6th Inniskilling Dragoons

6th Inniskilling Dragoons

Cavalry regiment in the British army. it was one of three regiments raised during the defence of Enniskillen in 1689. The name Inniskilling was used as it was the original name of the town. They se...

Group, Armed Forces, Ireland

1 memorial
National Gallery of Ireland

National Gallery of Ireland

Located in Merrion Square West, Dublin. The engineer William Dargan, wanting to emulate the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, set up an art exhibition in a series of pavilions. Such was its succes...

Building, Art, Ireland

1 memorial
Irish immigrants

Irish immigrants

From the Irish Times: "In the grim 1950s, 40,000 people left Ireland every year to emigrate to Britain. They built the roads and repaired the bombed out buildings of post-war Britain. They staffed ...

Group, Social Welfare, Ireland

1 memorial
William Jessop

William Jessop

Civil engineer.  Born Devon.  Worked for Smeaton, first as an apprentice and then as assistant until 1772.  Promoted cast iron as a constructional material.  Built the Grand Canal in Ireland.  Buil...

Person, Engineering, Ireland

1 memorial
Private William Jones

Private William Jones

There is some confusion about this man. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, William Jones was born in 1875 a son of Hugh and Bridget Jones who lived in Listowel, County Ker...

Person, Armed Forces, France, Ireland

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Mrs Jordan

Mrs Jordan

Actress and royal mistress. Born as Dorothy, or Dorothea, or Dora, Phillips in the Leicester Square area, though some sources say she was born in Ireland. Although her father's surname was Bland, i...

Person, Royalty, Theatre, France, Ireland

2 memorials
James Joyce

James Joyce

Writer. Born James Augustine Aloysius Joyce in Dublin. Considered to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century, his works include 'Dubliners', 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ...

Person, Literature, Seriously Famous, Ireland, Switzerland

1 memorial
William Patrick Kelly

William Patrick Kelly

Assistant Electrician on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above B...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy, Ireland, Scotland

1 memorial
Lord Kelvin

Lord Kelvin

Mathematical physicist and engineer. Born Belfast. His family moved to Glasgow when he was aged 11. Worked in thermodynamics and on the transatlantic cable. 1st Baron Kelvin. Died Largs Ayrshire.

Person, Science, Ireland, Scotland

5 memorials
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Of Irish descent, born in Brookline, Massachusetts. 35th President of the United States. Visited the UK twice: June 1963 to meet Prime Minister Macmillan; June 1961, to meet the Queen. Died in Dall...

Person, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Ireland, USA

6 memorials
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