Historical Figures

3 Sep 1842: John Devoy was born in the townland of Kill, Co. Kildare but he would relocate to Dublin at an early age.

14 Oct 1882: Éamon de Valera was born at The Nursery & Child's Hospital on Lexington Avenue in New York City to Catherine "Kate" Coll, originally of Bruree, Co. Limerick.

24 Sep 1725: County Kildare welcomed a newborn Arthur Guinness. At around age thirty, Guinness used ￡100 in inheritance to lease an ale brewery in Leixlip, Kildare. In 1759, with his brother managing the Kildare operation, Guinness secured a 9,000 year lease on the St. James Gate, Dublin facility for just ￡45 per year. By 1799, with ale...