| Jennifer Guinness | |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1937 |
| Birth Name: | Mary Jennifer Hollwey |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Death Place: | Ireland |
| Occupation: | Socialite |
| Known For: | Being kidnapped and held for ransom |
Mary Jennifer Guinness (née Hollwey; 22 August 1937 – 23 January 2016), was an English-born Irish socialite and member of the Guinness family.[1] She was a keen sailor and a member of Howth Yacht Club.
She was kidnapped for ransom in April 1986,[2] but rescued by the Garda Síochána from a home on Waterloo Road in south Dublin eight days later.[3]
At trial, brothers Michael and John Cunningham were convicted, along with Anthony Kelly, after being arrested at the house on Waterloo Road.[4] Brian McNicholl was also convicted, with the judge accepting that his role was mainly to provide a location for Guinness to be held.[5] Kelly died in 2005 from undisclosed causes; Michael Cunningham died in 2015, aged 65, after suffering a massive heart attack at his home in Ballyfermot.[4]
She married John Henry Guinness on 9 April 1959, and they had three children. Guinness and her family lived at Ceanchor House, Ceanchor Road, Baily, Howth, County Dublin.[1] [6] [7]
Her husband died aged 52 in a mountain-walking accident in Snowdonia.[6] Jennifer Guinness died on 23 January 2016, aged 78, following a long battle with cancer.[1]