Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an Irish ballad singer from Coolback, Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland.John came into the business

Was an Irish ballad singer from Coolback, Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland.John came into the business during the showband era as a lead singer with the Classic Showband. In the late 60's his decided to retire from the bandstand and the recording of Mulroy Bay was intended to be his swan song, but the song was such a success that it launched John into a solo career. John went on to record fourteen albums during his career.

Is an Irish multi-media artist whose work often contrasts material, image and reference in an unusua

Is an Irish multi-media artist whose work often contrasts material, image and reference in an unusual and humorous way. He attended the Belfast College of Art and now lives and works in Dublin.

Is an Irish painter currently living on the Beara peninsula, in West Cork.John Kingerlee was born in

Is an Irish painter currently living on the Beara peninsula, in West Cork.John Kingerlee was born in Birmingham, England in 1936. His Mother was related to Hogan's from County Cork and he was educated in a school run by the Marist Fathers. After living for twenty years in Cornwall in the far southwest of Britain, he moved in 1982 to an isolated farmhouse on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork, Ireland.

Was an Irish artist.Wallace was born in Garvagh, Ireland. His family immigrated to the United States

Was an Irish artist.Wallace was born in Garvagh, Ireland. His family immigrated to the United States at the age of 4. He studied under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He posed for many of Eakins' works, and in 1881 became his assistant. In 1891, he moved to Omaha, Nebraska to take the position of Director of the Western Art Association.

Was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland in July 2004, replacing Ronan Kea

Was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland in July 2004, replacing Ronan Keane.He has served on the Supreme Court since 1999 and before that was a member of the European Court of Justice prior to his appointment from 1992. He served the Fianna Fáil government as Attorney General of Ireland from 17 August - 14 December 1982. The Taoiseach, Charles Haughey appointed him as Attorney General after his predecessor, Patrick Connolly, resigned abruptly over the GUBU scandal, when a murderer Malcolm McArthur was arrested in Connolly's Dalkey flat.His next term in office as Attorney General extended from 11 March 1987 to 25 September 1991. In 1988 he refused to allow the extradition of Fr. Patrick Ryan to Britain on explosives charges dealing with the Provisional IRA on the basis that the trial he would be given would not be fair to due excessive media coverage.

Was a Northern Irish artist. He was born in Belfast at 4 Lewis Street. The fifth of seven sons and o

Was a Northern Irish artist. He was born in Belfast at 4 Lewis Street. The fifth of seven sons and one daughter of James Luke and his wife Sarah, originally from Ahoghill. He attended the Hillman Street National School and in 1920 went to work at the York Street Flax Spinning Company. He went on soon after to become a riveter at Workman Clarke's shipyard and whilst working there he enrolled in evening classes at the Belfast College of Art.

Corrinshego, near Newry, County Armagh in Northern Ireland. He attended St Colman's College, Newry,

Corrinshego, near Newry, County Armagh in Northern Ireland. He attended St Colman's College, Newry, an all-Catholic school. Lynch has said that his family was not political but were "affected" by the Troubles. His mother is Italian, and he is the brother

Is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. His stables are located on "The Curragh" of Kildare, the st

Is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. His stables are located on "The Curragh" of Kildare, the stables are named Currabeg Stables. His father, John Oxx Sr., was also a very successful trainer who won eight Irish classics and it was the younger Oxx's am

Is Ireland's leading Thoroughbred stud owner and has extensive business interests outside of the hor

Is Ireland's leading Thoroughbred stud owner and has extensive business interests outside of the horsebreeding industry. He has been a senator in the Irish Parliament, Seanad

Was the fourth Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.Lync

Was the fourth Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.Lynch was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Cork in 1948, and was re-elected at each general election until his retirement in 1981. He previously served as Minister for Finance (1965–1966), Minister for Industry & Commerce (1959–1965), Minister for Education (1957–1959), Minister for the Gaeltacht (1957) and as a Parliamentary Secretary. He was the third leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 until 1979, succeeding the hugely influential Seán Lemass. Lynch was the last Fianna Fáil leader to secure (in 1977) an overall majority in the Dáil.

Was an Irish legal academic and senior Fine Gael politician.He first stood for election in the 1969

Was an Irish legal academic and senior Fine Gael politician.He first stood for election in the 1969 general election as a Fine Gael candidate for the Dublin South Central constituency, he was not elected to Dáil Éireann but was subsequently elected to Sea

Was a world-famous Irish tenor and recording artist, celebrated for his performances of the operatic

Was a world-famous Irish tenor and recording artist, celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control.

