Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an Irish poet.Born at Blackhall, County Kildare, he was the youngest son of Thomas (or Theobald)

Was an Irish poet.Born at Blackhall, County Kildare, he was the youngest son of Thomas (or Theobald) Wolfe of Blackhall, (of the Wolfe family of Forenaughts, Co. Kildare), by his wife Frances, daughter of The Rev. Peter Lombard. Wolfe was educated in Engl

Was an Irish painter of genre and historical subjects.Nicholls studied art at the Royal Dublin Socie

Was an Irish painter of genre and historical subjects.Nicholls studied art at the Royal Dublin Society's Schools and the Royal Hibernian Academy. He left Ireland for London in 1864, but continued to exhibit in Dublin for the rest of his life.

A member of his local St. Mary's boxing club, and won the junior championships at provincial level.

A member of his local St. Mary's boxing club, and won the junior championships at provincial level. After winning the senior title in Ulster in 1969 Nash then won the Irish National Senior Title in 1970.

Was a former top National Hunt jockey in Ireland in the 1990s. He will always be associated with the

Was a former top National Hunt jockey in Ireland in the 1990s. He will always be associated with the great Istabraq, on whom he won 3 Champion Hurdles. He was twice top jockey at the Cheltenham Festival and was champion National Hunt jockey in Ireland for

Was a famous footballer of Celtic Football Club.Tully signed for Celtic from Belfast Celtic on 28 Ju

Was a famous footballer of Celtic Football Club.Tully signed for Celtic from Belfast Celtic on 28 June 1948. He played his debut match at Inside-left at home against Morton on 14 August in a 0-0 draw. Charlie played a total of 319 matches for Celtic, scoring 47 goals, throughout his illustrious career, which spanned 11 years.

A Northern Irish professional footballer currently on-loan at Hamilton Academical from Ipswich Town.

A Northern Irish professional footballer currently on-loan at Hamilton Academical from Ipswich Town.[1] After accomplished displays in the F.A Cup, most notably against Swansea and Watford in January 2007, Casement moved out on loan to Millwall for three months.[2] When he did finally did join Millwall, he did not make an appearance during his month there.

From Waterford, Ireland was the winner of Ireland's You're A Star 2003-2004 talent search competitio

From Waterford, Ireland was the winner of Ireland's You're A Star 2003-2004 talent search competition to find Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest entry. The competition held auditions throughout Ireland, and the winners went through to the final stages, with one act eventually decided on. The show was aired on RTÉ.

He is a Manx photographer who currently works at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Kill

He is a Manx photographer who currently works at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Killip moved to London in 1964 and worked as an assistant to the advertising photographer Adrian Flowers. He soon went freelance, but in 1969 stopped his commercial work to concentrate on the photography that he wanted to do. In 1970 he moved back to the Isle of Man, photographing it extensively.

Is a singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland.Chris studied Theatre Studies in Trinity College, Dublin

Is a singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland.Chris studied Theatre Studies in Trinity College, Dublin from 1995-1999. After graduating he founded the group "The Lennies", a quirky band with an ever-changing line-up. Chris was the songwriter in the group and his drama background was reflected in the group's theatrical output - their music was often described as 'pop opera'. The band recorded an album called 'Sex and Money', which in 2001 attracted the attention of members of the London music industry.

Was an Irish folk singer-songwriter.A renowned songwriter as well as performer, Hennessy wrote sever

Was an Irish folk singer-songwriter.A renowned songwriter as well as performer, Hennessy wrote several songs that became hits for other singers including 'Don't Forget your Shovel', made famous by Christy Moore, and 'All the Lies that You Told Me', recorded by Frances Black Had recently gone into the studio to record an album with both Luka Bloom and Christy Moore sharing vocals on one of the tracks.

A Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion.He grew up in Belfast, where

A Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion.He grew up in Belfast, where he attended Newtownbreda Primary School, he then went on to study at Wellington College a leading Grammar school in Belfast. He began his career playing for St. Andrews FC youth football teams, during which time he had trials with top English professional teams such as Manchester United and Middlesbrough, eventually signing for the latter.After failing to break into the first team at Middlesbrough, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 2004 on an initial short-term deal. A permanent free transfer followed soon after as Brunt signed a two-year contract at Wednesday

Is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding m

Is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty. His first album, Paddy on the Road (a minor release of 500) was recorded with Dominic Behan (brother of Brendan) in 1969.

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 20 times for the I

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 20 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1972 and 1982 including two first-class matches and two List A matches. Harte made his debut for Ireland against Wales in Augus

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has pl

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 2005. Chris Amini first played for Papua New Guinea at Under-19 level in the 2002 Under-19 World

Is an Irish golfer. He is known as "Junior" because he is the nephew of another leading Irish golfer

Is an Irish golfer. He is known as "Junior" because he is the nephew of another leading Irish golfer Christy O'Connor.

Is one of four (previously five) members of Irish boy band Westlife.He attended Summerhill College s

Is one of four (previously five) members of Irish boy band Westlife.He attended Summerhill College secondary school in Sligo. He plays many instruments inside and outside the group, including the piano and guitar and was a former member of Sligo punk rock group Skrod. He was also in a pop group called IOU with fellow Westlife members Shane Filan and Mark Feehily as well as Graham Keighron, Michael "Miggles" Garrett and Derrick Lacey.

Is an Irish female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Arse

Is an Irish female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies. She has been a member of both the treble and quadruple winning Arsenal sides. Grant has won over 85 caps for Ireland and is the current captain of the national side.

He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles[2][3] and distinctive

He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles[2][3] and distinctive blue eyes.[4][5] A native of Cork, Murphy began his performing career as a rock musician. After turning down a record deal, he made his professional acting debut in the play Disco Pigs in 1996. He went on to star in Irish and UK film and stage productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, first coming to international attention in 2003 as the hero in the post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. Murphy's best-known roles are as villains in two 2005 blockbusters: the Scarecrow in the superhero film Batman Begins,

Is an Irish figure skater.She previously competed in domestic events in Great Britain, placing ninth

Is an Irish figure skater.She previously competed in domestic events in Great Britain, placing ninth at the 2007 British novice championships. She began competing internationally for Ireland beginning in the 2008-2009 season, when Ireland became a provisi

Is an Irish actor who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Daredevil, Miam

Is an Irish actor who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Daredevil, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, Alexander, and S.W.A.T.

Is a former Irish swimmer who represented Ireland at the 2000 Olympic Games. His name is often spelt

Is a former Irish swimmer who represented Ireland at the 2000 Olympic Games. His name is often spelt "Louth" also. Lowth swam for Cormorant Swimming Club who are based in Dublin. His head coach was Therese Beegan. He is known best as a great butterfly swi

Was an Irish artist and surrealist.In 1953, he moved to Bangor where he designed for the New Theatre

Was an Irish artist and surrealist.In 1953, he moved to Bangor where he designed for the New Theatre; he also designed sets for the Circle Theatre and the Lyric Theatre. At around this time he exhibited alongside Daniel O'Neill at the Tooth Galleries in London. In the same year (1954), he started his career as an art teacher at the Belfast College of Art and at Coleraine Technical School, eventually becoming head of art at Friends' School, Lisburn. The 'Dublin Magazine' at this time said of him: 'Apart from the brilliance of his paint, he has one rare quality in his inexhaustible capacity for wonder'.

A BBC national radio and television presenter from the Ballybeen estate in Dundonald, east Belfast,

A BBC national radio and television presenter from the Ballybeen estate in Dundonald, east Belfast, Northern Ireland.His career path includes digging graves at the age of 16, working in McDonald's[3], nude modelling for life drawing classes in Belfast and print journalism for the The News Letter and publications in Canada, as well as running the music magazines Buzz and BLANK.Colin Murray joined BBC Radio 1 with Donna Legge in 1999 as one of the original hosts of Radio 1's Session programmes. Their show was broadcast every Thursday night between 8.00 and 10.00 in Northern Ireland only, focusing on the best new music from the province. They quickly built a good rapport and went on to deputise for John Peel,

Is an Irish basketball player. Colin is a Forward Colin plays for the Cheshire Jets in the British B

Is an Irish basketball player. Colin is a Forward Colin plays for the Cheshire Jets in the British Basketball League. Colin made his debut for the Jets against Newcastle Eagles in September 2009. Colin is also a member of the Ireland team.

Is an Irish Heavyweight Boxer. He made his debut as a professional boxer on July 7, 2000 against Ame

Is an Irish Heavyweight Boxer. He made his debut as a professional boxer on July 7, 2000 against American Jose Hiram Torres and won by Unanimous decision in a four round fight. Colm Keane was a standout amateur boxer, winning several New England and Golde