Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an English-born Irish revolutionary, feminist and actress, best remembered for her turbulent rel

Was an English-born Irish revolutionary, feminist and actress, best remembered for her turbulent relationship with William Butler Yeats. Of Anglo-Irish stock and birth, she was won over to Irish nationalism by the plight of evicted people in the Land Wars. Active in Home Rule activities afterwards, she was widely admired for her courage and beauty.

Is an Irish film actress and singer.Born to Charles Stewart Parnell FitzSimons (a Catholic) and Marg

Is an Irish film actress and singer.Born to Charles Stewart Parnell FitzSimons (a Catholic) and Marguerita Lilburn (a Protestant) in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland not long before partition, the famously red-headed O'Hara has been noted for playing fiercely passionate heroines with a highly sensible attitude. She often worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne.

Was an Irish actress considered Ireland's first film star.O'Sullivan was born in Boyle, County Rosco

Was an Irish actress considered Ireland's first film star.O'Sullivan was born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, the daughter of Mary Lovatt (née Fraser) and Charles Joseph O'Sullivan, an officer in The Connaught Rangers who served in The Great War. She attended a convent school in Dublin, then the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton in London. One of her classmates there was Vivien Leigh. After attending finishing school in France, O'Sullivan returned to Dublin and began working with the poor.

Is a Papua New Guinean footballer who currently plays as a striker for NZFC side Waikato FC.

Is a Papua New Guinean footballer who currently plays as a striker for NZFC side Waikato FC.

Was an Irish stage, film and television actor.He began his career as a chorus boy at a silent moving

Was an Irish stage, film and television actor.He began his career as a chorus boy at a silent moving-picture house, coming on as part of the chorus line while the reels were being changed. After a few walk-ons, he decided to become a stage actor and, in 1930, joined the weekly rep in Northampton, where he took some forty roles a year. After subsequently gaining some experience in the West End, he toured in an early Terence Rattigan comedy, First Episode (1934), which transferred to New York. He then joined a classical repertory company in London, where he appeared in Shakespeare and Shaw.

Is a professional rugby union player. He plays provincial rugby for Connacht. He can play as a secon

Is a professional rugby union player. He plays provincial rugby for Connacht. He can play as a second row or flanker. McCarthy joined Connacht for the beginning of the 2003-04 season, where the highlight was reaching the European Challenge Cup semi final

Is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. As a jockey he rode Skymas to win the Queen Mother

Is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. As a jockey he rode Skymas to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 1976 and 1977 and Billycan to win the 1977 Irish Grand National, while his most notable successes as a trainer have come with Buck House

Is a former Irish rugby union player and the director of rugby at Connacht since 2003. He played pri

Is a former Irish rugby union player and the director of rugby at Connacht since 2003. He played primarily at scrum half and was capped 40 times for Ireland. He made his debut in 1984 against Australia and was a member of the 1985 Triple Crown team. His

Is an Irish pop singer, best known as a member of the boy band, Boyzone.Graham is the youngest of ei

Is an Irish pop singer, best known as a member of the boy band, Boyzone.Graham is the youngest of eight children, with six older sisters and one older brother. As a child, he attended St David’s CBS school in Artane. He started his life in the public eye at quite an early age; as a child he appeared in Irish television adverts for biscuits and as a young man played in an Irish band called 'Ivory'.

Is a Northern Irish professional golfer.He won the British Amateur Championship in 2001 and was a me

Is a Northern Irish professional golfer.He won the British Amateur Championship in 2001 and was a member of the victorious 2001 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team. As British Amateur Champion, he was invited to play in the U.S. Masters in 2002, where

Was an Irish Steeplechase trainer and founder of the Stoneybrook steeplechase in Southern Pines, Nor

Was an Irish Steeplechase trainer and founder of the Stoneybrook steeplechase in Southern Pines, North Carolina. He was born in Kildorrery, Co. Cork, Ireland on September 8, 1906 To Thomas and Regina Walsh, owners of the Walsh Corner House Pub in Kildorre