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler. He played 31 times for

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler. He played 31 times for Ireland, making his debut against Canada in Toronto in 1888. His last game came against Scotland in July 1910. Five of his matches had first-class status.

Is an Irish photographer.At the age of 12 he was brought to live in London, and went on to become an

Is an Irish photographer.At the age of 12 he was brought to live in London, and went on to become an apprentice photographer with the Daily Mail. At the age of 15 he won the Evening Standard amateur photography competition. At 21 he became the youngest staff photographer for the Evening Standard. For thirty years he remained in London, returning every year to his hometown of Athy to record the people and their daily lives.

Was an Irish painter.Having become a proficient painter O'Connor found employment in 1848 at Drury L

Was an Irish painter.Having become a proficient painter O'Connor found employment in 1848 at Drury Lane, and later the Haymarket theater. He began to exhibit at the Society of British Artists in 1854, and at the Royal Academy from 1857 until 1888.

An internationally renowned Irish pianist and pedagogue, and the current director of the Royal Irish

An internationally renowned Irish pianist and pedagogue, and the current director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He is often cited as one of the world's greatest living interpreters of Beethoven.He was awarded an Austrian Government scholarship that enabled him to study in Vienna with the renowned pedagogue Dieter Weber. He also made a special study of Beethoven with the legendary German pianist Wilhelm Kempff. In 1973 O'Conor was unanimously awarded First Prize at the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna which launched his international career, and in 1975 he won First Prize at the Bösendorfer Competition.

Was an Irish chess master.He won nine times Irish Chess Championship, first title in 1913 and the la

Was an Irish chess master.He won nine times Irish Chess Championship, first title in 1913 and the last in 1940. He also played in British championships (among others, he tied for 8-9th at Oxford 1910 and 7-9th at Stratford-on-Avon 1925, both won by Henry

Was an Irish portrait and figure painter.Born in Fermoy, Co. Cork of humble parentage, O'Keeffe bega

Was an Irish portrait and figure painter.Born in Fermoy, Co. Cork of humble parentage, O'Keeffe began painting at an early age and was apprenticed to a coach painter. He began painting scenes for local theatres, working his way up to religious pictures for local Roman Catholic churches. In 1831 he sent a Portrait of a Lady and Crucifixion to the Royal Hibernian Academy.

Is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for

Is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Scotland in July 1997 and went on to play for them 26 times, his last match coming against Zimbabwe A in April

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, he has playe

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since the 1997 ICC Trophy. His wife Hebou Morea has played for the Papua New Guinea women's team. In 2007,

Is an Irish businessman and racehorse owner. McManus's first really big win was a horse called Miste

Is an Irish businessman and racehorse owner. McManus's first really big win was a horse called Mister Donovan at Cheltenham. Mister Donovan was the second favourite and won the race after the favourite Angelo Salvini whipped around at the start. McManus o

Is an Irish businessman and racehorse owner.He also became an accomplished backgammon player. He now

Is an Irish businessman and racehorse owner.He also became an accomplished backgammon player. He now has a stud farm in County Kildare. In 1982, he and his wife, Noreen,a former nurse, bought Martinstown Stud on over 400 acres (1.6 km2) in County Limerick from the McCalmont family. McManus's first horse was Cill Dara, which had been owned by the late Edenderry solicitor and legendary gambler , Tim O Toole.

Was an Irish American artist.Ramage entered the Dublin School of Artists in 1763 and began his caree

Was an Irish American artist.Ramage entered the Dublin School of Artists in 1763 and began his career as a goldsmith and miniaturist. Most of his commissions would be earned via portraits. In 1772, he traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia and subsequently settled in Boston.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cre

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra and Bradford City.

Was a physicist, and the originator of Bell's Theorem, one of the most important theorems in quantum

Was a physicist, and the originator of Bell's Theorem, one of the most important theorems in quantum physics.He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and graduated in experimental physics at the Queen's University of Belfast, in 1948. He went on to complete a PhD at the University of Birmingham, specialising in nuclear physics and quantum field theory. His career began with the British Atomic Energy Agency, in Malvern, Britain's, then Harwell Laboratory. After several years he moved to the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN, Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire). Here he worked almost exclusively on theoretical particle physics and on accelerator design, but found time to pursue a major avocation, investigating the fundamentals of quantum theory.