Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a retired snooker player from Northern Ireland. He was a commando during the Second World War. An

Is a retired snooker player from Northern Ireland. He was a commando during the Second World War. And also playing snooker with David Pearson formally known as "Crano" back in the hay day. His best performance was winning the 1955 News of the World Champi

Was an Irish cricketer and field hockey player. He was born and died in County Antrim.Bowden played

Was an Irish cricketer and field hockey player. He was born and died in County Antrim.Bowden played for Lisnagarvey Hockey Club and played for the Ireland national field hockey team on nineteen occasions.

Was an Irish artist.Yeats's early style was that of an illustrator and almost a cartoonist (he produ

Was an Irish artist.Yeats's early style was that of an illustrator and almost a cartoonist (he produced the first cartoon strip version of Sherlock Holmes in 1894); he only began to work regularly in oils in 1906.

Known as "The Gorgeous Gael" was at one time or another a contender for the British Boxing Champions

Known as "The Gorgeous Gael" was at one time or another a contender for the British Boxing Championship, a Hollywood actor and an accomplished tenor.There he quickly excelled at boxing and was famed for his strong hooks that won him the British Army Championship. A sensational record of 28 straight victories, 27 by knockout, brought him to the attention of promoter Dan Sullivan.

Is an Irish singer/songwriter and a native of Athy Co. Kildare. He became popular in Ireland in the

Is an Irish singer/songwriter and a native of Athy Co. Kildare. He became popular in Ireland in the late nineties with his 1999 album Metropolis Blue.

Is an amateur boxer from Papua New Guinea who won the Oceania Championships 2006, 2007 and 2008 at J

Is an amateur boxer from Papua New Guinea who won the Oceania Championships 2006, 2007 and 2008 at Junior Flyweight and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won his first fight, but then lost against eventual winner Ja

Was a Northern Irish football player. He graduated from Manchester United F.C.'s youth system and pl

Was a Northern Irish football player. He graduated from Manchester United F.C.'s youth system and played for the club on 117 occasions, before his career was cut short due to injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster. He was the younger brother of Dennis 'Danny' Blanchflower, the captain of the Tottenham Hotspur side which dominated English football in the early 1960s.

Is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as a member of Stiff Little Fingers.They were briefly n

Is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as a member of Stiff Little Fingers.They were briefly named The Fast, but as there was already a group of that name they changed it to Stiff Little Fingers, taken from the song of the same name that had appeared on Pure Mania, the 1977 album by The Vibrators.

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played 32 times for the Ireland cricket tea

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played 32 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1969 and 1977, including eight first-class matches against Scotland. Harrison made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in June 1969 in a first

Magilton was a midfield player who represented Northern Ireland 52 times. He played for Oxford Unite

Magilton was a midfield player who represented Northern Ireland 52 times. He played for Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Southampton before ending his playing career after seven-and-a-half years at Ipswich.Magilton served as an apprentice at Liverp

Was an Irish rugby union player who won nine caps for Ireland and four for the British Isles. During

Was an Irish rugby union player who won nine caps for Ireland and four for the British Isles. During his international career, Sealey represented Dublin University at club level.

Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring once. He was mainly a rig

Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring once. He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles. Nicholl started his career as a junior player at Manchester United. His senior career started in 1974. He helped the club win the 1977 FA Cup Final. In 1981, he left the club after scoring five goals and played for a variety of teams:

Is an Irish race walker from Ring, County Waterford.He has qualified to represent Ireland in the 50k

Is an Irish race walker from Ring, County Waterford.He has qualified to represent Ireland in the 50km Walk at three Olympic Games. Having finished 38th at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he was unable to compete at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens follo

Was an Irish painter.James Arthur O'Connor was born in Dublin – the son of an engraver and printer

Was an Irish painter.James Arthur O'Connor was born in Dublin – the son of an engraver and printer, William O'Connor.[1] O'Connor would become a distinguished landscape painter. He was self-taught, receiving just a few lessons from William Sadler. He travelled to London with Francis Danby and George Petrie, exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1822.

Was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowl

Was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, Ganly played 25 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1921 and 1937, including 14 first-class matches. Ganly made his debut for Ireland shortly af

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played just once for Ireland, a

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played just once for Ireland, a first-class match against Scotland in July 1938.

Was an Irish rugby player, tennis player, golfer and Olympic medallist. Parke was born in Clones, Co

Was an Irish rugby player, tennis player, golfer and Olympic medallist. Parke was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland. He played rugby with both Monkstown and Dublin University and between 1901 and 1908 played ten times for Leinster. Between 1903 and

Was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1912 through 1917 for the Philadel

Was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1912 through 1917 for the Philadelphia Athletics (1912–1913, 1914 [end] –1916 [start] ), New York Yankees (1914 [start] ) and Boston Red Sox (1916 [end] –1917). Walsh batted left-handed and

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler. He made his debut for Ir

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler. He made his debut for Ireland against a team known as "The Cataramans" in July 1929. He went on to play for them on 60 occasions, his last game coming against Scotland in July 19

Was an Irish poet.Mangan began submitting verses to various Dublin publications, the first being pub

Was an Irish poet.Mangan began submitting verses to various Dublin publications, the first being published in 1818. From 1820 onwards he adopted the middle name of "Clarence". In 1830 he began producing translations from German, a language he had taught h

Was an Irish international cricketer. Monteith was a right-handed batsman who bowled Slow left-arm o

Was an Irish international cricketer. Monteith was a right-handed batsman who bowled Slow left-arm orthodox. Monteith was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queens University Belfast. Monteith captained Ireland on 38 occasions, winni

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played two first

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played two first-class matches for the Ireland cricket team against Scotland in the 1920s, scoring a total of 55 runs in his four innings.

Is a Northern Ireland unionist politician who is currently a Member of the European Parliament.A mem

Is a Northern Ireland unionist politician who is currently a Member of the European Parliament.A member of Armagh council between 1977 and 1997, Nicholson was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party MP for Newry and Armagh in 1983 and, along with all other unionist MPs, resigned from the House of Commons in December 1985 as part of a wider protest against the Anglo-Irish Agreement of that year and to secure a renewed mandate from their electors.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Wales in June 1926.

He is a former member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and was elected as a member of the Euro

He is a former member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and was elected as a member of the European Parliament (succeeding Ian Paisley) in 2004. In the European Parliament