List of Limerick people

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This is a list of notable people who are from Limerick city or county, Ireland, or have strong associations with either.

Arts[]

Malachy McCourt
Catherine Hayes, soprano
  • G. E. M. Anscombe, English philosopher and theologian, born in Limerick
  • Kevin Barry, author, born in Limerick in 1969
  • Tomás de Bhaldraithe (1916–1996), Irish language scholar and lexicographer
  • David Noel Bourke, screenwriter and film director
  • Máire Bradshaw, poet and publisher
  • Vincent Browne, journalist and broadcaster
  • Mairead Buicke, opera singer
  • Jimmy Carr, comedian and writer
  • Denise Chaila, rapper
  • David Chambers, aka Blindboy Boatclub, satirist, musician, podcaster, author, and TV presenter
  • Tony Clarkin, actor of stage, television, radio, film; voice-over artist
  • Michael Curtin, author
  • Cliodhna Cussen, sculptor
  • Lawrence Doheny, writer, producer, director of Six Million Dollar Man and Magnum PI
  • Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin, President of the Irish Georgian Society
  • David Gleeson, writer and director of the feature films Cowboys & Angels and The Front Line
  • Richard Graves, theological scholar and author
  • Gerald Griffin (1803–1840), novelist, poet and playwright
  • Richard Harris, actor
  • Catherine Hayes, soprano
  • Mike Hogan, member of pop band The Cranberries
  • Noel Hogan, member of pop band The Cranberries
  • Celia Holman Lee, model agent and TV presenter
  • Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin, electronic musician
  • Charles Johnstone, novelist
  • Patrick Weston Joyce, historian, music-collector, onomastician, and lexicographer
  • Robert Dwyer Joyce, poet, song-writer, Fenian, and physician
  • Sean Keating, painter
  • Jon Kenny, member of D'unbelievables comedy duo; regular member of the Father Ted series
  • Emma Langford, folk singer-songwriter
  • Fergal Lawler, member of pop band The Cranberries
  • Gearóid Mac Eoin, academic whose studies have focused on aspects of Irish language, literature and history
  • Ciaran MacMathuna, broadcaster and musicologist
  • Alphie McCourt, author of A Long Stones Throw, Heartscald (The Soulswimmer, US title)
  • Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, 'Tis and Teacher Man
  • Malachy McCourt, actor and writer
  • Conor McNamara, sports commentator
  • Tyron Montgomery, Oscar-winning film director
  • Leanne Moore, singer and TV presenter
  • Ruth Negga, film and TV actress
  • Kate O'Brien, author
  • Emma O'Driscoll, member of pop band Six; television presenter
  • Críostóir Ó Floinn, poet and playwright
  • Daragh O'Malley, leading stage and TV actor, star of ITV's Sharpe TV series.
  • Dolores O'Riordan, member of pop band The Cranberries
  • Matthew Potter, author
  • Arthur Quinlan, local journalist formerly based at Shannon Airport for the Irish Times
  • Liam Redmond, stage, TV and film actor, active from the 1940s to the 1970s
  • The Rubberbandits, comedy hip-hop duo
  • Darren Shan, internationally published children's author
  • Sharon Slater, author
  • Constance Smith, Hollywood actress of the 1950s
  • Bill Whelan, Grammy Award-winning composer of Riverdance and many other works
  • Terry Wogan, presenter on BBC radio and television

Business[]

Sir Thomas Cleeve

Science[]

  • Laurence Cussen, East India Company surveyor who triangulated the Auckland Province (1876), photographed Māori (1884) and published research in the colony of New Zealand.[1]
  • John Philip Holland, invented the submarine (1881).
  • Lady Mary Heath, pioneering aviator who flew from Cape Town to London (1928) and set records for altitude in a light aircraft (1927). The first female to complete a mechanic qualification in the US, parachute from an aeroplane (1927) and have a commercial pilot licence in Britain (1927)
  • Sylvester O'Halloran, invented cataract surgery (1750)
  • Michael O'Shaughnessy, designed the San Francisco streetcar system (1927), the O'Shaughnessy Dam (1923) and the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct (1923).
  • William Brooke O'Shaughnessy, early anaesthetist who introduced the therapeutic use of cannabis to Western medicine (1838), pioneered intravenous fluid therapy to treat cholera (1831) and established a telegraph system in India (1852).

