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Irish who are more famous/acclaimed abroad than here.

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  • #352
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Michael Gambon. A lot of people don’t even know he’s Irish.


  • #353
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,135 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Tullamore Dew whiskey.

    The late Michael Robinson, probably more famous in Spain as a commentator than as a player.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #354
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,135 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Colm Wilkinson, who played Jean Valjean in the original London cast of the musical Les Miserables.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #355
    its_steve116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,631 ✭✭✭its_steve116


    eviltwin wrote: »
    Michael Gambon. A lot of people don’t even know he’s Irish.

    From Cabra, I do believe?


  • #356
    El Tarangu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭El Tarangu


    eviltwin wrote: »
    Michael Gambon. A lot of people don’t even know he’s Irish.

    I was sure you were messing there for a minute, but it seems that he is indeed.


  • #357
    Aongus Von Bismarck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,794 ✭✭✭Aongus Von Bismarck


    L1011 wrote: »
    Philip Treacy

    Which took a google for "Irish Milliner" to get.

    A man whose name is associated with the G-Hotel in Galway - the most laughable excuse for a supposedly 5 Star hotel that I've had the displeasure of sleeping in.


  • #358
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,164 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »
    A man whose name is associated with the G-Hotel in Galway - the most laughable excuse for a supposedly 5 Star hotel that I've had the displeasure of sleeping in.

    Was it nice on opening day and then slowly degraded by the day?


  • #359
    Allinall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,823 ✭✭✭Allinall


    eviltwin wrote: »
    Michael Gambon. A lot of people don’t even know he’s Irish.
    its_steve116 wrote: »
    From Cabra, I do believe?

    Named after the last corner on the Top gear racetrack. :D


  • #360
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Des Lynam the sports commentator. Like Gambon, most people don't know he was Irish.

    Nutty Mary from Gogglebox.


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