Biography Leland Lyons was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1923, the son of Northern Bank official Stewart Lyons and Florence May, née Leland.https://www.dib.ie/biography/lyons-francis-stewart-leland-a4972 He was known as Le among his friends and family. The Lyons family were Irish Protestant, of Presbyterian and Church of Ireland background, descended from a cadet branch of the landed gentry Lyons family, formerly of Old Park, Belfast, After his birth, his family soon moved to Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. He was educated at Dover College in Kent and later attended The High School, Dublin. At Trinity College Dublin, he was elected a Scholar in Modern History and Political Science in 1943.
Biography Leland Lyons was born in Derry Northern Ireland in 1923 the son of Northern Bank official Stewart Lyons and Florence May née Lelandhttps//wwwdibie/biography/lyons-francis-stewart-leland-a4972 He was known as Le among his friends and family The Lyons family were Irish Protestant of Presbyterian and Church of Ireland background descended from a cadet branch of the landed gentry Lyons family formerly of Old Park Belfast After his birth his family soon moved to Boyle County Roscommon Ireland He was educated at Dover College in Kent and later attended The High School Dublin At Trinity College Dublin he was elected a Scholar in Modern History and Political Science in 1943