Politics[]

Michael D. Higgins

Sport[]

Steve Finnan
Paul O'Connell
  • Tim Ahearne, athlete; Olympic gold medallist with Great Britain and Ireland – triple jump (1908)
  • Tom Aherne, soccer player; Limerick FC; Luton Town FC; Republic of Ireland (16 Caps)
  • Richie Bennis, hurler; Patrickswell; Limerick; 1 GAA All Stars Awards; 1 All-Ireland – 1973
  • Ciarán Carey, hurler; Patrickswell; Limerick; 3 GAA All Stars Awards;
  • Peter Clohessy, rugby player; Young Munster; Munster; Ireland (54 Caps)
  • Eamonn Cregan, hurler; Claughan; Limerick; 3 GAA All Stars Awards; 1 All-Ireland – 1973
  • Tim Cuneen, soccer player; Limerick FC; Coleraine FC; Republic of Ireland (1 Cap)
  • Sean Cusack, soccer player; Limerick FC; Republic of Ireland (1 Cap)
  • Keith Earls, rugby player; Young Munster; Munster; Ireland (65 Caps); British and Irish Lions
  • Leonard Enright, hurler; Patrickswell; Limerick; 3 GAA All Stars Awards
  • Connie Finnan, darts player; Garryowen; World Grand Prix Last 16: 2013
  • Steve Finnan, soccer player; Liverpool F.C.; Republic of Ireland (50 Caps)
  • Al Finucane, soccer player; Limerick FC; Waterford United FC; Republic of Ireland (11 Caps)
  • Kevin Fitzpatrick, soccer player; Limerick FC; Republic of Ireland (1 Cap)
  • John Flanagan, athlete; 3 time Olympic gold medallist with the US in the hammer throw (1900, 1904, 1908)
  • Jerry Flannery, rugby player; Shannon RFC; Munster; Ireland (21 Caps)
  • Anthony Foley, rugby player; Shannon RFC; Munster Rugby; Ireland (62 Caps); European Rugby Cup winning captain – Munster, 2006
  • Mark Foley, hurler; Adare; Limerick; 2 GAA All-Stars Awards
  • Seán Foley, hurler; Patrickswell; Limerick; 1 All-Ireland – 1973; 1 GAA All Stars Awards
  • Johnny Gavin, soccer player; Limerick FC; Norwich City FC; Tottenham Hotspur FC; Watford FC; Crystal Palace FC; Republic of Ireland (7 Caps)
  • Tommy Gaynor, soccer player; Limerick FC; Shamrock Rovers FC; Dundalk; Nottingham Forest; Millwall; Cork City; Bohemians; Athlone Town; Kilkenny City; PFAI Player of the Year 1984/85
  • Don Givens, soccer player; Irish international 1969–81
  • Eamonn Grimes, hurler; South Liberties; Limerick; 2 GAA All Stars Awards; All-Ireland winning captain 1973; Texaco Hurler of the Year, 1973
  • Pat Hartigan, hurler; South Liberties; Limerick; 1 All-Ireland – 1973; 5 GAA All Stars Awards
  • John Hayes, rugby player; Bruff RFC; Shannon RFC; Munster; Ireland (84 Caps)
  • Willie Hayes, soccer player; Limerick FC; Torquay United FC; Wrexham FC; Republic of Ireland (1 Cap)
  • Marcus Horan, rugby player; Shannon RFC; Munster; Ireland (56 Caps)
  • Mike Houlihan, hurler; Kilmallock; Limerick; 2 GAA All-Stars Awards
  • Des Kennedy, soccer player; Limerick FC; Galway United FC
  • Gary Kirby, hurler; Patrickswell; Limerick; 4 GAA All Stars Awards
  • Con Leahy, athlete, Olympic Medallist with Great Britain & Ireland – high jump silver (1908)
  • Patrick Leahy, athlete, Olympic Medallist with Great Britain & Ireland – high jump silver (1900), long jump bronze (1904)
  • Andy Lee, boxer; St. Francis' Boxing Club; European Amateur Boxing Championships – bronze (2002), silver (2004), WBO Middleweight Champion
  • Becky Lynch, professional wrestler; currently signed under WWE in the Raw brand
  • Sam Lynch, rower; St. Michael's Rowing Club; Ireland; World Champion Single Sculler 2000 & 2001
  • John Mackey, hurler; Ahane; Limerick; 3 All-Irelands – 1934, 1936 and 1940
  • Mick Mackey, hurler; Ahane; Limerick; 3 All-Irelands – 1934, 1936 and 1940; GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium
  • Ger McDonnell, mountaineer; first Irishman to summit K-2
  • Joe McKenna, hurler; South Liberties; Limerick; 1 All-Ireland – 1973; 6 GAA All Stars Awards
  • Conor Murray, rugby player; Munster; Ireland; British and Irish Lions
  • Conor Niland, tennis player; international professional tennis player
  • Jim O'Brien, hurler; Bruree; Limerick; 1 All-Ireland – 1973; 1 GAA All Stars Award
  • Paul O'Connell, rugby player; Young Munster; Munster; Ireland (52 Caps); British and Irish Lions; European Rugby Cup winning captain – Munster, 2008
  • William O'Connor, darts player; Cappamore; World Grand Prix Last 32: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
  • Liam O'Donoghue, hurler; Mungret; Limerick; 1 All-Ireland – 1973; 1 GAA All Stars Award
  • Frank O'Mara, athlete; World Indoor 3000m champion
  • Jackie Power, hurler; Ahane; Limerick; 2 All-Irelands – 1936 and 1940; All-Ireland winning manager 1973
  • Joe Quaid, hurler; Murroe-Boher; Limerick; 2 GAA All-Star Awards
  • Tommy Quaid, hurler; Feohanagh; Limerick; 1 GAA All Stars Awards
  • Patrick Ryan, athlete, Olympic gold medallist with the US in the hammer throw (1920)
  • Paddy Waldron, first-class cricketer
  • David Wallace, rugby player; Garryowen; Munster; Ireland (46 Caps); British and Irish Lions
  • Paul Wallace, rugby player; Garryowen; Saracens; Munster; Ireland (45 Caps); British and Irish Lions
  • Richard Wallace, rugby player; Garryowen; Munster; Ireland (29 Caps); British and Irish Lions
  • Johnny Walsh, soccer player; Limerick FC; Republic of Ireland (1 Cap)

