Foreigners who are more famous/acclaimed in Ireland than their home countries

MikeyTaylor · 29-06-2018 02:49AM #1

Any examples of notable non-Irish people who are more popular or acclaimed in Ireland than their home country?
Ones I can think of:
*Josh Ritter, American indie folk musician.
*Charlie Landsborough, British musician (although he is quite well known in the UK)
*Jack Charlton, soccer manager.
*Mick McCarthy, soccer manager.
*David Gray was big in Ireland before making it big in the UK and globally.
Any more?

Duckworth_Luas · 29-06-2018 02:55AM

Oliver "****ing" Cromwell.

AfterLife · 29-06-2018 03:00AM

Eamon de Valera

29-06-2018 03:02AM

That **** pheasant Nathan Carter

Jim Bob Scratcher · 29-06-2018 03:02AM

Nathan Carter

Try_harder · 29-06-2018 03:03AM

Dana

29-06-2018 03:03AM

Was gonna say Henry Sellers but sure he made the BBC.

justshane · 29-06-2018 03:10AM

Brent Pope.

Dj Stiggie · 29-06-2018 03:19AM

Omackeral wrote: »

That **** pheasant Nathan Carter

Didn't know he wasn't born in Ireland so I checked his Wiki

'Nathan Kane Tyrone Carter, birth name Nathan Kane Leitrim Carter'. That has to be a pisstake, right?

TomOnBoard · 29-06-2018 03:22AM

That awful Bishop fella who pretends to be a comedian..

Ursus Horribilis · 29-06-2018 03:26AM

Alan Stanford

suicide_circus · 29-06-2018 03:30AM

dil victimasinghe, you your one who was rejected by her parents and fired from her job in sri lanka due to her sexuality and then moved to ireland and started a career of telling us how discriminatory and intolerant we all are.

Jim Bob Scratcher · 29-06-2018 03:32AM

Eva Orsmond

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 29-06-2018 03:36AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

dil victimasinghe, you your one who was rejected by her parents and fired from her job in sri lanka due to her sexuality and then moved to ireland and started a career of telling us how discriminatory and intolerant we all are.

She was made 'surplus to requirements' soon after the George Hook Twitter frenzy debacle. Have no doubt she can concentrate fully now on her stand up career and be famous the world over though.

She'll be the next Dave Chappelle. Mark. My. Words. <don't>

My vote is for Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher?). Think the majority of Irish people would recognise him,
but as Home and Away is proportionally way less popular down under in his native country wouldn't be nearly as well know in comparison. Flamin' mongrels!!!

suicide_circus · 29-06-2018 03:43AM

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

My vote is for Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher?). Think the majority of Irish people would recognise him,
but as Home and Away is proportionally way less popular down under in his native country wouldn't be nearly as well know in comparison. Flamin' mongrels!!!

He posts on boards I believe

Duck Soup · 29-06-2018 03:50AM

Patrick Guilbaud.

29-06-2018 03:50AM

Dj Stiggie wrote: »

'Nathan Kane Tyrone Carter, birth name Nathan Kane Leitrim Carter'. That has to be a pisstake, right?

Nathan Carter, his fan base and his appeal in general are all a major p*sstake if you ask me.

freshpopcorn · 29-06-2018 05:33AM

Dana Rosemary Scallon!

Coco Savage · 29-06-2018 06:04AM

James McClean

Harry Palmr · 29-06-2018 08:06AM

Any number of football players esp of a certain generation.

Uncharted · 29-06-2018 08:14AM

Super Mario and his brother Luigi.

Italians never even heard of them...

LCD · 29-06-2018 09:42AM

Any number of Olympic Athletes, who once they got dropped from their home federations declared for Ireland.

neris · 29-06-2018 09:47AM

shane mcgowan

Your Face · 29-06-2018 10:07AM

Hitler

SEPT 23 1989 · 29-06-2018 10:09AM

Jack Charlton was a World Cup winner

29-06-2018 10:11AM

Rodrigo y Gabriela

whisky_galore · 29-06-2018 10:15AM

Baz whatshisname and that Indian doctor in Clare who was a TD and minor celeb.

seachto7 · 29-06-2018 10:16AM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Any examples of notable non-Irish people who are more popular or acclaimed in Ireland than their home country?
Ones I can think of:
*Josh Ritter, American indie folk musician.
*Charlie Landsborough, British musician (although he is quite well known in the UK)
*Jack Charlton, soccer manager.
*Mick McCarthy, soccer manager.
*David Gray was big in Ireland before making it big in the UK and globally.
Any more?

Isn't Josh Ritter living back in the states now for years?

Mick McCarthy isn't popular in the UK? Jack Charlton was/is popular in the UK as well.

Red_Wake · 29-06-2018 10:20AM

Tony Cascarino.

TomOnBoard · 29-06-2018 10:24AM

Superman

sbsquarepants · 29-06-2018 10:24AM

Paki Bonner - no one in Pakistan has a clue who he is.

Foreigners who are more famous/acclaimed in Ireland than their home countries

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