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THOM'S IRISH WHO'S WHO
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1898. Her chief books are: Cuchulain of Muirthemne, pub. 1902 (Murray); Poets and Dreamers, 1903 (Murray); Gods and Fighting Men, 1904 (Murray): A Book of Saints and Wonders, 1907 (Murray). Seven Short Plays, 1909 (Putnam); Irish Folk History Plays, 1912 (Putnam): New Comedies, 1913; Our Irish Theatre, 1913: The Golden Apple, 1916 (Murray); The Kiltartan Poetry Book, (Putnam), 1919: The Dragon. 1920 (Putnam); Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, 1920 (Putnam; Hugh Lane's Life and Achievement, 1921 (Murray): The Image and other Plays (Putnam), 1922 Recns.: Tree-planting and Grandchildren. Res: Coole Park, Gort, Co. Galway.

GREGORY, Padraic, M.R.I.A.I., poet, folk-lorist, architect; b. Belfast, Sept. 30th, 1886; eldest son of the late Patrick K. Gregory, of Durango, Colo, U.S.A., and Hannah Mary, youngest dau. of the late Patrick Downey, of Craigbilly, Ballymena, Co. Antrim; m., 1917, Madeline (died 1920), 3rd dau. of the late Hugh Crothers, Wine Merchant of Belfast; one son, one dau.; educ.: in U.S.A., and by Christian Bros, and private tutors in Ireland; studied architecture under J. J. O'Shea and Thos. Pentland in Belfast, and at Belfast School of Art; Lanyon Prizeman for Measured Drawing; elec. to Royal last, of the Architects of Ireland, 1920. Connected from its inception till 1916 with the Ulster Literary Theatre; contributor of prose and verse to Studies, The New Ireland Review, The Irish Monthly, The Irish Rosary, The Book-Lover, etc.; is represented in The Book of Irish Poetry, Irish Poets of To-day, The Treasury of Irish Prose and Verse, The Lullabies of Four Nations, and in many other modern anthologies; many of his historical ballads have been set forth since 1916 in Irish school texts and have been done into Danish; has frequently lectured on balladry before learned societies in Ireland and England; many of his songs have been set to music, notably An Ardglass Boat-Song, and Padraic, the Fiddlier, sung by John MacCormack. Pubns.: The Ulster Folk (poems), 1912; Old-World Ballads (poems), 1913; Love-Sonnets (poems), 1914; Modern Anglo-Irish Verse (anthology), edited, 1914; Ireland: A Song of Hope (poems), 1917; The Poems of Sean MacEntee, edited, 1917; Ulster Songs and Ballads (poems), 1920. Recns.: chess, the study of the origin of balladry, collecting old peasant songs and tunes. Address: Dublin-22 Nassau Street; Belfast-124 Donegall Street. Tel., Belfast, 3288. Club: The Co. Antrim Yacht, Whitehead.

GREHAN, Stephen, D.L., J.P., for Co. Cork (High Sheriff, 1883); eldest son of Geo. Grehan, of Clonmeen, Co. Cork, and Mary, dau. of Philip O'Reilly, of Coolamber, Co. Westmeath; b. 1858; m. 1883, Esther (d. 1900), dau. of Col. C Raleigh Chichester, of Runnamoat, Co. Roscommon, and has issus one son and four daus. Res.: Clonmeen, Bauteer, Co. Cork.

GRENE, James Witham, L.R.C.S.I., J.P. for Co. Meath. Educ. at Stonyhurst and T.C.D.; eldest son of John Grene, of Cappamurra, Co. Tipperary, and Anna, dau. of James Delaney, of Mullingar; b. 1861; m. 1886, Annie Frances, 3rd dau. of Thos. Arthur Dillon, of Kingstown, Co. Dublin, and has issue one son. Res.: Ivy House, Athboy Co. Meath; Cappamurra, Co. Tipperary.

GREVILLE, Hon. Ronald Charles Fulke, only son of 3rd Baron Greville; b. 11th April, 1912.

GREVILLE, Baron (Unit. Kgd., 1869), Charles Beresford Fulke Greville, 3rd Baron, O.B.E. (1919), D.L., J.P., Co. Westmeath; late Capt. 7th Hussars; formerly 3rd Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; was A.D.C. to Governor of Bombay (Lord Northcote). 1900-03, and Private Sec. to Governor-Gen. of Australia (Lord Northcote), 1903-08; served in European War with Lovat Scouts, Yeo., and Cav. Res., and on Gen. Staff, 1914-19; only surviving son of Algernon William Fulke, 2nd Baron, and Lady Beatrice Violet Graham, dau. of 4th Duke of Montrose; b. 3rd March, 1871; s. his father 3rd Dec, 1909: m. 24th Nov., 1909, Olive Grace Kerr, dau. of late J. W. Grace, of Leybourne Grange, Kent, and has issue one son. Res.: 27 Belgrave Square, London, S.W.; Clonhugh, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Clubs: Bachelors', Carlton and Turf, London.

GREVILLE-NUGENT, Hon. Patrick Emilius John, J.P. and D.L. for Co. Westmeath (High Sheriff, 1884); late Lieut. Westmeath Militia; sometime County Councillor for Co. Westmeath; b. 1852; fourth son of 1st Baron Greville and Lady Rosa Emily Mary, dau. of 1st Marquess of Westmeath; m. 1882, Ermengarde, only child and heiress of late Augustus George Ogilvy, of Cove, Co. Dumfries. Educ: Harrow, Heidelberg University; assumed name of Nugent after his mother's family; formerly Lieut. Westmeath Militia. Res.: Clonyn Castle, Delvin, Co. Westmeath; Cove, Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire.

GRIFFIN, Hon. Charles James, B.A. (R.U.I.), Barrister King's Inns, 1898; a judge of H.M.'s High Court of British Central Africa, 1906-14; Att.-Gen., Gibraltar, 1914-10; Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands, 1919-20: of the High Court of Uganda from 1920: son of late John Griffin, Clerk of Peace for Co. Mayo; m. Aileen, only child of late John Fanning, of Kilkenny. Res.: Entebbe, Uganda, Africa.