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, he played 93 tim

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, he played 93 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1970 and 1989, including fourteen first-class matches and nine List A matches. Halliday first played for Ireland in

Hughes' career began with Manchester City as a trainee. In August 1992, he moved to RC Strasbourg fo

Hughes' career began with Manchester City as a trainee. In August 1992, he moved to RC Strasbourg for a fee of £450,000. During his four years at Strasbourg, Hughes spent two successful years on loan to West Ham United.In July 1996, Hughes made the move t

A flat racing jockey. His father, Tommy Kinane was a leading National Hunt jockey who won the Champi

A flat racing jockey. His father, Tommy Kinane was a leading National Hunt jockey who won the Champion Hurdle on Monksfield. A prolific winner of the Irish, English and French Classic races over two decades, Kinane has ridden winners in the 2,000 Guineas

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland cricket tea

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against the MCC in September 1954.

Was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Inte

Was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently he was both Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-chief of the National Army. He was shot and killed in August 1922, during the Irish Civil War.

Is a former Ireland international rugby union player. In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British

Is a former Ireland international rugby union player. In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions and a the time played club rugby for Dolphin RFC. His uncle, Tom Kiernan, was also an Irish rugby union international.

Was a starting pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1901 through 1907, he played

Was a starting pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1901 through 1907, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1901-1904) and Cincinnati Reds (1907). O'Neill batted and threw right-handed. A native of Maam, Ireland, he played as Michael

Is a professional snooker player from the Republic of Ireland. He has not won a ranking event, comin

Is a professional snooker player from the Republic of Ireland. He has not won a ranking event, coming closest in the 2004 Grand Prix, where he reached the semi-finals after victories over Mark Williams among others.

Is a Northern Irish poet.Longley was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and subseq

Is a Northern Irish poet.Longley was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and subsequently read Classics at Trinity College, Dublin, where he edited Icarus. He holds honorary doctorates from Queen's University Belfast (1995) and Trinity College, Dublin (1999).

McGovern, whose sister is a defender for the Northern Ireland women's international team, joined Cel

McGovern, whose sister is a defender for the Northern Ireland women's international team, joined Celtic in 2004 and saw his first involvement with the first team squad as a substitute at the Camp Nou during Celtic's Champions League match against Barcelona.[1] Later that season, McGovern moved on loan to Stranraer,[2] where he made nineteen appearances and the following season, joined St. Johnstone on a one-month emergency loan,[3] playing once. He made his first-team debut for Celtic as a substitute in Henrik Larsson's farewell testimonial match.

Is an Irish expressionist painter who lives and works in Paris, but returns frequently to Ireland.Mi

Is an Irish expressionist painter who lives and works in Paris, but returns frequently to Ireland.Michael Mulcahy was educated at the Crawford Municipal School of Art in Cork and the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. He has travelled extensively, particularly in north and west Africa where he has lived and worked in the local community. The Douglas Hyde Gallery in Dublin held a major exhibition of his work in 1994.

Is chief executive of the low-cost airline Ryanair. He is one of Ireland's richest people, with an e

Is chief executive of the low-cost airline Ryanair. He is one of Ireland's richest people, with an estimated fortune of €636 million.Michael O'Leary, second eldest in a family of six, was born outside Mullingar, County Westmeath. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare. In 1979 he began a four-year Bachelor in Business Studies programme at Trinity College. He graduated in 1983 with a 2.1 grade (the press often wrongly claims that O'Leary dropped out of university).

Was an Irish botanist who specialized in seed plants and ferns, and spent most of his life, and all

Was an Irish botanist who specialized in seed plants and ferns, and spent most of his life, and all of his work, in India.Although he is known to have had an estate of 1,659 acres in County Longford, Ireland, at a young age he left for India in 1831 to jo

His parents were from County Sligo and County Carlow. As a child, he moved to Chicago - the city whi

His parents were from County Sligo and County Carlow. As a child, he moved to Chicago - the city which he considers his home town. He began dancing lessons at 11 and, in 1975, became the first non-European resident to win the All-Ireland World Championshi