Military[]

  • Walter Burke purser on HMS Victory, held Lord Nelson when he died (1736–1815)
  • Nathaniel Burslem, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Cornelius Colbert, Irish rebel and pioneer of Fianna Éireann
  • Michael Colivet, Irish rebel, Commandant of 1916 Rising in Limerick and first TD for Limerick in Dáil Éireann
  • Edward Daly, Commandant of 1916 Rising – Four Courts
  • John Danaher, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Tiede Herrema, Dutch businessman based in Limerick, abducted by the IRA in 1973
  • Peter Lacy, Russian Field Marshal
  • Sir Thomas Myles, surgeon, sailor, Home Ruler and gun-runner (1857–1937)
  • Michael O'Rourke, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Seán South, IRA volunteer killed on active service in 1957

Historical[]

  • Kathleen Clarke (1878-1972), First Lady Mayoress of Dublin, widow of Tom Clarke [1878–1972]
  • Margaretta Eagar (1863-1936), governess to the last Russian Royal Family
  • Mary Jane Kelly (c. 1863-1888), Jack the Ripper victim
  • Rosina Bulwer Lytton (1802-1882), author
  • William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly (1812–1894), statesman and reformer
  • John T. Mullock (1807-1869), Roman Catholic bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland (1850–1869)
  • Mary O'Connell (1814-1897), nurse during the American Civil War.

Religion[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Laurence Cussen". Teara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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