List of people from County Limerick

This is a list of notable people who are from Limerick city or county, Ireland, or have strong associations with either. == Arts == G. E. M. Anscombe, English philosopher and theologian, born in Limerick Kevin Barry, author, born in Limerick in 1969 George Geary Bennis (1790–1866), writer and librarian Tomás de Bhaldraithe (1916–1996), Irish language scholar and lexicographer, born Ballincurra David Noel Bourke, screenwriter and film director Máire Bradshaw, poet and publisher Vincent Browne, journalist and broadcaster Mairead Buicke, opera singer Denise Chaila, rapper David Chambers, aka Blindboy Boatclub, satirist, musician, podcaster, author, and TV presenter Tony Clarkin, actor of stage, television, radio, film; voice-over artist Cliodhna Cussen, sculptor, born Newcastle West Lawrence Doheny, writer, producer, director of Six Million Dollar Man and Magnum PI Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin, President of the Irish Georgian Society David Gleeson, writer and director of the feature films Cowboys & Angels and The Front Line Richard Graves, theological scholar and author, born near Kilmallock Gerald Griffin (1803–1840), novelist, poet and playwright Richard Harris, actor Catherine Hayes, soprano Mike Hogan, member of pop band The Cranberries Noel Hogan, member of pop band The Cranberries Celia Holman Lee, model agent and TV presenter Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin, electronic musician Charles Johnstone, novelist Patrick Weston Joyce, historian, music-collector, onomastician, and lexicographer Robert Dwyer Joyce, poet, song-writer, Fenian, and physician Sean Keating, painter Jon Kenny, member of D'unbelievables comedy duo; regular member of the Father Ted series Emma Langford, folk singer-songwriter Fergal Lawler, member of pop band The Cranberries Gearóid Mac Eoin, academic whose studies have focused on aspects of Irish language, literature and history Ciaran MacMathuna, broadcaster and musicologist Alphie McCourt, author of A Long Stones Throw, Heartscald (The Soulswimmer, US title) Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, 'Tis and Teacher Man Malachy McCourt, actor and writer Conor McNamara, sports commentator Leanne Moore, singer and TV presenter Ruth Negga, film and TV actress Kate O'Brien, author Emma O'Driscoll, member of pop band Six; television presenter Críostóir Ó Floinn, poet and playwright Dolores O'Riordan, member of pop band The Cranberries Matthew Potter, author Arthur Quinlan, local journalist formerly based at Shannon Airport for the Irish Times Liam Redmond, stage, TV and film actor, active from the 1940s to the 1970s The Rubberbandits, comedy hip-hop duo Darren Shan, internationally published children's author Sharon Slater, author Constance Smith, Hollywood actress of the 1950s Bill Whelan, Grammy Award-winning composer of Riverdance and many other works Terry Wogan, presenter on BBC radio and television == Business == Sir Thomas Cleeve, founder and chairman of the Condensed Milk Company of Ireland, High Sheriff of Limerick city (1899, 1900, and 1908) Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe JP McManus, businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist == Science == Laurence Cussen, East India Company surveyor who triangulated the Auckland Province (1876), photographed Māori (1884) and published research in the colony of New Zealand.

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List of people from County Limerick

This is a list of notable people who are from Limerick city or county, Ireland, or have strong associations with either. == Arts == G. E. M. Anscombe, English philosopher and theologian, born in Limerick Kevin Barry, author, born in Limerick in 1969 George Geary Bennis (1790–1866), writer and librarian Tomás de Bhaldraithe (1916–1996), Irish language scholar and lexicographer, born Ballincurra David Noel Bourke, screenwriter and film director Máire Bradshaw, poet and publisher Vincent Browne, journalist and broadcaster Mairead Buicke, opera singer Denise Chaila, rapper David Chambers, aka Blindboy Boatclub, satirist, musician, podcaster, author, and TV presenter Tony Clarkin, actor of stage, television, radio, film; voice-over artist Cliodhna Cussen, sculptor, born Newcastle West Lawrence Doheny, writer, producer, director of Six Million Dollar Man and Magnum PI Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin, President of the Irish Georgian Society David Gleeson, writer and director of the feature films Cowboys & Angels and The Front Line Richard Graves, theological scholar and author, born near Kilmallock Gerald Griffin (1803–1840), novelist, poet and playwright Richard Harris, actor Catherine Hayes, soprano Mike Hogan, member of pop band The Cranberries Noel Hogan, member of pop band The Cranberries Celia Holman Lee, model agent and TV presenter Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin, electronic musician Charles Johnstone, novelist Patrick Weston Joyce, historian, music-collector, onomastician, and lexicographer Robert Dwyer Joyce, poet, song-writer, Fenian, and physician Sean Keating, painter Jon Kenny, member of D'unbelievables comedy duo; regular member of the Father Ted series Emma Langford, folk singer-songwriter Fergal Lawler, member of pop band The Cranberries Gearóid Mac Eoin, academic whose studies have focused on aspects of Irish language, literature and history Ciaran MacMathuna, broadcaster and musicologist Alphie McCourt, author of A Long Stones Throw, Heartscald (The Soulswimmer, US title) Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, 'Tis and Teacher Man Malachy McCourt, actor and writer Conor McNamara, sports commentator Leanne Moore, singer and TV presenter Ruth Negga, film and TV actress Kate O'Brien, author Emma O'Driscoll, member of pop band Six; television presenter Críostóir Ó Floinn, poet and playwright Dolores O'Riordan, member of pop band The Cranberries Matthew Potter, author Arthur Quinlan, local journalist formerly based at Shannon Airport for the Irish Times Liam Redmond, stage, TV and film actor, active from the 1940s to the 1970s The Rubberbandits, comedy hip-hop duo Darren Shan, internationally published children's author Sharon Slater, author Constance Smith, Hollywood actress of the 1950s Bill Whelan, Grammy Award-winning composer of Riverdance and many other works Terry Wogan, presenter on BBC radio and television == Business == Sir Thomas Cleeve, founder and chairman of the Condensed Milk Company of Ireland, High Sheriff of Limerick city (1899, 1900, and 1908) Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe JP McManus, businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist == Science == Laurence Cussen, East India Company surveyor who triangulated the Auckland Province (1876), photographed Māori (1884) and published research in the colony of New Zealand.

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