Inventor

John Philip Holland, inventor and developer of the modern submarine, born in Co. Clare
John Philip Holland, inventor and developer of the modern submarine, born in Co. Clare John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann) (24 February 1841 – 12 August 1914) was an Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1 …