Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was an Irish rugby union prop. Walker played club rugby for Instonians and played international rugb

Was an Irish rugby union prop. Walker played club rugby for Instonians and played international rugby for Ireland and was captain of the British Isles team in their 1938 tour of South Africa. He won his first international cap when he was selected for the

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 36

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 36 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1992 and 1997, including two first-class matches, both of which were against Scotland, and ten List A matches. H

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler and has played a single One Day International f

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler and has played a single One Day International for Ireland. Andrew Britton has represented Ireland's under-15 and under-19 teams. As of August 2009, Britton had played six Youth One Day Internationals, a

Is a former Guinea-Bissauan professional footballer. Having played mostly for S.L. Benfica, in the l

Is a former Guinea-Bissauan professional footballer. Having played mostly for S.L. Benfica, in the late 1980s and early 90's, he operated mainly as a central defender. he returned one season to Benfica, but was released at its closure - Vitória de Guimarã

Irish writer, dramatist and poet.

Irish writer, dramatist and poet.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler, he played twice f

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team against the MCC in 1934. He made his debut in a two-day match in Strabane in July, scoring 103 opening the batting in the first

Was an Irish painter.McCloy studied at Belfast's School of Design while serving an apprenticeship in

Was an Irish painter.McCloy studied at Belfast's School of Design while serving an apprenticeship in engraving. He then spent a year at the Central School, Somerset House, London before being appointed Master of the Waterford School of Art.

A professional football player, currently playing for Derry City F.C. in the FAI League of Ireland.

A professional football player, currently playing for Derry City F.C. in the FAI League of Ireland. Morrow, who was raised in Limavady, began his career at Ipswich Town, but was released in 2004. He was one of a number of former Ipswich youngsters, including Chris Hogg and Antonio Murray, who were signed by former Ipswich coach Tony Mowbray for Hibernian while Mowbray was Hibs manager.[1] Morrow only started eight matches in his first season with Hibs, but proved to be useful as a substitute,

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played 36

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played 36 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1951 and 1966 including twenty first-class matches. He is notable for being the last bowler to dismiss Sir Len

An Academy Award-, BAFTA-, and Golden Globe-nominated, Irish-American actress. She is the eleventh y

An Academy Award-, BAFTA-, and Golden Globe-nominated, Irish-American actress. She is the eleventh youngest person to be nominated for an Academy Award and the seventh youngest to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress.Ronan got her start on multiple episodes of two Irish television series, The Clinic (as Rhiannon Geraghty) and Proof (as Orla Boland, a role that she took over from Emma Bolger, who played Orla in the first season), from 2003-2005. Her first major motion picture appearance to be filmed was in the movie Death Defying Acts, although its release has been delayed until 2008. She appears in starring roles in the films Atonement, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the 80th Academy Awards, and The Lovely Bones. She recently signed on at CAA.[4]

An Irish actress who became famous in 2002 when she starred in In America with her sister Emma Bolge

An Irish actress who became famous in 2002 when she starred in In America with her sister Emma Bolger. She recently starred in the film adaptation of the children's novel The Spiderwick Chronicles with Freddie Highmore.Bolger was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Monica and Derek Bolger, who is a butcher.[2] She has a younger sister, actress Emma Bolger. As a youth Sarah attended The Young People's Theatre School in Dublin. Currently Sarah attends Loreto High School, Beaufort in Rathfarnham.

Was an Irish artist. She was born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) in County Dublin. She studied at

Was an Irish artist. She was born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) in County Dublin. She studied at the Dublin School of Art and then in Paris at the Académie Julian and worked mostly as a portraitist. Through her talent and energy, and owing to her friendship with the Gore-Booths, she was very successful in obtaining commissions, famously commenting

Is a professional boxer from Lisburn, Northern Ireland who fights in heavyweight division. Belshaw t

Is a professional boxer from Lisburn, Northern Ireland who fights in heavyweight division. Belshaw turned professional in October 2006 in Belfast, Northern Ireland on an undercard of bill that included James Gorman and Martin Rogan. In his debut Belshaw d

Was an Irish road bicycle racer. Shay Elliott was the first Irish cyclist to make a mark as a profes

Was an Irish road bicycle racer. Shay Elliott was the first Irish cyclist to make a mark as a professional rider in continental Europe. He won stages in all the Grand Tours and was 2nd (to Stablinski) in the 1962 World Road Championship at Salò in Italy.

