Annette Kirwan, first wife of Edward Carson, Baron Carson

Edward Carson, Baron Carson

Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson PC, PC , Kt, QC , often known as Sir Edward Carson or Lord Carson, was a barrister, judge and politician from Ireland...

, died 6 April 1913.

Kirwan from County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

, daughter of H. Persse Kirwan, a retired County Inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary. Kirwan was a descendant of William Ó Ciardhubháin

William Ó Ciardhubháin

William Ó Ciardhubháin, fl. 1488, was an Irish merchant and the founder of one of The Tribes of Galway.Ó Ciardhubháin is said to have been a native of Dunbally castle, near Dunmore, County Galway...

 and a member of The Tribes of Galway.

She had two sons and two daughters, namely:

The Hon. William Henry Lambert Carson, born 2 October 1880
The Hon. Aileen Carson, born 13 November 1881
The Hon. Gladys Isobel Carson, born 1885
The Hon. Walter Seymour Carson, born 1890

See also

• Joseph W. Kirwan
  Joseph W. Kirwan
  Rev. Dr. Joseph William Kirwan was an Irish clergyman and educationalist, who served as the first president of Queen's College Galway.Kirwan was born in Galway in 1796. He entered the National Seminary at St...
  
  
• Dominick Kirwin
  Dominick Kirwin
  Dominick Kirwin was an Irish Confederate, fl. 1642–1653?Kirwin was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, and led the raiding party that seized a ship anchored near Galway early in the morning of 19 March 1642. It was a British naval vessel under the command of a Captain Clarke, and had been sent...
  
  
• Sir John Kirwan
  Sir John Kirwan
  Sir John Kirwan, Irish Entrepreneur, founder of the Kirwans of Castle Hackett, County Galway. 1650-1721.-Background:Kirwan was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway. The family were of Gaelic origin, possibly of Conmhaícne descent. They settled in Galway around 1488 under William Ó Ciardhubháin...
  
  
• Richard Kirwan
  Richard Kirwan
  Richard Kirwan FRS was an Irish scientist. He is remembered today, if at all, for being one of the last supporters of the theory of phlogiston. Kirwan was active in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and geology...