Robert Warren

Robert Warren (1829–1915) was an Irish ornithologist who co-authored The Birds of Ireland.

Life Robert Warren was born in Cork on 22 March 1829. His parents were Robert and Matilda (nee Hopper) Warren. He a brother and two sisters. Both Warren's father and brother, Edward, were also interested in the study of birds. Warren's sister, Amy, went on to become marine biologist and conchologist. and they continued to correspond until Thompson's death in 1852. though Charles Bethune Moffat stated: "beside writing a number of articles, has contributed enough from his great store of personal observations on birds to considerably enrich the book."

Warren died at this Cork residence, Ardnaree, on 26 November 1915. The whale was stranded at Killala Bay on 21 March 1893. In Castleconnor a walkway is named after him.