Patrick Dermot Kenny was born in Lismagansion, Aghamore in 1862. As a child he attended Doogarry National School. Like so many Irish before and after him, while still a teenager he went to work in England. Later on he began to further his education with help from (amongst others) Michael Davitt, the great Mayo born [...]

William John Francis Naughton, or Bill Naughton (Ballyhaunis, 12 June 1910 – Ballasalla, 9 January 1992) was a playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie. Born in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo,Ireland his family moved in 1914 to Bolton, Lancashire, England, where he attended Saint Peter and Paul’s School. Naughton worked as a weaver, coal-bagger [...]