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Bill Stephens: the Fairview Lion-Tamer and the American woman who witnessed his death
Today, Jan 27th 2023, marks the 70th anniversary of the death at Dunsoghly Farm, St. Margaret’s, of the Fairview lion-tamer, Bill Stephens
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- 7 days ago
- 2 min
Al Capone's Irish In-Laws
Mae Coghlin’s parents were Michael Coughlin and Bridget Gorman. Mae or Mamie was born to the couple in Brooklyn in 1897
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- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Ancestry of a Tinseltown Trail blazer
Maureen O’Hara, one of the most successful Irish women in Hollywood, was born Maureen Fitzsimons, at Ranelagh, on the 17th August 1920
Historyeye
- Jul 24, 2021
- 1 min
Family Tree of Composer Frederick May
This year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Frederick May in Dublin. Historyeye looks into his family tree
Historyeye
- Jul 24, 2021
- 1 min
The Irish Family Tree of P.L. Travers
P.L. Travers was a direct descendant of an earlier writer, Samuel “Premium” Madden, (1686-1765) a pioneer of the science fiction genre
Historyeye
- Jul 24, 2021
- 1 min
Tour of Dublin locations from Joyce's Dubliners
Historyeye tours key locations from five of James Joyce's stories:
An Encounter, A Painful Case, Araby, A Boarding House, & The Sisters.
Historyeye
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Wexford Religious Censuses of the 19th Century
Historyeye looks at two surviving religious censuses taken in Wexford in the mid 19th century.
Historyeye
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Wexford Catholic Parish Death Records
Most of these surviving death/burial records predate Irish Civil Records by many decades.They also cover the key years of the Great Famine.
Historyeye
- Apr 1, 2021
- 3 min
April Fool's Day through the centuries
Napoleon married on the day, Dean Swift loved to commemorate it, money-grabbing scammers exploited it, and royal prisoners used it to launch
Historyeye
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
Long liver in Wexford's The Hook
According to the burial records of the catholic parish of St. James & Hook, Mary Kenny, of Haggard in Hook, died 15/10/1850 aged 109 years.
Historyeye
- Mar 5, 2021
- 1 min
Charles Laughton's grandfather came from Ardee
The Hunchback of Notre Dame actor had Irish grandparents on his mother’s side. They were Luke Conlon (Louth) and Mary McAllister (Antrim).
Historyeye
- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min
Brendan Behan's Paternal Ancestors
Writer Brendan Behan (born on this day 98 years ago) was nothing if not a proud Dubliner. He was particularly proud that the Behans had...
Historyeye
- Jan 6, 2021
- 1 min
The death of Harry Clarke
Today is the 90th anniversary of the death of stained-glass artist Harry Clarke at Chur, near Davos in Switzerland.
Historyeye
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Marion Davies and her old Irish Roots
A quick glance at the surnames in Marion Davies’s family tree shows that the major ancestral influence was Ireland.
Historyeye
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Echoes of Shakespeare: the surprising ancestry of Richard Harris
When it came to his ancestry, there was so much more to Richard Harris than just Limerick or even Ireland.
Historyeye
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
Irish Ancestors of Key Largo's Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor's Irish grandparents were Robert Morrison and Mary Chambers. Appropriately both came from Holywood (the one in Co. Down).
Historyeye
- Oct 15, 2020
- 2 min
Historyeye | Harry Clarke's Yorkshire ancestors
Irish stained glass artist Harry Clarke had Yorkshire ancestry. His father Joshua was born in Leeds in 1859 to Godfrey Clark & Fanny Naylor
Historyeye
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
China and the Irish Censuses of 1901/1911
128 people recorded China as their place of birth in the 1901 Census. By 1911 that figure was little changed. Only 2 had Chinese names.
Historyeye
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
E.M. Forster's Dublin Ancestors
The writer of A Room with a View and Howard’s End had Irish ancestry through his father, Edward Morgan Llewellyn Forster.
Historyeye
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
Diana Rigg's Lancashire roots
Diana Rigg maintained that Yorkshire shaped her character greatly. But records show that Rigg's ancestors had ancient Lancashishire roots.
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