Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an Irish painter from Belfast.McKelvey was born in 1895 in Belfast, the son of a painter and dec

Was an Irish painter from Belfast.McKelvey was born in 1895 in Belfast, the son of a painter and decorator. He attended the Belfast School of Art and won the "Sir Charles Brett" prize for figure drawing there in 1912. By 1918 his work was exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy and in 1921 he was elected a member of the Belfast Art Society.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played just once for the Irelan

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Scotland in July 1948.

Was an Irish tennis and rugby union player. He is the only rugby international to have won Wimbledon

Was an Irish tennis and rugby union player. He is the only rugby international to have won Wimbledon. He played five times for Ireland in rugby union between 1886-91.

Was a world-famous Irish tenor. He was known as "Ireland's Golden Tenor." His albums include Ireland

Was a world-famous Irish tenor. He was known as "Ireland's Golden Tenor." His albums include Ireland in Song, Ireland's Best Loved Ballads, I Can Almost See Ireland From Here, God Bless America: An Irish Salute, and Sings Sacred Songs of Ireland.

Is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly fro

Is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 until 2011.Cobain was first elected to Belfast City Council in 1985. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1990-1991. He has been a Ulster Unionist

Is an Irish singer-songwriter.By age 13 White was playing in school bands and by 17 playing professi

Is an Irish singer-songwriter.By age 13 White was playing in school bands and by 17 playing professionally. At 19, he moved to London, where he busked in subways, and developed his unique voice and guitar style.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for Ireland, a first-class match

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for Ireland, a first-class match against Scotland in June 1939.

Was a Northern Irish professional golfer who was best known for winning The Open Championship of 194

Was a Northern Irish professional golfer who was best known for winning The Open Championship of 1947 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.

Is a former boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at

Is a former boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at bantamweight. He turned professional shortly after winning his Olympic medal and he would go on to win British, Commenwealth and European titles in a shor

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played five times for the Ireland cricket team be

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played five times for the Ireland cricket team between 1924 and 1930. Prior to making his debut for Ireland, Hall made his first-class debut, playing for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in June

Was a distinguished Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian e

Was a distinguished Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era. He was affectionately known as 'Bobs' by the troops he commanded.