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Anne Bonny (March 8, 1702 – possibly April 25, 1782) was an Irish woman who became a famous female pirate, operating in the Caribbean. What little is known of her life comes largely from A General History of the Pyrates.
Cú Chulainn, also spelt Cú Chulaind or Cúchulainn (Irish for “Culann’s Hound”) and sometimes known in English as Cuhullin kəˈhʊlɨn, is an Irish mythological hero who appears in the stories of the Ulster Cycle, as well as in Scottish and Manx f
Dennis O’Neill CBE (born 25 February 1948 in Pontarddulais, Wales) is a Welsh operatic tenor and recording artist.
Richard Leech (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), born Richard Leeper McClelland, was an Irish actor.
Stephen Patrick Hunt (born 1 August 1981) is an Irish international footballer who last played for Championship club Ipswich Town.
Anthony Howard “Tony” Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was an English record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC.
Austin Deasy (born 26 August 1936) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. He was a TD for the Waterford constituency from 1977 until his retirement at the 2002 general election.
Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962) is an Irish actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless, and Yvonne Cotton in the BBC soap opera EastEnde
Fiona Hawthorne is a Northern Irish artist who lives and works in London.As a freelance illustrator she serves a broad spectrum of both national and international clients. Known for her witty and delicate line-and-wash style, Hawthorne is often commi
Thomas Francis Walsh (April 2, 1850 – April 8, 1910) was an Irish-American miner who discovered one of the largest gold mines in America. He was also famous for giving the famed Hope Diamond to his daughter Evalyn Walsh McLean as a wedding present.
Charlotte Bradley was born in Artane, Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Veronica Guerin (2003), Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998) and The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003).