Alexander Earls Dowds : Short Biography

Alexander Earls Dowds was born on Nov.1, 1868, in Richhill, County Armagh. He won a scholarship to study at Trinity College, Dublin. Later he taught mathematics in St. Andrew's College, Dublin and was a Professor of Mathematics and a tutor at Trinity. Alexander married Ann Nunan, a Roman Catholic from Limerick, where her family had a bakery. They lived at 37 Belmont Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin. They had four sons and three daughters. Their sons were good swimmers and represented Ireland in swimming, water polo & rugby