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 and has issue living two daus. Res.: Northland House, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. Clubs: Carlton, London; R. Y. Squadron, Cowes; Ulster Club, Belfast.

RAPHOE, Bishop of, Most Rev. Patrick O'Donnell, D.D., appointed by His Holiness Leo XIII., 1888; cons. 3rd April, 1888; studied in Catholic University of Ireland, 1873-75; in Maynooth College, 1875-80; Professor of Theology, 1880; Prefect of the Dunboyne Establishment and Librarian, 1884; appointed on 14th Feb., 1922, by His Holiness Pius XI. Archbishop of Attalia, and Coadjutor to the Archbishop of Armagh (for the present is Apostolic Administrator of Raphoe). Res.: Letterkenny.

RATHCREEDAN, Baron (Unit. Kgd., 1916), Cecil William Norton, 1st Baron. Educ. at Trinity College, Dublin, of which foundation he is a double prizeman, and at the R.M.C., Sandhurst; served in the 5th Royal Irish Lancers; passed the Sandhurst Staff College; was Brigade Major of Cavalry at Aldershot, and is now retired; Assist. Postmaster-General, 1910-15; Junior Lord of the Treasury, 1905-10; M.P. for Newington. West, 1892-1916; son of late Rev. W. Norton, M.A.; m. Cecilia (d. 1898), dau. of J. Kennedy: 2nd, 1903, Marguerite, dau. of late Sir Charles Huntingdon, Bart., M.P., and has issue two sons and two daus. Res.: Bellehatch Park, Henley-on-Thames. Clubs: Reform, National Liberal, and Huntingham.

RATHDONNELL, Baron (Irld., 1868), Thomas Kane McClintock-Bunbury, 2nd Baron; elected a Representative Peer of Ireland in room of Lord Dunsany, dec., 1889; Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum, Co. Carlow, vice the Right Hon. A. M. Kavanagh, dec, 1890; Hon. Col. 6th Batt. Royal Irish Rifles; late Lieut. Scots Greys; D.L. Co. Louth; High Sheriff. Co. Carlow, 1876; eldest son of Captain William Bunbury McClintock, R.N., M.P., Co. Carlow, 1846-59, who assumed the name and arms of Bunbury, in addition to those of McClintock in 1846, and Pauline Caroline Diana Mary (d. 1876), dau. of Sir James Matthew Stronge, 2nd Bart; b. 29th Nov., 1848; s. his uncle, John, 1st Baron, 17th May, 1879; m. 26th Feb., 1874. Katharine Anne, dau. of the Right Hon. Henry Bruen, P.C, of Oak Park, Co. Carlow; Issue surviving, one son and three daus. Res.: Lisnavaeh, Ratlivilly, Co. Carlow. Kildare Street Club, Dublin; Carlton, Cavalry, and Naval and Military Clubs, London, S.W.

REA, Thomas, Inspector of Secondary Schools under the Northern Ministry of Education from 1922. Educ.: Dungannon Royal School, Queen's College, Belfast, Queen's College, Galway, St. John's College, Cambridge, and Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin; B.A. (R.U.I.) with First Honours, 1899; M.A. (R.U.I.) with First Honours, 1900; Junior Fellow, R.U.I., 1901-1905; B.A. (Cambridge) for Research, 1903; M.A. (Cambridge), 1908. Lecturer in German and Teutonic Philology in the University College of North Wales, Bangor, 1904-1909. Inspector under the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland, 1909-1922. Pubns.: Schiller's Dramas and Poems in England, London, 1906. Recn.: golfing; m. 1910, Dora, youngest dau. of T. Grace, C.E., of Dublin, and hag issue two sons. Res.: Kilbirnie, Marlboro' Park, Belfast.

REA, William J., Actor. Educ. in Belfast; was formerly apprenticed to a firm of solicitors; made his first appearance on the stage at the Prince's Theatre, Llandudno, 22nd May, 1907, as De Brizac in "The New Boy," and made his first appearance in London at the New Theatre, 28th Nov., 1907, as Mr. Stubber in the same play; during 1908 toured in "The Fortunes of Fan"; toured in the provinces for some years in melodrama, under the management of Henry Chattell, Walter Howard, etc., appeared in variety theatres for ten months, in various sketches; also played "stock" seasons at Brighton, Devonport, and Northampton, and two-and-a-half years with the Percy-Graeme Repertory Company; joined the company of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and during 1915-20, played over sixty different parts; chief among which may be mentioned Sir Paddy Cullen in "The Doctor's Dilemma," Gaffer Pearce in "Nan," Petruchio in "The Taming of the Shrew',, Malvolio in "Twelfth Night," Dr. Caius in "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Sir Epicure Mammon in "The Alchemist," The Prior in "The Cloister," and Abraham Lincoln in the play of that name; played the part for the first time at the Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, 12th October, 1918; the play was produced at the Lyric, Hammersmith, on 19th Feb., 1919, and ran without a break until 21st Feb., 1920: Feb., 1920 appeared as John Ferguson in the play of that name, and April, 1920, as the Duke and Frederick in "As You Like It": also appeared at the same theatre, Nov., 1919, as Bosola in "The Duchess of Malfi," with the Phœnix Society; during 1920-1 toured the provinces in "Abraham Lincoln"; son of Alexander Rea, and Marianna, dau. of Ward, of Belfast; b. 1884; m. Annie Edwards Byrne, Res.: 8 Delamere Street, Paddington, London, W.2.

REDMOND, Gabriel O'Connell, M.R.C.P.I., etc., of Ireland; b. 1850; Educ. at St. Cuthbert's College, Eshaw, Durham. In Medical practice for 41 years at Cappoquin, Co. Waterford; eldest son of Captain Henry Edward Redmond; formerly 2nd Queen's and 54th Regts., and R.M. at Tuam, Dungarvan and Queenstown, by Mary O'Connell, dau. of Christ-