Clare People

Clare County Library

Clare People

As Gaeilge

Clare People

See also:
I.R.A. Volunteers in County Clare, 1916-1925 &
Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge an Chláir ó 1850 Anall &
Singers and Songs of County Clare &
Traditional Music of Clare Live Recordings - the Musicians

B

The Colleen Bawn (1803–1819) Murder victim	Harriet Smithson Berlioz (1800–1854) Actress	Francis Bindon (c. 1698–1765) Painter and architect	James Bartholomew Blackwell (1765–1820) Soldier and revolutionary	Colonel Thomas Blood (1618–1680) Soldier and thief

Brian Boru (c. 940–1014) High King of Ireland	Joanna Bridgeman (1813–1888) Nun and nursing pioneer	Sir Frederic William Burton, R.H.A. (1816–1900) Painter and Director of the National Gallery	Edwin John Butler (1874–1943) Plant Pathologist

C

Paddy Canny (1919–2008) Musician	Saint Caimin (7th Century) Bishop Abbot of Inis Cealtra	Willie Clancy (1918–1973) Musician, singer & story teller	Nora Cleary (1924-1988) Singer	Micheál Coimín (d. 1760) Poet

Peter Comyn (1778–1830) Folklorist	Considine Brothers Clare Hurlers	John Singleton Copley (1737–1815) Painter	Martin Junior Crehan (1908–1998) Musician	Elizabeth Crotty (1885–1960) Musician

Michael Cusack (1847–1906) Founder of the GAA

D

Haulie Daly (1922–1991) Clare Hurler	Tommy Daly (1894–1936) Clare Hurler	Giles D’Arcy (1821-1903) Governor of Ennis Jail	Ernest De Regge (1901–1958) Music professor	Thomas Dermody (1775–1802) Poet

Eamon De Valera (1882–1975) President of Ireland	Seán do Hóra (d. c1780) Poet	Michael Downes (1918-2005) Musician	Canon Phillip Dwyer (1822-1905) Clergyman and Historian

E

Biddy Early (1798–1874) Wise woman of Clare

F

James Fitzgerald (1742–1835) Barrister and Irish MP	William Vesey Fitzgerald (1783–1843) Irish statesmen	Saint Flannan (7th Century) Saint	Percy French (1854–1920) Songwriter and entertainer	Dan Furey (1909–1993) Dancer and musician

H

Paddy Hannan (1840–1925) Prospector	Kitty Hayes (1928–2008) Musician	P.J. Hayes (1921–2001) Musician	Dr. Patrick J. Hillery (1923–2008) President of Ireland	John P. Holland (1841–1914) Inventor of the submarine

Daniel Huonyn Admiral in the Spanish Navy	Sean Huonyn Poet

K

Patrick (Pat) Keane (1894–1952) Old IRA Officer	Mikey Kelleher (1907-1987} Singer	John Kelly (1912-1989) Musician	Patrick Kelly (1905–1976) Musician	Captain Arthur Edward Kennedy (1810–1883) Poor Law Commissioner

Dean John Kenny (1792–1879) Dean	Benjamin Kidd (1858–1916) Sociologist	John and Paddy Killourhy (John c1916-2005 Paddy born c1918) Musicians

L

Tom Lenihan (1905–1990) Singer	Seón Lloyd Poet	Charles Lucas (1713–1771) Politician	Edward Lysaght (1763–1811) Barrister

M

Séamus Mac Consaidín Poet	Andrew MacCurtain (d. 1738) Poet	Hugh MacCurtain (?1680–1755) Poet	Séamus MacCurtain (1815–1870) Poet	Edward MacLysaght Author and Historian

Donnchadha Ruadh MacNamara (c. 1715–1810) Poet and hedge school master	John "Fireball" MacNamara (c. 1750–1836)	Máire MacNeill (1904–1987) Folklorist and writer	Mike McTigue (1892–1966) Boxer	Brian Merriman (c. 1747–1805) Poet

Stephen Joseph Meany (c. 1825–1888) Poet, journalist and nationalist	Thomas Meehan (d. 1804) Poet	William Mulready (1786–1863) Painter	Michael "Sonnie" Murphy Olympic Athlete

N

Máiread Ní Ghráda (1896–1971) Poet, playwright and broadcaster	Matt Nugent (d. 1990) Clare Hurler

O

Padraig O'Briain (c. 1773–1855) Piper and musician	Catherine Amelia O'Brien (d. 1963 ) Stained glass and mosaic artist	Cornelius O'Brien (1782–1857)	Edna O'Brien (1930 - ) Writer	Peter "the Packer" O'Brien (1842–1914) Lord Chief Justice of Ireland

William O'Brien (d. 1815) Actor and dramatist	William Smith O'Brien (1803–1864) Patriot	Cyril Ó Céirín (1934–1999) Writer	Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847) Politician	Peter O'Connell (1746/1755–1826) Scholar and lexicographer

Eugene O'Curry (1794–1862)	Fanny O'Dea Publican	Art O'Donnell (1890–1973) Member of the IRB	The O'Gorman Mahon (1802–1891) M.P.	Thomas O'Grady (1840–1913) Father of New Zeland police force

Sir Michael O'Loghlen (1789–1842) Judge	Baron O'Neillan Major-General in the Austrian army

P

Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891) M.P.	Johnny Patterson (1840–1889) Songwriter, musician and clown

Q

Hugh Quigley (1819–1883) Author and priest

R

Sean Reid (1907–1978) Musician	Martin Reidy (1901-1985) Singer	Maire Rua (1615–1686)	Russell Brothers Musicians

S

Saint Senan (c. 488–544) Patron saint of West Clare	Tim Smythe (1905–1982) Athlete and politician	Tom Steele (1788–1848)

T

Caitlín Thomas (1913–1994) Wife of the poet Dylan Thomas	Daniel Joseph Tobin (1872–1955) Labour Activist in the US

V

Daniel Vaughan (c.1818–1879) Scientist, mathematician, physiologist and astronomer

W

George Warburton Policeman

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