Edward England
Edward England was an 18th-century Irish pirate. Although originally from Ireland, he was more active in the Bahamas and West Africa. A…
Irish personalities : the must-haves
Rory O’Connor
Rory O’Connor (1883-1922) was an Irish republican nationalist who fought in the War of Independence (1919-1921) and the Irish Civil War (1922/1924).…
William Butler Yeats
Any lover of Irish literature will tell you: William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is one of the great poets who have left their…
Hugues de Lacy II
Hugues de Lacy was born into a Norman family settled in England. His father, Gilbert de Lacy, was a wealthy Anglo-Norman baron…
James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt is a well-known Northern Irish actor. The latter is famous for his roles in Bloody Sunday and Five Minutes of…
Charles Cunningham Boycott
Who would have thought that the term“Boycott” comes from a social episode in Ireland? Charles Cunningham Boycott (1832-1897), the Earl of Erne’s…
Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese (1951- ) was the 8th President of the Republic of Ireland. She took up this position on November 12, 1997,…
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone (1763-1798) was one of the leading figures in the struggle for Irish independence. He organized the Irish Rebellions of…
British personalities Kings and Queens of the Kingdom of Ireland
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria, one of the most iconic monarchs in British history, led an era of profound socio-political change in Ireland. His particularly…
Thomas J. Clarke
Thomas J. Clarke (1857-1916) was an Irish revolutionary who was one of the main leaders of the nationalist movement of the 1900s.…