Famous People with Name Ireland

Patrick Ireland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Patrick Ireland: O'Doherty began signing his work under the name Patrick Ireland in reaction to the Bloody Sunday killings in Derry in 1972. On May 20, 2008, in recognition of the progress for peace in Ireland, O'Doherty ceremoniously buried his alter ego at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, and resumed to being called by his birth name. [1][2]

Timothy Neal Christopher Ireland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Timothy Neal Christopher Ireland: is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He played 11 games in the majors over two seasons, 1981 and 1982. He has also managed 12 seasons at various levels of the minor leagues.After his playing career, he managed the Salinas Spurs in the California League in 1989. He then managed from 1992 until 1997 in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system, winning league titles with the Stockton Ports in the California League in 1992 and with the El Paso Diablos in the Texas League in 1994.

Andrew Poysell "Andy" Ireland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrew Poysell "Andy" Ireland: was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Ireland joined Barnett National Bank in Jacksonville, Florida in 1954, and in 1962 he became the president, chairman of the and chief executive officer, of American National Bank of Winter Haven, Florida. From 1968

John Ireland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Ireland: was the 18th Governor of Texas from 1883 to 1887. During Ireland's term, the University of Texas was established, and construction on the Texas State Capitol began. Ireland is credited with the selection of local pink granite as the construction material.

Walter Ireland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walter Ireland: was a Wisconsin politician and businessman.He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1959-1961 and served on the Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors.