Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an Irish musical theatre actor and singer, best known for originating the role of Jean Valjean in

Is an Irish musical theatre actor and singer, best known for originating the role of Jean Valjean in Les Mis

Was an Irish cricketer and colonial administrator. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for t

Was an Irish cricketer and colonial administrator. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, against the MCC in August 1930. He played one first-class match, playing for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in 1926. I

Fisher was delighted to be named Maria: "I feel on top of the world, thanks very much. I won't let y

Fisher was delighted to be named Maria: "I feel on top of the world, thanks very much. I won't let you down. Every night will be an opening night. Thanks for making my dreams come true."[2] On 15 November 2006, she opened to excellent reviews in the part of Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music in the West End, London on a six-month contract, which was extended until February 23 2008.[3] She is currently appearing as Sonia in They're Playing Our Song at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Having first

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Having first represented the Irish cricket team at Under-19 level during the Youth World Cup of 2000, he made his debut for the senior side against the MCC in May 2001.

Is an Irish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,

Is an Irish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played 42 times for the

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played 42 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1991 and 1995 including four first-class matches and six List A matches. Hoey made his debut for Ireland on their tour of Zim

Is an Irish sprint canoer who has competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,

Is an Irish sprint canoer who has competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m event.

Is an Irish professional tennis player. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick,

Is an Irish professional tennis player. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He attended St. Nessan's National School in Mungret, Co. Limerick. Niland has spent his career on the Futures and Challenger circuits, although h

Was an Irish athlete, who won Olympic medals at the 1906 and 1908 Games.In 1906 Leahy and two other

Was an Irish athlete, who won Olympic medals at the 1906 and 1908 Games.In 1906 Leahy and two other athletes, Peter O'Connor and John Daly, were entered for the Olympic Games in Athens by the Irish Amateur Athletic Association (IAAA) and Gaelic Athletic A

Was an Irish priest, (Church of Ireland), and botanist.He followed his religious calling and was ord

Was an Irish priest, (Church of Ireland), and botanist.He followed his religious calling and was ordained as a deacon in 1881 and priest in 1882. He became vicar in Saintfield in 1890 and rector of Greyabbey in 1912. While being a priest in several consecutive parishes, he continued his studies and became Bachelor of Divinity in 1892.He showed an early interest in botany, in which he was aided by S.A. Stewart. From 1893 onwards he was a contributor to the Journal of Botany and a frequent contributor to the Irish Naturalists.He was the author of many botanical papers. He was especially interested and specialised in mosses and in the critical genera of flowering plants, such as brambles, roses, hawkweeds and knotweeds. He was the first to record the rare Seaside Centaury (Centaurium littorale) in Ireland in 1913.

He presented "The Craig Doyle Show," an Irish travel/celebrity program running from 2004 on RTÉ, wh

He presented "The Craig Doyle Show," an Irish travel/celebrity program running from 2004 on RTÉ, which he made with his own production company, Boxer productions. He also had a big hit[citation needed] this year on the Irish channel with Ireland's Richest

Is a former Irish international footballer. Fleming played right back and won international honours

Is a former Irish international footballer. Fleming played right back and won international honours for the Republic of Ireland at under-21, under-23, B and senior level. He started his career with St. Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland and spent the majority of his career with Middlesbrough. Although born in Manchester, Fleming was raised in Dublin and spent only months in Manchester.