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Cave. - H ENRY CARR CAVE, The Savings Bank, Cork; son of th e late Stephen Cave, of Cork; born at Cork, February 26th , . r8-+8; educated at the Rev. Dr. O ' Brien's School, Cork . Secreta ry of the Cork Savings Bank for twenty-tvvo years; Assistant Secreta ry of the H ome for P rotestant Incurables; Accountant to the South Charitable-Infirmary and CO llnty H ospital. Recreati ons : yachting-, and cycling ; one of th e oldes t cyclists in th e city; has competed in many yacht races and has won many cups, and in rg05 and r g06 won the Cu p at Monkstown Regatta. Marri ed,July gth , r 87 r, J ane I~e i ghtley,

daughter of Charles Hicks, of Dublin, and has issue surviving three sons, E ev. H enry Charl es, Cura te of H arold 's Cross, Dublin, William Francis, and the Rev. Arthur Meagher, Curate of Kells, co. Meath. Club: Royal ;'1unster Yacht.

Chamberlain. - THOMAS ARTHun CHAMBERLAIN, Belvilly, Queenstown, co . Cork; son of the Rev . J. S. Ffoster Chamberlain, Rector of Staplehurst, Kent; born in H ert­fordshire, ~tfay 26th , 1880; educated a t Tonbridge, and Clare College, Cambridge; B.A., 1903. R esident Agent to Lord Barrymore; formerly on the Duke of \Vestminster's estate under the Han. Cecil Parkin. Recreations : hunting, and shooting; member of the United Hunt; played for his college in Rugby football. lVIarried, April 27th , 1909, Judith, daught er of C. H. Bennett, of Rokeles Hall , \Vhatton, Norfolk.

Chillingworth. - ROBERT BOYLE CHILLINGWORTH, Wood­ville, Rochestown, co . Cork; son of Thomas H are Chilhng­worth; educated at Cork Grammar School, and Queen's College, Cork, where he secured an Engineering Exhibi­tion. Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers; formerly an Assistant Engineer under the Congested Districts Board in counties Mayo and Sligo.

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Chirnside.-CHARLES CHIRNS IOE, Eversleigh , Montenotte, Cork; son of the late J ohn Chirnside, M.D. , of Edinburgh; born in Edinburgh , September 18th, 1867; educated at Edinburgh Academy, and Giggleswick School, Yorks. H ead of the firm of Atkins, Chirnside and Co., Chartered Acc~u n­tants, 39, South Mall, Cork; H on. Secretary of th e Cork County Cricket Club, and has pl ayed regularly for th e County for many years. Married, October 20th, Ig01, Louisa Blanche, daughter of the late C. R. Oakshott, of Cork, and has issue two sons, E ric Charles, born Ig03; Kenn eth H all , born 1905; and one daughter, Louisa Blanche, born 1908. Clubs : Cork, Royal Cork Yacht, and Scott ish Conservative, E dinburgh.

Clanchy.-- JOHN THOMAS CLANCHY, Belfort , Charlevill e, co. Cork; son of the late John J ames Clanchy, J.P. , and grandson of D. Clanchy, D.L., both of Bdfort , Charleville; born at Belfort, in r86g; educated at St . Vincent's College, Castle­knock, co. Dublin, and Williams New College, Edinburgh; M.R.C.V.S. Veterinary Surgeon to R oyal Dublin Societies' Dublin Horse Show ; acted for some years as Secret ary of Charleville Races; member of the S<:>uth of Ireland Veterinary Association, also the All Ireland Association ; is a breeder of thoroughbreds and high class hunters; in the course of his professional career he purchased for 1\1r. Bibby, " Kirkland ," the winner of the Grand National Steeplechase, also "comfit ," winner of £rooo steeplechase at Warwick; for Mr. Barclay Walker he purchased " :\i[r. Quilp," who was placed first in the Grand Prize of Paris, and won over £4000 in stakes; for Mr.

