Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an Irish sculptor who produces site-specific public art.He has a number of very visible works in

Is an Irish sculptor who produces site-specific public art.He has a number of very visible works in Ireland, including the large sweeping wood sculpture in front of the Dublin Civic Offices. Wood Quay, where the civic offices stand, was the centre of Viking Dublin and the sculpture evokes the form, and the powerful grace, of a Viking ship. It also reflects vertically the horizontal sweep of the nearby Liffey as it enters its bay.

Was an Irish composer, best known today for his opera The Bohemian Girl.

Was an Irish composer, best known today for his opera The Bohemian Girl.

Is an Irish road bowler.Barry is famous for lofting a 28oz. bowl over the Chetwynd Viaduct on St.Pat

Is an Irish road bowler.Barry is famous for lofting a 28oz. bowl over the Chetwynd Viaduct on St.Patrick's Day 1955. He later lived almost under the shadow of the Viaduct.

Is an Irish National Hunt jockey who rode mainly in Great Britain. He has ridden the winners of the

Is an Irish National Hunt jockey who rode mainly in Great Britain. He has ridden the winners of the Grand National, on Rough Quest in 1996, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup on See More Business in 1999. He was the stable jockey for Nicky Henderson and was lead

Is a professional singer-songwriter from Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland. He was chosen to represen

Is a professional singer-songwriter from Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland. He was chosen to represent Ireland in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest with "We've Got the World" (written by Martin Brannigan and Keith Molly). He won this through telephone votes by viewers of the Radio Telifís Éireann reality show, "You're A Star", which set records for Irish TV ratings over the period of November 2002 to March 2003.

Is an Irish slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics,

Is an Irish slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the C-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.

Is an Irish hurling manager and former player, currently embarking on his second season as manager o

Is an Irish hurling manager and former player, currently embarking on his second season as manager of the Clare senior inter-county team. He played hurling with his local club Scariff from the 1960s until the 1980s. McNamara is also a publican and night c

Is a singer and was one of the four original members of the British pop group, Bucks Fizz. Mike was

Is a singer and was one of the four original members of the British pop group, Bucks Fizz. Mike was born in Dublin in Ireland, but raised in the UK, where he still resides.It was in 1976 that he successfully auditioned for his first serious band. This group went under the name Brooks and were put together by Freya Miller, who went onto manage Shakin' Stevens.

Is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays prop for Irish club Leinster and the Ireland national r

Is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays prop for Irish club Leinster and the Ireland national rugby team. On 23 May 2009, he made his debut for Ireland against Canada in Vancouver, coming on as a replacement in a 25–6 win. He made his first start in

Was an Irish painter.Butler's work often reflects the birds and animals native to the country surrou

Was an Irish painter.Butler's work often reflects the birds and animals native to the country surrounding her Kilmurry home. She first studied under Paul Jacob Naftel of London, crediting him for her understanding of watercolour. She traveled to Brussels and Paris in the early 1880s, studying alongside contemporaries such as Walter Osborne and Sir John Lavery. In France she was associated with the Newlyn School where she studied under Norman Garstin.

Is a Bissau-Guinean football midfielder, who plays for Doxa Katokopia in the Cypriot First Division.

Is a Bissau-Guinean football midfielder, who plays for Doxa Katokopia in the Cypriot First Division. Malá also capped for the national team.

Is an Irish singer-songwriter. "Mundy" is a nickname given to Enright, as it not only refers to his

Is an Irish singer-songwriter. "Mundy" is a nickname given to Enright, as it not only refers to his name Edmund, but it is how he pronounces the word "Monday". He released his debut album Jellylegs in 1996 on the Epic Records label. The album included the song "To You I Bestow", which was featured on the bestselling soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation Romeo + Juliet.

Was an English-born Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he pla

Was an English-born Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match, for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in July 1925.