Forgotten famous Limerick people

Midnight Shadow

I came across this actress in a movie recently...and then discovered that she was from Limerick! Her name is Constance Smith...she had a colourful but sad life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Smith

I never heard of her before. I am wondering are there other "famous" Limerick people out there that we don't know so well

Mc Love

She was a bit fecked up in the head!

In 1962 she was sentenced to three months in prison for stabbing her boyfriend, the documentary maker and film historian Paul Rotha. On 4 February 1968, she stabbed Rotha for the second time and was charged with attempted murder. She and Rotha married in 1974. She also tried several times again to kill herself

She tried to kill her boyfriend and then married him?! And then tried to kill herself WTF!?

noisenotmusic

I'm more curious what possessed the Rotha guy to stay with her after two stabbings.

Midnight Shadow

I never said it was nice....but she was interesting....

RikkFlair

Famous flying woman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Lady_Heath

riverrocked

There's a good few of them on this site http://limerickslife.com/category/whowas/

Midnight Shadow

Cheers folks..good links..thanks

daveob007

never forget our very own Sean South.

zimmermania

daveob007 wrote: »

never forget our very own Sean South.

It would be difficult to forget him,he belonged to a right wing catholic organisation called Marie Duche and he wrote a series of letters to the Limerick Leader objecting to the showing of american movies in limerick cinemas saying that many hollywood actors were communists and they and their movies should be kept out of ireland.South also did not recognise the democratically elected government and he believed that the ira were the legitimate army of the state,so you are correct many of us who believe in democracy will not foget him.

Fries-With-That

zimmermania wrote: »

It would be difficult to forget him,he belonged to a right wing catholic organisation called Marie Duche

Hi Zimmermania,

Will you point me in the direction of more information about this organisation. I can't find anything on google.

Fries.

redron74

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Hi Zimmermania,

Will you point me in the direction of more information about this organisation. I can't find anything on google.

Fries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Duce

jmch81

Here is a thread about little Seanie:
http://www.politics.ie/forum/history/100334-sean-south-why-do-people-commemorate-lunatic.html

I think his death would win the Darwin award, taking on armed trained soldiers/police with pikes and old guns.

zimmermania

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Hi Zimmermania,

Will you point me in the direction of more information about this organisation. I can't find anything on google.

Fries.

Hi,my spelling may have meant you could not find any info.Maria Duce was founded by a Fr Fahey and he is well worth a little research,South was a real fan and this part of his life is often glossed over by those who claim South as some kind of "freedom fighter"and hero.

pappyodaniel

You can't beat a good old Limerick eccentric.

Poxyshamrock

I used to love bumping into Dodo and her dogs when I was a kid !

zimmermania

pappyodaniel wrote: »

You can't beat a good old Limerick eccentric.

Unreal,i often met her and her dogs if you saw it in a movie you would not believe it.

downonthefarm

terry wogan
eddie ryan
and gentle john dundun

Charlie George

The great Pat Lawless was a great Limerick man,sailed around the world single handedly in a handy sized boat,should be a statue made to honour him.