Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is one of four brothers to have played cricket for Ireland. Garfield was by far the most successful

Is one of four brothers to have played cricket for Ireland. Garfield was by far the most successful of the four, playing 118 times for Ireland between 1983 and 1997, including twelve first-class matches against Scotland and 20 List A matches. He is one of

Was an Irish painter.One of the earliest, if not the earliest, Irish painters, Morphey practised in

Was an Irish painter.One of the earliest, if not the earliest, Irish painters, Morphey practised in Dublin. He was most likely a pupil of Gaspar Smitz, a Dutch painter who worked in Ireland.[1] He painted portraits, genre scenes and landscapes based on the Dutch style of Constantine and Gaspar Netscher and Adriaen van der Werff.

Is a professional wrestler from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, more prominently known by his

Is a professional wrestler from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, more prominently known by his ring name Mandrake. Mandrake wrestles mostly for Irish Whip Wrestling where he reigns as the current IWW International Heavyweight Champion and IWW Zero-Gr

Is an Irish cricketer who attended Methodist College Belfast. He is a right-handed batsman and a wic

Is an Irish cricketer who attended Methodist College Belfast. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He has played for the Ireland cricket team since 2004, when he participated in the Under 19s World Cup. Two years later, he participated in the

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. He participated in th

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. He participated in the 2004 and 2006 Under-19 World Cups for Ireland. He has also represented Gloucester's Second XI in the Second XI championships since 2005.

A Northern Irish musician and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Sn

A Northern Irish musician and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol.After attending Rockport School and Campbell College, he moved to Dundee, Scotland in 1994 to attend the University of Dundee. It is here that he formed the band Polar Bear (after the original name 'Shrug') with fellow student Mark McClelland, also from Northern Ireland. Initially Richard Colburn of Belle & Sebastian featured on drums. Lightbody then asked Jonny Quinn to move from Belfast to take over on drums.

Is an Irish sprint canoer who has competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer

Is an Irish sprint canoer who has competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later, Mawer was eliminated in the hea

From a working-class, loyalist background, first foray into writing was for Radio 4. His first play

From a working-class, loyalist background, first foray into writing was for Radio 4. His first play was produced by Tinderbox but Mitchell's first major theatre success was the production (by Connall Morrison) of his In A Little World of Our Own at the Pe

Is an Irish professional golfer.Murphy was born in Kilkenny and began playing golf aged 11, after ca

Is an Irish professional golfer.Murphy was born in Kilkenny and began playing golf aged 11, after caddying for his father. He won the Irish Amateur Closed Championship in 1992. He turned professional in 1995.

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed tailending batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. H

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed tailending batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his debut for Ireland in 1997, and has gone on to represent his country 23 times to date including at the 2002 European Championship. His most rece

Is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish

Is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish athletics association as Director of Coaching before leaving in January, 2009 for a position with the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He has played for the Irish

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He has played for the Irish cricket team since 2004, when he participated in the Under 19s World Cup. Two years later, he participated in the competition for the second time, when hi

Is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer and painter.Gavin grew up in Glasnevin, a neighbourhood

Is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer and painter.Gavin grew up in Glasnevin, a neighbourhood located on Dublin's Northside. He was a founding member of the gothic rock group The Virgin Prunes and has recorded several solo albums and soundtracks. He has maintained a close friendship with U2's Bono since both were children, and they collaborated on the soundtrack for the Jim Sheridan film In the Name of the Father.

Was born to a prominent Dublin family in 1851. His father and grandfather, both also named George Gr

Was born to a prominent Dublin family in 1851. His father and grandfather, both also named George Grierson, were well-known printers and publishers.Educated at St. Bees School, Cumberland and Trinity College, Dublin, he joined the Indian Civil Service in 1871 and reached the Bengal Presidency in 1873. He would eventually become Magistrate and Collector at Patna and, later, Opium Agent for Bihar. In 1898 he was appointed Superintendent of the newly formed Linguistic Survey of India and moved to England “for convenience of consulting European libraries and scholars” (Thomas and Turner n.d., 3).

Was an Irish cricketer and badminton player. He made his debut for Ireland against South Africa in

Was an Irish cricketer and badminton player. He made his debut for Ireland against South Africa in August 1907, and went on to play for them on eight occasions, his last game coming in July 1912, also against South Africa. All but one of his games for Ir

Irish playwright. Born in Dublin, he moved to London at the age of twenty and lived in England for t

Irish playwright. Born in Dublin, he moved to London at the age of twenty and lived in England for the remainder of his life.

Was an Irish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was an Irish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played four first-class matches for Dublin

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played four first-class matches for Dublin University in 1895.

Was a zoologist, photographer and army surgeon.He was the son of Parke Dobson and was educated at th

Was a zoologist, photographer and army surgeon.He was the son of Parke Dobson and was educated at the Royal School Enniskillen and then at Trinity College, Dublin.He gained the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in 1866, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Chemistry in 1867 and Master of Arts in 1875.

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he played three times for

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team in 1961 including one first-class match. He made his debut for Ireland in August 1961, playing against the MCC in a first-class ma

Was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental philosophy" (i.e., physics) at Trinity College,

Was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental philosophy" (i.e., physics) at Trinity College, Dublin, in the late 19th century.FitzGerald was born at No 19, Lower Mount Street in Dublin on 3 August 1851 to the Reverend William FitzGerald and his wife Anne Francis Stoney. Professor of Moral Philosophy in Trinity and vicar of St Anne's, Dawson Street, at the time of his son's birth, William FitzGerald was consecrated Bishop of Cork in 1857 and translated to Killaloe in 1862. George returned to Dublin and entered Trinity as a student at the age of 16. He became a Fellow of Trinity in 1877 and spent the rest of his career at the College.

Was an Irish painter.George Francis Mulvany studied at the Academy school and would first exhibit th

Was an Irish painter.George Francis Mulvany studied at the Academy school and would first exhibit there in 1827. In 1835 he became a member of the RHA, and took over as keeper upon his father's death in 1845. Mulvany became the first director of the National Gallery of Ireland in 1862.[

Is an Irish cricketer. Dockrell is right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who plays

Is an Irish cricketer. Dockrell is right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who plays international cricket for Ireland after learning his cricket at Leinster Cricket Club, Dublin. Dockrell has represented Ireland from U-13 level upwards. In

Is a Grammy Award-winning Northern Irish singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist,

Is a Grammy Award-winning Northern Irish singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He made his debut for Ireland against Cambrid

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He made his debut for Ireland against Cambridge University in July 1904, and went onto play for them twelve times, his last game coming in August 1912 against Scotland. Nine of his Ireland games had f