Mr. J. T. Clanchy. Peter FitzGera ld he purchased the celebrated mare" Favora,"

dam of "Favourite," " Scene," " Irish King," " King's Favourite " ; for the Hon. W. R. Wyndham bought " Another 's Delight " and " Peace with H onour "; has in training with P. P. P eebles in England, "Peggy Hyland," " Foxey," " Mary," and " Calumet " filly. Married, in 18g3, Ellen, daughter of the late J ohn Lincoln, of Charleville.

Mr. W. P. Clarke, J.P.

Clar~e.-WILLIAM PEARSON CLARKE, J.p., Montfields­town H ouse, Rochestown, co. Cork; son of Michael ' Vallis Clarke; born at Passage ' iV est, co. Cork, N ovem ber 23rd, 1847; educated under Dr. Newnell, LL.D., South Mall, ' iV. J. Knight, LL.D., Grand Parade, Cork, and VV. N. Graydon, LL.D., Dublin. Justice of the Peace for the county of Cork; started forty years ago as house and lan d agent , stock and share broker; Trustee of Cork Savings Bank; was ex-officio Poor L aw Guardian for many years prior to passing of th e Local Government Act; member of the Cork Lunatic Asylum Board, and a member of Church Diocesan Council ; for )TIany years a member of the South Un ion Hunt. Married, August 16th, 1881, Georgina, daughter of Dr. Oakshott, of Sundays "VeIl, Cork, and has issue three sons, Michael Wallis, born June 16th, 1885; William Pearson , born May loth, 1886, and Ernest Pyne, born M arch 26th, 18go.

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Clarke.- THoMAS CLARKE, J.P ., Trabulgan, and Farran, co . Cork, and Allerton Hall, Li\'erpool; son of the late William Clarke, of Farran, who bought the estate of the P enrose and Trabulgan , 700 acres, and Farran, IlOO acres; born J une 23rd, r834; educated at Dr. O'Brien's, Cork . Justice of the P eace for co. Cork from r858, and a lso for the city of Liverpool. Is a breeder of Shorthorn cattle, and has t aken prizes at various shows; is the owner of valuable pictures; has tra\'elled in the United States and the whole of Europe. Recreation: y achting ; owned the steam yacht " Corn elia," of 600 tons. Married, in r865 , E liz abeth, daughter of William Ruddell, of Dublin, and has issue six sons, William R andell , :\1.A., Trinity College, Cambridge; Thomas Arthur , B.A.; Charles , B.A. ; H enry, M.D ., ':VLA., L. S.A.; Ernest , M.A., all of Trinity College, Cambridge, and George , and one daughter , Clubs: County, Cork; Royal Yacht , Queenstown; Conservative, and Junior Constitutional. London .

Coghill. -COLO:\EL KE NDAL J OSIAH WILLIAM COGHILL, C.B ., J.P .. Cosheen, Castle Townsend, co. Cork; second son of Admiral Sir J osiah Coghill Coghill , 3rd Baronet , and Anna Maria, daughter of the Right Hon. Charles Kendal'Bushe, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland; born in Dublin , August 2rst, r832; educated at Chelt enham College, r84r-49. Justice of the Peace for co. Cork; joined the 2nd E.B. Fusiliers in r85r; served in Burmah war, r853-54-55; served as Adjutant through the Indian Mutiny, r857-58; present at storming heights in front I)f Delhi,. and at the storming and capture of the city from September r4th to 20th, r857: exchanged in to the r9th Hussars, i865; Assistant Adjutant-General, Lucknow, r865 , and Calcutta, r866; Assistant Quartermaster-General, Presiden <:y Division , r866-70; Adjutant Q.O. Royal Glasgow and L.W. Lanarkshire Yeomanry, r873; commanded , as Li eu­t enant-Colonel, the r 9th Hussars during theEgyptian campaign ,

Col. K . .I . W. Coghill, C.B., J.P., r882; present at the battles of Mahuta and Kassas<;in, at the A nd his .:rand'ncPICo,;;;, :~;:,t~~~~ · "'" o/Si,' E.:erfoo storming of Tel-el-Ke bir, and taking of Cairo; mentioned in Dispatches by Lord Wolseley; 3rd Class Order of Medjidieh, Khedive's Bronze Star, Medals, Indian Mutiny; clasp, Delhi; Egyptian clasp, Tel-el-Kebir; created C.B., 1882, for services in

Mr. John Collins, J.P.

