeck

Elizabeth Clare

Elizabeth Clare

fl. 1295–1360

Wealthy magnate, daughter of Gilbert de Clare

Niall Óg O'Neill

Niall Óg O'Neill

fl. 1350–1403

King of Tyrone, eldest of the six sons and two daughters of Niall Mór O'Neill

Hugh de Lacy

fl. 1130–1186

Lord of Weobley, Herefordshire, and lord of Meath

Elizabeth de Burgh

Elizabeth de Burgh

fl. 1332–1363

Heiress of Ulster

John Swayne

fl. 1370–1442

Lawyer, papal secretary, and archbishop of Armagh

Donnchadh O'Byrne

Donnchadh O'Byrne

fl. 1370–1434

Lord of the O'Byrnes, son of Bran O'Byrne

James Yonge

fl. 1380–1430

Dublin notary of Anglo-Irish extraction

Early Modern (1500–1749)

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Richard Talbot

fl. 1630 – 1691

Earl and duke of Tyrconnell, army officer and lord deputy of Ireland

Catherine Boyle

Catherine Boyle

fl. 1588–1630

Countess of Cork

William Molyneux

William Molyneux

fl. 1656–1698

Scientist and political writer

Esther Johnson

fl. 1681–1728

Jonathan Swift's ‘Stella’, daughter of Bridget Johnson, housekeeper to Sir William Temple

James Ware

fl. 1594–1666

Historian, collector of manuscripts, and civil servant

Gráinne O'Malley

Gráinne O'Malley

fl. 1530–1603

Noblewoman and sea captain

Arthur Capel

fl. 1632–1683

Earl of Essex and lord lieutenant of Ireland

Hugh O'Neill

fl. 1550–1616

2nd earl of Tyrone , the ‘Great O'Neill’

Catherine Clive

Catherine Clive

fl. 1711–1785

First songster and star comedienne of British playhouse entertainment

Arthur Chichester

Arthur Chichester

fl. 1563–1625

Soldier, politician, and lord deputy of Ireland

Elizabeth Butler

Elizabeth Butler

fl. 1615–1684

Duchess of Ormond and Lady Dingwall, noblewoman

Adam Loftus

fl. 1533–1605

Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh and of Dublin, and lord chancellor of Ireland

Henry Cromwell

fl. 1628–1674

Soldier and administrator

George Browne

fl. 1698–1792

Soldier of fortune, Russian army officer, governor of Livonia, and count of the Holy Roman Empire

Modern (1750–1922)

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Ludwig Bieler

fl. 1906–1981

Hiberno-Latin scholar

Mary Aikenhead

fl. 1787–1858

Foundress of the congregation of the Religious Sisters of Charity and of St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin

Samuel Ferguson

Samuel Ferguson

fl. 1810–1886

Poet and archivist

Frances Power Cobbe

Frances Power Cobbe

fl. 1822–1904

Philosopher, social reformer, and feminist

Agnes Mary Clerke

Agnes Mary Clerke

fl. 1842–1907

Historian of astronomy and scientific writer

Daniel O'Connell

Daniel O'Connell

fl. 1775–1847

Barrister, politician and nationalist leader

Eliza Rosana Gilbert

Eliza Rosana Gilbert

fl. 1820–1861

Dancer and adventuress

Oscar Wilde

fl. 1854–1900

Playwright, poet, and prose writer

Mary Tighe

fl. 1772–1810

Poet, born 9 October 1772 in Dublin

William A'Court

William A'Court

fl. 1779–1860

1st Baron Heytesbury, 2nd Baronet, English diplomat and Conservative politician

Cecilia Maria Eleanor Betham

Cecilia Maria Eleanor Betham

fl. 1843–1913

Archer, born in January 1843 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Arthur Wellesley

Arthur Wellesley

fl. 1769–1852

1st Duke of Wellington, British statesman, soldier, and Tory politician

Lydia Shackleton

Lydia Shackleton

fl. 1828–1914

Botanical artist, teacher, and poet

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