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Charles Henry Gubbins was born at Woodstown, Lisnagry, county Limerick on 16 August 1859 as the fourth son of provision merchant and justice of the peace William Gough Gubbins (1820-1902) and his first wife Mary née Russell (d. 1874). The family later moved to Castle Troy, county Limerick and subsequently lived at Castleconnell, county Limerick. Charles was educated at St John’s College, Newport, county Limerick and Abbey School, county Tipperary, and followed his father into the merchant trade, working for the food company Messrs W. J. Shaw and Sons in Limerick.

In his free time, Charles Henry Gubbins was a keen cyclist and athlete. Between 1881 and 1887, he served as honorary secretary to the Limerick Amateur Athletic and Bicycle Club. He was a popular figure in social circles with a cheerful disposition and a good sense of humour. He possessed a good singing voice, played the cornet with notable skill and was an enthusiastic amateur thespian, appearing regularly both in concerts and plays.

In 1889, Charles moved to Cork to manage the firm’s branch in that city. It was probably here that he met his future wife, Martha Banyer Trew, whom he married in Cheddar, England on 2 February 1898. In 1900, Charles was promoted to the charge of W. J. Shaw & Sons’ head office in Manchester, in which city he remained for the rest of his life. He died in Manchester on 31 December 1932.

Frances Smith was born on 3 April 1858 in Lockport, New York to John Marston Smith and Elizabeth née Reilly. She graduated from Bay View Institute in 1876 and from the Woman's Law Class at New York University. She married as her first husband Jay Humphreys, who died in 1883 and left her a widow with two children. Her second husband Was Thomas St. John Gaffney, whom she married on 17 August 1894 in Summit, New Jersey. In 1899, she was elected president of the National Council of Women, in which capacity she served until 1902. She died in Summit, New Jersey on 23 February 1945.

Joseph Gaffney was born in June 1868 in Limerick to Thomas Gaffney and Agnes Mary née Clune. He was elected a city councillor in the Limerick municipal elections in 1895 and served as High Sheriff of Limerick city during the year 896. He died suddenly on 20 October 1897, having taken ill on board the steamer Arranmore while returning to Limerick from Glasgow.

English architect and builder who made his career in Limerick city.

Judith McGilligan was born on 22 August 1941 in Dublin. She began her career as a ballerina, attending the National Ballet School and eventually working for Leonide Massine's European Ballet. She later danced with Janine Charrat's company, Ballet de France. Having sustained a knee injury, she turned to acting and is known for her roles in Ryan's Hope (1975), The Edge of Night (1956) and Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966).

Spanish military officer on the Nationalist side during the Spanish Civil War.

Irish novelist and poet regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. His best-known works include Dubliners (1914), A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916), Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939).

Irish playwright, some of whose best-known plays include Juno and the Paycock (1924) and The Plough and the Stars (1926).