Egypt; retired in r883. Recreations: shooting. hunting, and sailing. Clubs: Cavalry; Junior Army and Navy; Hurling­ham; and County, Cork.

Collins. - J OlIN COLLINS, J .P., Bellevue, Douglas ; son of Bartholomew Collins, of Bay View; born at Carrigaline, April 2cth, I85r ; educated priyat ely. Formerly Instructor in the Imperial Navy, Tokio, J ap an , for fifteen years; was selected by the British Agent to go out in that capacity; pre­sent ed by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor with the Order of the Rising Sun , and was subsequently personally presented by His Impe'rial Maj esty with another Order of Merit; left J apan in r888; m ember of the District Council; form erly m ember of the Cork County Council; was presented with an illuminated address from the District Council on his retirement.

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Collis. - COLONEL WILLIAM GUN COLLIS, Barrymore Lodge, Castlelyons; son of Captain Pietro Collis, of the 95th Regiment, of · Mountfield Lodge, F erm oy; born April 16th, 1845 ; educated privately. E nt ered the army, in 1864, in Th e Queen's Regiment (Royal W est Surrey l~ egiment ), and was Adjutant for nine years, a nd served in it twenty-eight years; Secretary of the United Hunt eleven years, and has been a member fo r seventeen years. Recreations : hunting, shootin g, and fi shin g. M8.rri ed, Decem ber 4th , 1890, Mabel Katherine, daughter of Capta in Lloyd Robson, 5th Dragoon Guards, of Altwood, Nlaidenhead, and has issue two sons , \ Villiam H enry, born Jun e 4th , 1892 ; J ohn George, born March 2nd , 1895. and one da ught er, Majorie.

Colthurst. - CHARLES J AMES COLTHUl~ ST , J .P. , Poul-na-Curra , Glanmire, co. Cork; son of the lat c Charles ;'\icholas Colthurst , of Clonm0yle, Coach ford, co. Cork ; born March 5th, 1871; educated in France. Was Subaltern for three years in th e 3rd Battalion of the Royal Illniskillmg F usiliers; served in the Boer war with the Irish Hunt contingent, the 45th Royal Irish Yeomanry, commanded by Lord Longford , and was employed in an armour train a t Kroonstadt; received Medal a nd two clasps ; Lieutenant in the South Irish H orse; Justice of the P eace for co. Cork. :Vlarried , J une nth, 1903 , E. SU,san, daughter of J. J. Ubelhor, of Buffalo, ~ew York, and has issue one son, Charles St . John , born April 20th , 1904. Club: County.

Dr. John Conne ll.

Connell. - J OHN CONNELL, Glen Cottage, Carrigaline, and Cummeen, co. Cork; son of th e late Philip Conn ell , of Roches­town , co. Co rk; born a t Rochestown , March 1st , 1862; educated at Queen 's College, Cork ; Licentiat e of R oyal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and of t he Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. Dispensary Medical Officer for Car· rigaline and Medical Officer of H ealth; Surgeon to Irish Lights, the Royal Irish Const abulary, and t o the P ost Office; Surgeon and Agent Royal ~avy . Farms his own proper ty, and is a· breeder of thoro ughbreds, and oWns t he t horough­breds " Mustard " and " K antford 11." Recreation : hunting; member of t he Sou th Union Hunt ; has ridden and won point ­t o-point races . Nlarried , in 1902, J osephine. daugh ter of the lat e J ohn :'I1acdonald, of W ater Park , Carrigaline, and has issue one son , Vivian, born F ebruary 28th , 1905, and Iris, born July 2nd, 1907 .

