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Ann Jellicoe (educationalist)
Anne Jellicoe, née Anne Mullin (1823-1880) was a noted Irish educationalist best known for the founding of the prestigious Alexandra College, which became a force in women's education unde...
Anne Jellicoe, née Anne Mullin (1823-1880) was a noted Irish educationalist best known for the founding of the prestigious Alexandra College, which became a force in women's education unde...
Benedict Kiely
Benedict "Ben" Kiely (15 August 1919 – 9 February 2007) was an Irish author and broadcaster from Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland.
Benedict "Ben" Kiely (15 August 1919 – 9 February 2007) was an Irish author and broadcaster from Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland.
Colum Murphy
Professor Colum de Sales Murphy is the President of the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations.
Professor Colum de Sales Murphy is the President of the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations.
Da-Wen Sun
Sun Dawen, known as Da-Wen Sun, is an academic and researcher in food engineering, a member of Royal Irish Academy, the highest academic honour in Ireland, and a member of Academia Europaea.
Sun Dawen, known as Da-Wen Sun, is an academic and researcher in food engineering, a member of Royal Irish Academy, the highest academic honour in Ireland, and a member of Academia Europaea.
Daniel Foley (professor)
Daniel Foley, was a professor of Irish.
Daniel Foley, was a professor of Irish.
David Thornley
David Thornley (31 July 1935 – 18 June 1978) was an Irish Labour Party politician and university professor at Trinity College, Dublin.
David Thornley (31 July 1935 – 18 June 1978) was an Irish Labour Party politician and university professor at Trinity College, Dublin.
Dermot Farrell
Monsignor Dermot Pius Farrell was born in Castletown-Geoghegan, County Westmeath in 1955.
Monsignor Dermot Pius Farrell was born in Castletown-Geoghegan, County Westmeath in 1955.
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice (Éamann
Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844), was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist.
Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice (Éamann
Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844), was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist.
Edward Berwick
Edward Berwick (died 1877) was an Irish lawyer and educationalist, and served as President of Queen's College Galway from 1850 until 1877.
Edward Berwick (died 1877) was an Irish lawyer and educationalist, and served as President of Queen's College Galway from 1850 until 1877.
Erasmus Smith
Erasmus Smith was an Anglo-Irish educator and patron of grammar schools.
Erasmus Smith was an Anglo-Irish educator and patron of grammar schools.
Fintan Cullen
Fintan Cullen (born 3 January 1954) in Dublin, is an Irish academic, educator and writer.
Fintan Cullen (born 3 January 1954) in Dublin, is an Irish academic, educator and writer.
Francis Maginn
Francis Maginn (1861 – 1918) was a Church of Ireland missionary who worked to improve living standards for the deaf community by promoting sign language and was one of the co-founders of t...
Francis Maginn (1861 – 1918) was a Church of Ireland missionary who worked to improve living standards for the deaf community by promoting sign language and was one of the co-founders of t...
Frank McCourt
Francis "Frank" McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, best known as the author of Angela's Ashes, an award-winning, tragicomic memoir of the misery and squ...
Francis "Frank" McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, best known as the author of Angela's Ashes, an award-winning, tragicomic memoir of the misery and squ...
Gerard Gillen
Dr. Gerard Gillen is Professor Emeritus in Music at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, having retired from the position of Professor and Head of the Music Department of that universit...
Dr. Gerard Gillen is Professor Emeritus in Music at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, having retired from the position of Professor and Head of the Music Department of that universit...
James Francis Lydon
James Francis Lydon, (born 1928), was an Irish historian, Lecky professor of History at Trinity College Dublin.
James Francis Lydon, (born 1928), was an Irish historian, Lecky professor of History at Trinity College Dublin.
James Walston
James Walston, (born in 1949), is an Irish professor of international relations at The American University of Rome (AUR), specializing in Italian politics and modern history.
James Walston, (born in 1949), is an Irish professor of international relations at The American University of Rome (AUR), specializing in Italian politics and modern history.
John Harden
The Rt Rev John Mason Harden, DD was an Irish cleric and educator who later served as the 7th Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry from 1927 to 1931.
The Rt Rev John Mason Harden, DD was an Irish cleric and educator who later served as the 7th Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry from 1927 to 1931.
John Loughlin (professor)
Professor John Loughlin is a British academic and educator, a specialist in European territorial politics.
Professor John Loughlin is a British academic and educator, a specialist in European territorial politics.
John Mason Harden
The Rt Rev John Mason Harden, DD (born 1871; died 1931 ) was an Irish cleric and educator who later served as the 7th Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry from 1927 to 1931.
The Rt Rev John Mason Harden, DD (born 1871; died 1931 ) was an Irish cleric and educator who later served as the 7th Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry from 1927 to 1931.
John Moriarty (writer)
John Moriarty (2 February 1938 – 1 June 2007) was an Irish writer and philosopher.
John Moriarty (2 February 1938 – 1 June 2007) was an Irish writer and philosopher.
Joseph W. Kirwan
Rev. Dr. Joseph William Kirwan (1796-24 December 1849) was an Irish clergyman and educationalist, who served as the first president of Queen's College Galway.
Rev. Dr. Joseph William Kirwan (1796-24 December 1849) was an Irish clergyman and educationalist, who served as the first president of Queen's College Galway.
Kevin Boyle (political activist)
Christopher Kevin Boyle (23 May 1943 — 25 December 2010) was a Northern Ireland-born human rights activist, barrister and educator.
