Famous Irish person

Kylta · 10-05-2020 09:06PM #1

Its reckoned Bono is the most famous Irishman in the world. But who is your most famous Irish person. This can be a historical person it doesn't have to necessarily be a modern person

10-05-2020 09:16PM

James Joyce.

Hamsterchops · 10-05-2020 09:16PM

Well about twenty years ago it was Pierse Brosnan (in his James Bond days), then more recently it was Conor McGregor, and nowadays I guess it's our very own Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, internationally recognised and respected.

Zebra3 · 10-05-2020 09:20PM

About ten years ago I was at a border crossing into Turkmenistan.

The border guard didn't seem to speak any English as I handed him my passport.

He took my passport, looked at it with some bemusement, looked back at me and said "Ah, country of Robbie Keane!".

Take from that what you will.

Lucy8080 · 10-05-2020 09:23PM

I'd say it's Arthur. Some folks around the world might not know who I mean,but mention his surname..they all know!

Your Face · 10-05-2020 09:41PM

James Joyce.

biko · 10-05-2020 09:42PM

Johnny Logan

matchthis · 10-05-2020 09:58PM

Colm meaney

Jonybgud · 10-05-2020 10:05PM

Johnny Maher, great bloke, gave up his seat for the widow McGrath at at the 1972 midnight mass, still talked about today.

10-05-2020 10:06PM

Barack O'Bama

10-05-2020 10:06PM

People with knowledge of bobby sands would pop.up in most suprising of places

Though most famous irish person alive now,is likely conor mcgregor

Tuco88 · 10-05-2020 10:46PM

Arthur Guinness. You won't find Bonos name over some shack in Sri Lanka.

Quantum Erasure · 10-05-2020 10:51PM

the Duke of Wellington

Vestiapx · 10-05-2020 10:56PM

It's Conor McGregor which is a serious achievement considering how long it was Bono. I'm surprised that Geldof isn't in the discussion but I suppose things move on.

corner of hells · 10-05-2020 11:04PM

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

the Duke of Wellington

Yep , named after a pair of boots.

its_steve116 · 10-05-2020 11:20PM

Walt Disney, his ancestors were from Co. Carlow.

The Tetrarch · 10-05-2020 11:25PM

Paddy.

Hamsterchops · 11-05-2020 12:09AM

its_steve116 wrote: »

Walt Disney, his ancestors were from Co. Carlow.

Oh please No, not the old ancestors thing.....
His Great Granny was from ....

Ket's keep it strictly Irish, born & bred.

GUINNESS (Arthur).

Lucy8080 · 11-05-2020 12:12AM

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Paddy.

Hang on,are we talkin' about your Paddy or our Paddy? There could be fisticuffs if it's your Paddy.

Arghus · 11-05-2020 12:14AM

Conor McGregor.

Bono.

Roy Keane.

Dr Turk Turkelton · 11-05-2020 12:14AM

Zebra3 wrote: »

About ten years ago I was at a border crossing into Turkmenistan.

The border guard didn't seem to speak any English as I handed him my passport.

He took my passport, looked at it with some bemusement, looked back at me and said "Ah, country of Robbie Keane!".

Take from that what you will.

Perhaps you are forgetting but I once heard Robbie being interviewed over there and he said it was always his boyhood dream to play for Turkmenistan United.

Kylta · 01-06-2020 08:01AM

All men. Have we no famous women?

Homelander · 01-06-2020 08:20AM

Kylta wrote: »

All men. Have we no famous women?

Well, the OP asked who is the most famous Irish person. It's undoubtedly Conor McGregor at the moment.

Agent Coulson · 01-06-2020 08:22AM

Mr Jameson and his Sons.

ewc78 · 01-06-2020 08:22AM

Kylta wrote: »

All men. Have we no famous women?

Katie Taylor is probably the most famous Irish woman?
Mary Robinson would have been once I suppose.

fonda · 01-06-2020 10:05AM

Deleted User wrote: »

People with knowledge of bobby sands would pop.up in most suprising of places

Slightly off-topic, but a friend visited Tehran in Iran a few years back, and as soon as he told local people he was Irish a lot of them knew Bobby Sands. They told him to visit the Bobby Sands takeaway and he sent me pictures whilst he was there. Bizarrely its painted all in orange and a bit ironic to name a burger joint after a hunger striker.

The Iranians also trolled the British by renaming the street where the embassy was located as Bobby Sands Street so that all post being delivered to the embassy would be addressed to Bobby Sands Street. In response the Brits moved the entrance to a side street to change the address. Iranians trolling before the net even existed.

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/9bzpya/bobby-sands-burgers-tehran-545

https://goo.gl/maps/Ex9FZcAKuwJrE6JF7

Badly Drunk Boy · 01-06-2020 10:14AM

Jonybgud wrote: »

Johnny Maher, great bloke, gave up his seat for the widow McGrath at at the 1972 midnight mass, still talked about today.

Yer man from The Smiths? Yeah, he's dacent.

Duckworth_Luas · 01-06-2020 10:19AM

Zebra3 wrote: »

About ten years ago I was at a border crossing into Turkmenistan.

The border guard didn't seem to speak any English as I handed him my passport.

He took my passport, looked at it with some bemusement, looked back at me and said "Ah, country of Robbie Keane!".

Take from that what you will.

RobMc59 · 01-06-2020 10:20AM

Brian Boru

JustAThought · 01-06-2020 10:24AM

St Patrick, possibly.

partyguinness · 01-06-2020 10:28AM

I was in a hotel in Egypt about 15 years ago and the Egyptian bar man started some small talk. He got very animated about Ireland and was trying to talk to me about some famous Irish figure.

His English was poor but still better than my Arabic and I just could not figure out who he was on about. I gathered it was some politician/historical figure and reeled off all the names Padraig Pearse, Bobby Sands, Gerry Adams etc etc. Anyway we gave up and then about 10 minutes later he roped in his buddy who said it:-

"Robert Emmet"

Ok- I did not expect to be chatting about Robert Emmet in Egypt. Embarrassingly he probably knew more than me.

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