Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun

Arthur Guinness, born in Raheny in 1840, transformed private wealth into public life when he handed St Stephen's Green to Dublin. He sat in parliament, sponsored Irish trade, and absorbed a death threat without calling police, acting like a man who believed the union should serve ordinary people rather than punish them. His generosity still shapes the city centre, proving that one decisive gift can outlast every argument about who owns the sky.