Greatest person from your county?

thegreatgonzo · 15-07-2014 01:18PM

Muise... wrote: »

Una Taaffe

Warty Nora gets my vote

physioman · 15-07-2014 01:23PM

Monaghan
big tom- country music genius.
Patrick kavanagh a close 2nd

RikkFlair · 15-07-2014 01:24PM

Richard Harris

House of Blaze · 15-07-2014 01:25PM

Isaac Newton.

Anyone who could intuit the universal laws of motion, gravitation and thermodynamics solely through the power of his own intellect has to go down as one of the greatest people from any country!

Doesn't hurt that he was a full time mad b*stard either..

Paramite Pie · 15-07-2014 01:30PM

Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille) was a remarkable Mayo woman in the mid 16th century. She inherited a Merchant business and redirected her large fleet to ship arms/cannons and mercenaries (from Scotland) to aid various Irish chieftains in their battles against the Tudor conquest.

She also pillaged British cargo ships along the West coast, since she believed the tax should go to local chieftains (ie herself!) and not overseas. She engaged in various battles against both rival Irish chieftains and English forces -- known for her strategy.

She sailed directly to London in 1593, to meet with Elizabeth I at Greenwich Palace to convince her to release her sons (who were arrested for rebellious behaviour). She initiated this meeting by refusing to bow to Elizabeth and allegedly brought a dagger to the meeting (for her own safety). Despite all that, Grainne somehow convinced the English Queen to (at least temporarily) withdraw from Connaught.

The English governor of Connaught called her "the nurse to all the rebellions in the province for these 40 years". While not on the scale of later rebellions, she was certainly a force to be reckoned with.:)

SEPT 23 1989 · 15-07-2014 01:31PM

too many to list

Dublin

K4t · 15-07-2014 01:38PM

Mayo - Michael Davitt. (Inspired Ghandi's non-violent campaign against the British Empire and is often regarded as one of the founders of the British Labour Party).

Zamboni · 15-07-2014 01:45PM

Edward Carson...oh wait

Talib Fiasco · 15-07-2014 01:46PM

Christy Ring

connundrum · 15-07-2014 02:03PM

Barack O'Bama

.. and otherwise, according to Wiki:

Ged Corcoran, rugby league player, former Halifax RLFC of Super League, currently playing for Toulouse Olympique
Brian Cowen, former Taoiseach, born in Clara, 10 January 1960 and now living on the outskirts of Tullamore
Neil Delamere, comedian
Barry Glendenning, journalist
John Joly, scientist, born at Bracknagh in 1857
Shane Lowry, golfer
Mundy, musician
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, astronomer

So, nobody really

Dirty Dingus McGee · 15-07-2014 02:06PM

Brian Cowen

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller · 15-07-2014 02:25PM

Barry Fitzgerald (...Oscar Wilde a close second).

Would love to have had a pint with either.

Bit of trivia: Barry is one of the few people in the world to have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Backstreet Moyes · 15-07-2014 02:38PM

John Delaney.

osarusan · 15-07-2014 02:49PM

Biddy Early. Or Ger Loughnane.

DazMarz · 15-07-2014 02:54PM

Wicklow:

-Leo Cullen (Leinster Rugby captain)
-Éamon de Buitléar (Ireland's Attenborough)
-Katie Taylor (Olympic gold medallist)
-Eddie Jordan (Formula 1 driver)
-Cearbhaill O'Dalaigh (former President of Ireland)
-Anne Enright (Booker Prize winning author)
-Dara O'Briain (BBC television host)
-Ronnie Delaney (Olympic gold medallist)
-Shane Byrne (Irish rugby player)
-Paul Heffernan (professional footballer)
-Clive Clarke (professional footballer)
-Johnny Fox (TD)
-Catherine Nevin (the Black Widow)
-Elaine Cassidy (actress)
-Fionnuala Britton (athlete)
-Paul McShane (professional footballer)
-Barry Corr (professional footballer)
-St. Kevin of Glendalough

in addition, a lot of famous people live in Wicklow (Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul McGuinness, etc.) or have strong connections to the county (Erskine Childers, Sean T. O'Kelly, etc.)/

Arthur Beesley · 15-07-2014 02:58PM

DazMarz wrote: »

Wicklow:
...
-Eddie Jordan (Formula 1 driver)
...

Team owner, yes.

Formula one driver? Not so sure about that.

Arthur Beesley · 15-07-2014 03:00PM

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Brian Cowen

Clutching at straws with that one. Unless great meaning great big f*****g b*****d?

Dyr · 15-07-2014 03:02PM

Chance The Rapper wrote: »

Graham Geraghty

Tommy Tiernan

both bollixes

Along with that witch doctor out in dunboyne

Galwayguy35 · 15-07-2014 03:05PM

Eamonn Ceannt.

These days I would say Joe Canning.
Sound man.

RayM · 15-07-2014 03:10PM

DazMarz wrote: »

Wicklow:

-Leo Cullen (Leinster Rugby captain)
-Éamon de Buitléar (Ireland's Attenborough)
-Katie Taylor (Olympic gold medallist)
-Eddie Jordan (Formula 1 driver)
-Cearbhaill O'Dalaigh (former President of Ireland)
-Anne Enright (Booker Prize winning author)
-Dara O'Briain (BBC television host)
-Ronnie Delaney (Olympic gold medallist)
-Shane Byrne (Irish rugby player)
-Paul Heffernan (professional footballer)
-Clive Clarke (professional footballer)
-Johnny Fox (TD)
-Catherine Nevin (the Black Widow)
-Elaine Cassidy (actress)
-Fionnuala Britton (athlete)
-Paul McShane (professional footballer)
-Barry Corr (professional footballer)
-St. Kevin of Glendalough

in addition, a lot of famous people live in Wicklow (Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul McGuinness, etc.) or have strong connections to the county (Erskine Childers, Sean T. O'Kelly, etc.)/

Charles Stewart Parnell is another one. And I think Garret FitzGerald grew up in Bray. Oh, and Dustin the Turkey is from Greystones. Also, J.P. Donleavy wrote The Ginger Man in Kilcoole, where he lived for a few years.

RollieFingers · 15-07-2014 03:15PM

DazMarz wrote: »

Wicklow:

-Leo Cullen (Leinster Rugby captain)
-Éamon de Buitléar (Ireland's Attenborough)
-Katie Taylor (Olympic gold medallist)
-Eddie Jordan (Formula 1 driver)
-Cearbhaill O'Dalaigh (former President of Ireland)
-Anne Enright (Booker Prize winning author)
-Dara O'Briain (BBC television host)
-Ronnie Delaney (Olympic gold medallist)
-Shane Byrne (Irish rugby player)
-Paul Heffernan (professional footballer)
-Clive Clarke (professional footballer)
-Johnny Fox (TD)
-Catherine Nevin (the Black Widow)
-Elaine Cassidy (actress)
-Fionnuala Britton (athlete)
-Paul McShane (professional footballer)
-Barry Corr (professional footballer)
-St. Kevin of Glendalough

in addition, a lot of famous people live in Wicklow (Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul McGuinness, etc.) or have strong connections to the county (Erskine Childers, Sean T. O'Kelly, etc.)/