Christopher Kevin Boyle (23 May 1943 — 25 December 2010) was a Northern Ireland-born human rights activist, barrister and educator.
Kevin Rockett
Kevin Rockett, Ph.D. is an Irish film historian, writer and scholar, considered authoritative on the emergence and growth of scolarship on the history of Irish cinema.
Kevin Rockett, Ph.D. is an Irish film historian, writer and scholar, considered authoritative on the emergence and growth of scolarship on the history of Irish cinema.
Malise Ruthven
Malise Ruthven is an Irish academic and writer.
Malise Ruthven is an Irish academic and writer.
Michael D. Higgins
Michael Daniel Higgins (Mícheál D. Ó hUiginn; born 18 April 1941) is the ninth and current President of Ireland, having taken office on 11 November 2011 following victory in the 2011 Irish presi...
Michael Daniel Higgins (Mícheál D. Ó hUiginn; born 18 April 1941) is the ninth and current President of Ireland, having taken office on 11 November 2011 following victory in the 2011 Irish presi...
Michael Paul Riordan
Brother Michael Paul Riordan (1789 - February 1862) was an early Christian Brother, and the second superior-general of this congregation from July 1838 until his death in 1862.
Brother Michael Paul Riordan (1789 - February 1862) was an early Christian Brother, and the second superior-general of this congregation from July 1838 until his death in 1862.
Micheál Ó Mordha
Micheál Ó Mordha, (aka Michael Moore), Irish priest, philosopher and educationalist, c.1639-1723.
Micheál Ó Mordha, (aka Michael Moore), Irish priest, philosopher and educationalist, c.1639-1723.
Patrick Ambrose Treacy
Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy CFC (31 August 1834 – 2 October 1912) was a Roman Catholic educationist who established the first permanent Christian Brothers community in Australia i...
Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy CFC (31 August 1834 – 2 October 1912) was a Roman Catholic educationist who established the first permanent Christian Brothers community in Australia i...
Patrick Hederman
Dom Mark Patrick Hederman, OSB, Abbot of Glenstal Abbey, County Limerick, Ireland (as of 2009), is a Benedictine monk, teacher, lecturer and writer.
Dom Mark Patrick Hederman, OSB, Abbot of Glenstal Abbey, County Limerick, Ireland (as of 2009), is a Benedictine monk, teacher, lecturer and writer.
Patrick Masterson
Dr. Patrick Masterson (born 1936, Dublin) is a former president of University College Dublin and the European University Institute.
Dr. Patrick Masterson (born 1936, Dublin) is a former president of University College Dublin and the European University Institute.
Paul Rowe (Irish educationalist)
Paul Rowe is an Irish educationalist and CEO of Educate Together since 2002.
Paul Rowe is an Irish educationalist and CEO of Educate Together since 2002.
Peadar Livingstone
Rev. Peadar Livingstone was a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland.
Rev. Peadar Livingstone was a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland.
Raymond Piper
Raymond Piper HRUA HRHA MUniv (1923-2007) was a botanist and artist born in London and at the age of six moved to Belfast.
Raymond Piper HRUA HRHA MUniv (1923-2007) was a botanist and artist born in London and at the age of six moved to Belfast.
S. M. Cyril
Sister M. Cyril Mooney, IBVM (born 21 July 1936) is an internationally-recognized educational innovator and the 2007 winner of the Padma Shri Award, the Government of India's fourth-highest civi...
Sister M. Cyril Mooney, IBVM (born 21 July 1936) is an internationally-recognized educational innovator and the 2007 winner of the Padma Shri Award, the Government of India's fourth-highest civi...
Sinéad de Valera
Sinéad de Valera, also known as Sinéad Ní Fhlannagáin and Sinéad Bean de Valera (; 3 June 1878 – 7 January 1975), was the wife of the Irish republican leader and third President of...
Sinéad de Valera, also known as Sinéad Ní Fhlannagáin and Sinéad Bean de Valera (; 3 June 1878 – 7 January 1975), was the wife of the Irish republican leader and third President of...
Teresa Ellen Dease
Teresa Ellen Dease (b. 4 May 1820 in Naas, Ireland; d. 1 July 1889 in Toronto, Canada) was a Roman Catholic nun and the foundress of the Loreto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in C...
Teresa Ellen Dease (b. 4 May 1820 in Naas, Ireland; d. 1 July 1889 in Toronto, Canada) was a Roman Catholic nun and the foundress of the Loreto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in C...
Thomas Barton (divine)
Thomas Barton (1730?–1780), was an Irish divine.
Thomas Barton (1730?–1780), was an Irish divine.
Thomas Sheridan (divine)
Thomas Sheridan (1687–1738) was an Anglican divine, essayist, playwright, poet, schoolmaster and translator.
Thomas Sheridan (1687–1738) was an Anglican divine, essayist, playwright, poet, schoolmaster and translator.
Tony Humphreys
Tony Humphreys is an Irish educator and the author of eleven self-help books translated into 15 languages and available in 28 countries.
Tony Humphreys is an Irish educator and the author of eleven self-help books translated into 15 languages and available in 28 countries.
William English (poet)
William English, was an Irish poet.
William English, was an Irish poet.
William O'Reilly (educator)
William Joseph O'Reilly (1864–1937) was an Irish educator.
William Joseph O'Reilly (1864–1937) was an Irish educator.
Áine Hyland
Áine Hyland is Emeritus Professor of Education and former Vice-President of University College Cork, Ireland.
Áine Hyland is Emeritus Professor of Education and former Vice-President of University College Cork, Ireland.