Conner. - H EXRY DAN IEL CON:-.IER, IC C., M.A., J.P. , Manch H ouse, Ballineen, and 16, Fitzwilliam Placc, Dublin ; eldes t son of the la te Daniel Conner, J.p. , of Manch House, and his wife, P atience, daughter of H ehry Longfield, J.p ., of Waterloo, co. Cork ; born at Mancll H ouse, October 3rd , 1859; educated a t Stra tford-on-Avon, and Trinit y College, Dublin ; M.A. , Senior ExhibitlOner and Gold Medallis t. Barrist er-at -Law, 1882 ; Q.c., 1899 ; Justice of the P eace, co. Cork; Chancellor of the Diocese of Killaloe ; Bencher of King's Inn . Author of " The Fishery Laws of Ireland," 1892 (2nd edition , 1908). ' Recreatiolis : shooting, and fi shin g. Married , in 1881, Anne, daughter of R ev. Goodwin Purcell, of Cha rlesworth , and formerly of Glenanore, co. Cork, and h as issue two sons, D aniel Goodwin (R oyal Field Artillery), and H enry Longfield, and one daughter, Alice :Vl a ry . Clubs :

Mr. H. D. Conner, K.C., M.A., J.P. University , Dublin; and County, Cork.

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Conner.-CO LO NEL WILLIAM DANIEL CONi'\ER, Down­daniel, Innish annon, co. Cork; son of the late R. M. Conner, F ellow of Trinity Coll ege, Dublin ; born in 1854. Colonel late R oyal Engineers; entered Royal Milit ary Academy, Woolwich, in 1871, and the Corps of R oyal Engineers in 1873 ; retired 1904; served in India, Burmah, :'11 alt a, Cyprus, and Canada; Afghan war, 1879; A.D .C. to the Governor of Bengal, 1883-85; Instructor and P roff'sso r of F ortification , Royal 'Military Academy, Woolwich, 1889-99; Commanding Royal Engineers, Canada, 1901-04. Married, in 1909, Maye Arundell, second daughter of the Rev . Arundcll Lpakey, Vicar of Wendron, Cornwall, and has issue one son , Richard Arundell , born 1910. Clubs : Army and Navy, Pal] l\Iall, S.W., and County of Cork.

Conner. -- WILLIAM CONNEI<, Coo]een, Rushbrooke, co.

Cork; son of the late Capt ain Ri chard Conner, R.N., who

was second son of Daniel Conn er, of Ballybricken, Monkstown, and whose sister married Captain Fred Mai tland , of Lindores, Fifeshire, who commanded the " Bellerophon," and captured Kapoleon, r8r5 , and took him to Plymouth . Born :'Iiareh 25th , 1845 ; edu cated at the R oyal Kaval School, New Cross, Royal Co llege of Surgeons, Dublin and Edinburgh. Practised for m :ll1y years a ~ punsford, Devon , and Nl anningtree, Essex, returning to Ireland in 1890. :Married, June 6th, 1872, Ellen Laurence Dundas, daughter of 'William Colbourne, of co. Cork. Clubs: Royal Cork Yach t , and R oyal Munster Yacht.

Conron, - J AMES R ONAYNE CONRON, J .P., The Grange, Douglas, an es t ate of 140 acres, which h as b elonged to the fa mily, one of the oldest in the county, and related to the famous Sir Christopher Hatton, after whlim H atton Garden was named, for nearly four hundred years; son of the la t e Hutton R onayne Conron, J.P ., a well kno'v\'n sport sman and breeder of horses, who formerly own ed and hunted a pr ivate pack of hounds. Justice of the Peace for co. Cork ; formerly in terested in the breeding of horses, and many raised in his st ables were st eeplechasers of no mean order.

,R ecreation : hunting. Was formerly a member of the United, Duhallow, South Unron, and the Muskerry Hunts. Married, J anuary, 1895, Bridie, daughter of Surgeon-Colonel Moriarty, of St. Patrick's Hill, Cork, and has issue three sons, Hatton Edward, Edmund, and Thomas; and one daughter, Marguerite. Cluh : County .