Who is the most talented Irish person alive or dead?

Dots1982

Not sure I’ve an answer to my own question but recently I’ve watched a bit of Sinead O’Connor and her voice is effortless and so flawless but who else springs to mind.

Peatys

Shane Lowery

_blaaz

Séamus callanan

Guy:Incognito

Me

Shefwedfan

Who is the most talented Irish person alive or dead?

Me

*close the thread

Squall Leonhart

Peter Rice, structural engineer. Genius.

Leg End Reject

Shane McGowan would be up there surely. A tortured soul like Sinead.

Sharp MZ700

Tom Crean.

Strumms

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

Tom Crean.

100% great shout.

Stevieluvsye

Dots1982 wrote: »

Not sure I’ve an answer to my own question but recently I’ve watched a bit of Sinead O’Connor and her voice is effortless and so flawless but who else springs to mind.

Stay off the hash

mzungu

Rory Gallagher is up there.

I also agree with a few posts above, Tom Crean would be high up there too.

Baron Kurtz

Ernest Walton would split you in two..

Schwanz

mzungu wrote: »

Rory Gallagher is up there.

I also agree with a few posts above, Tom Crean would be high up there too.

Truly amazing guitar player. Not many better anywhere, ever.

Panthro

The Nirvanaolan Experience.
A Joe Dolan tribute act who sing nirvana songs.

Doesn't actually exist, it's a pity because that would be sweeeeeet.


(ok Elvana, I get it. I ripped off yer gig. Stop messaging me)

Baron Kurtz

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Shane McGowan would be up there surely. A tortured soul like Sinead.

Stevieluvsye

Is everyone drunk?

Wb yeats, Oscar Wilde? Brendan behan?

Fcuk me this place is full of trollers

MrMiata

Seamus Heaney would be my pick.

Samuel Beckett & James Joyce

Special mention: Richard Harris

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

James Joyce.

sitkaspruce

Bryan Dobson.

Leg End Reject

I'll also throw in Neil Tobin and Dermot Morgan. Dermot for his pre Father Ted satirical output.

Shefwedfan

Tony Cascarino

Dots1982

Dermot Bannon?

Leg End Reject

Dots1982 wrote: »

Dermot Bannon?

For his glass box extensions and inner courtyards?

Brock Turnpike

The ma from Crystal Swing. Hands down.

brinty

I'm gonna say me self

jimmycrackcorm

Pat Kenny.

But only if you consider him as a very lifelike wooden puppet

Silentcorner

Dots1982 wrote: »

Not sure I’ve an answer to my own question but recently I’ve watched a bit of Sinead O’Connor and her voice is effortless and so flawless but who else springs to mind.

Sinead O'Conner is a phenomenal talent, Mandinka is one of the best Irish Rock Songs in my opinion, and a very articulate woman aside from her personal demons, when you think back to that era between herself and Delores O'Riordan and Enya, Irish women all racking up well over 100 million of album sales between them...will we ever see the likes again.

Ireland is rich in a variety of immense talent, especially music talent, it is a personal thing which your favourite might be, some regions are way more prolific than others at producing that talent.

Leg End Reject

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

The ma from Crystal Swing. Hands down.

What about the poor son dancing his way through an epileptic fit?

D14Rugby

Jack Byrne.
You can close the thread now.

dark crystal

Francis Bacon, Oscar Wilde, W.B Yeats, James Joyce, Bram Stoker, Phil Lynott, U2, Samuel Beckett, George Bernard Shaw...

....Graham Norton

fatknacker

What's Tom Crean's 'talent'? Is being an explorer a talent?

TCM

Bertie Ahern.

Zaph

fatknacker wrote: »

What's Tom Crean's 'talent'?

Not dying?

fatknacker

Zaph wrote: »

Not dying?

He's still alive? :eek:
He good.

Tell me how

Bet I'll be the only person to nominate this lad.

Dick Spring.

Qualified as a Barrister
Played inter-county football for Kerry
Played inter-county hurling for Kerry
Played International Rugby for Ireland
Rose to lead a political party
Held the office of Tanaiste for 3 years

To do any of the above indicates a degree of talent, to do them all means he deserves to be in the conversation. I'm not saying he was the best at any of these individual skills, but to do them all. Kudos.

Richard tea

Conor megregor. Up the Dubs

Leg End Reject

Zaph wrote: »

Not dying?

Not letting others die.

Hobosan

Fionn Mac Cumhaill if the stories are to be believed. His brother Harry also in with a shout for his Leeds United days.

Atoms for Peace

Charles Stewart Parnell

mark26ireland

Bertie Aherne

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Guy:Incognito
Shefwedfan

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Silentcorner wrote: »

Sinead O'Conner is a phenomenal talent, Mandinka is one of the best Irish Rock Songs in my opinion, and a very articulate woman aside from her personal demons, when you think back to that era between herself and Delores O'Riordan and Enya, Irish women all racking up well over 100 million of album sales between them...will we ever see the likes again.

Ireland is rich in a variety of immense talent, especially music talent, it is a personal thing which your favourite might be, some regions are way more prolific than others at producing that talent.

Total nutcase. Extraordinary singer.

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Pat Kenny.

But only if you consider him as a very lifelike wooden puppet

Pats fine on the radio or serious broadcasting. Light entertainment- not so much.

Tell me how

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

Pats fine exceptional on the radio or serious broadcasting. Light entertainment- not so much.

FYP.

We're going to miss him when he is gone.

Leg End Reject

Tell me how wrote: »

Bet I'll be the only person to nominate this lad.

Dick Spring.

Qualified as a Barrister
Played inter-county football for Kerry
Played inter-county hurling for Kerry
Played International Rugby for Ireland
Rose to lead a political party
Held the office of Tanaiste for 3 years

To do any of the above indicates a degree of talent, to do them all means he deserves to be in the conversation. I'm not saying he was the best at any of these individual skills, but to do them all. Kudos.

And sported a very impressive moustache.

Tuco88

Luke Kelly

jaxxx

Bono





Nope, couldn't say that with a straight face

Panthro

Bono isn't the most talented person in U2 never mind Ireland.

Sam Quentin

Liam Neeson
Graham Norton
Pierce Brosnan
Terry Wogan
Huge names in the World of entertainment.

bobbysands81

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Shane McGowan would be up there surely. A tortured soul like Sinead.

I prefer Shane MacGowan.

Effects

Tell me how wrote: »

Bet I'll be the only person to nominate this lad.

Dick Spring.

He loses all those positives based on him shilling for Eircom and convincing half the country to throw their money down the drain.

*Might have been mentioned already.