Is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995. He curr

Is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995. He currently lives in Dublin.Seamus Heaney was born into a family of nine children at the family farmhouse called Mossbawn, between Castledawson and Toomebridge i

Irish poet, writer and lecturer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995

Irish poet, writer and lecturer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995

An Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Dundee United in the Scotti

An Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.Dillon was a youth player with Aston Villa but moved back to Ireland in 2002 with Longford Town, where he won two FAI Cups and a Football League of Ireland Cup during his four years at Flancare Park. In 2006, he moved to Shelbourne and helped them to their thirteenth league championship win, also scoring the only goal of the game in Shel's Intertoto Cup win in Lithuania over FK Vetra. In January 2007, Dillon moved to Scottish side Dundee United for an undisclosed fee.[1]

Is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor, noted for his dark, acerbic sense of humour.He mark

Is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor, noted for his dark, acerbic sense of humour.He marked his 30th birthday with the Sean Hughes Is Thirty Somehow tour, which was also broadcast on Channel 4, in 1995. Hughes returned to stand-up, touring the

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 14 times for the Ireland

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 14 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1896 and 1921,including seven first-class matches.Sep Lambert made his debut for Ireland against I Zingari in August 1896. Never a r

Is an Irish professional golfer.He attended Athlone Institute of Technology as a scholarship student

Is an Irish professional golfer.He attended Athlone Institute of Technology as a scholarship student on the Higher Certificate in Sport and Recreation. He was the 2007 Irish Amateur Close Champion, defeating Niall Turner 4 & 3 in the final.

Is an Irish pop star and boy band vocalist of Boyzone fame.Lynch participates in pantomimes, and sta

Is an Irish pop star and boy band vocalist of Boyzone fame.Lynch participates in pantomimes, and starred in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs during the 2004 and 2005 Christmas seasons. In 2006, he starred in Cinderella at the tameside hippodrome as Prince Charming alongside Sue Jenkins as the evil stepmother Baroness.

County Meath is a rugby union player who plays wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland. He is 6'4"/1

County Meath is a rugby union player who plays wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland. He is 6'4"/1.93 m tall. While he was young he played for Boyne RFC. He also played Gaelic football at Minor (U18) level with Meath.Horgan joined the Lansdowne Club in Dublin on leaving school (St. Mary's Dio., Drogheda) in 1997, making his debut for Leinster in 1998. To date has played for the province 52 times in the Heineken Cup scoring 18 tries and a drop goal for a combined total of 93 points. He is currently part of a Leinster backline which includes the likes of Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Felipe Contepomi, Girvan Dempsey and Luke Fitzgerald.

He made his senior debut for Dublin on the 04 June 1999.[1] He also plays hurling and has represente

He made his senior debut for Dublin on the 04 June 1999.[1] He also plays hurling and has represented Dublin at all levels up to senior. He made the decision to concentrate solely on Gaelic football in 2004, which dealt a blow to the then hurling manager Humphrey Kelleher.[2] This was a turn around from his original decision in 2001, to only concentrate on football just for that year.[1] Shane is a graduate of Business Studies (2001) in Dublin City University and is a teacher by profession.

Is the lead singer of the Irish pop band Westlife. Filan is one of the four (formerly five) original

Is the lead singer of the Irish pop band Westlife. Filan is one of the four (formerly five) original Westlife members, along with other current members Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Nicky Byrne.Before Westlife, Egan and Feehily were with Filan in a band known as I.O.U. with other Sligonians Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron and Michael "Miggles" Garrett. In 1997, he attended an audition for a new Irish boyband, where he was spotted by Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, and Walsh approached him to join his new venture, Westlife. The three Sligonans joined the band along with Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden.Filan, along with Mark Feehily, is the main lead singer (first voice) in Westlife. Their first album was released in November, 1999, titled Westlife. With Westlife, Filan has had 14 UK number ones and six number one albums in the UK, and sold 40 million records worldwide.