Irish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team i

Is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in August 1962 against the Combined Services] in a first-class match. He went on to play for Ireland on 23 occasions, his last match coming against the MCC

Was an Irish professional golfer.Skerritt born in Lahinch, County Clare. He won many tournaments dur

Was an Irish professional golfer.Skerritt born in Lahinch, County Clare. He won many tournaments during his career, most of them in his home country, with his biggest success being the 1970 Alcan International.

Was an Irish portrait, narrative, and genre painter.Born in Dublin, 1894 with a severely deformed le

Was an Irish portrait, narrative, and genre painter.Born in Dublin, 1894 with a severely deformed left hand, Tuohy was the son of a doctor from poor origins in County Mayo.[1] His artistic talent was spotted by Padraig Pearse, who encouraged his father to enroll him in the Metropolitan School of Art. He was taught by William Orpen and became a professor of painting and a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy.

Was an Irish poet.Kavanagh was born in , Inniskeen, County Monaghan in 1904.His father was a shoemak

Was an Irish poet.Kavanagh was born in , Inniskeen, County Monaghan in 1904.His father was a shoemaker, and Patrick also entered the trade after leaving school. Kavanagh never got beyond 6th class, he once said "I majored in kicking a rag ball", but his e

Kielty's career started while he was still a student at Queen's University of Belfast. He become wel

Kielty's career started while he was still a student at Queen's University of Belfast. He become well known locally for his stand-up comedy routines at The Empire pub comedy nights -The Empire Laughs Back). One of his regular routines involved donning a b

Is an Irish geographer and academic.At present, he is the head of the Department of Geography at Uni

Is an Irish geographer and academic.At present, he is the head of the Department of Geography at University College Cork, Ireland. His research is mainly focused on Atlantic Europe, with a particular interest in Atlantic Iberia.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace and leg-break bowler, he playe

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace and leg-break bowler, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Scotland in June 1932. He also played two first-class matches for Dublin University a

Is an Irish artist.Patrick Scott had his first exhibition in 1944, but trained as an architect and d

Is an Irish artist.Patrick Scott had his first exhibition in 1944, but trained as an architect and did not become a full time artist until 1960. He worked for fifteen years for the Irish architect Michael Scott, assisting, for example, in the design of Busáras, the central bus station in Dublin. He is also responsible for the orange livery of Irish intercity trains.

Is a professional snooker player from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He is an accountancy graduate f

Is a professional snooker player from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He is an accountancy graduate from Queens University, Belfast (1992). Wallace captained the Queen's team to the British Universities title at Leeds in 1992 and won his first Northern Ire

Is a retired Irish professional snooker player. A talented snooker player who won the first UK champ

Is a retired Irish professional snooker player. A talented snooker player who won the first UK championship in 1977 (when it was a non-ranking event), Fagan seemed destined for a long and successful professional career in the game, but he became affected

Born in January[3] 1965,[4] Paudge Behan is the son of Cathal Goulding (1923–1998), Chief of Staff

Born in January[3] 1965,[4] Paudge Behan is the son of Cathal Goulding (1923–1998), Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Official IRA, and Beatrice Behan (née ffrench-Salkeld) (1925–1993).[4][5] As a teenager, Goulding was involved wi

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 87 matches for the

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 87 matches for the Ireland cricket team between 1981 and 1994 including eleven first-class matches against Scotland and eleven List A matches.Several matches were played in

Is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at Fly Half. He has formerly played for Cork Constituti

Is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at Fly Half. He has formerly played for Cork Constitution, London Irish, Munster, Bristol, Cardiff and Harlequins. He has signed for English club Leicester Tigers for the current 2006-7 season.

Is an Irish National Hunt jockey. He hails from a racing family. He is the son of jockey Tommy Carbe

Is an Irish National Hunt jockey. He hails from a racing family. He is the son of jockey Tommy Carberry, who was a famous National Hunt jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. His uncle is Arthur Moore, one of Ireland's leading National Hunt trainers. His younger

Was an Irish equestrian who competed in the sport of show jumping. In an international career that

Was an Irish equestrian who competed in the sport of show jumping. In an international career that spanned a quarter of a century, he joined with Eddie Macken, Con Power and James Kernan in an Irish team that captured the public imagination as they won t

Is the main vocalist of the Irish rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and att

Is the main vocalist of the Irish rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2.[1][2][3] Since that time he has been referred to a

Is an Irish musician, who, with Charlie McGettigan.The winning song in the competition was Rock 'n'

Is an Irish musician, who, with Charlie McGettigan.The winning song in the competition was Rock 'n' Roll Kids, the music and lyrics for which were written by Brendan Graham. Harrington and McGettigan were the first group in Eurovision history to have been awarded more than 200 points (226), and their win was the third consecutive for Ireland, representing the first hat trick to have been achieved by any nation.

Is an Irish international track and field athlete. Hession is a sprinter and specialises in the 200

Is an Irish international track and field athlete. Hession is a sprinter and specialises in the 200 metres. He has won silver and bronze medals at the World University Games, a silver medallist in the 200 m in the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final and in 20

Is an Irish cricketer.A member of the successful North County, Mooney is a medium-pace bowler and co

Is an Irish cricketer.A member of the successful North County, Mooney is a medium-pace bowler and competent lower-order batsman. He first appeared for Ireland in 1998, against Marylebone Cricket Club at Lurgan.

Is an Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was into a wide variety of musi

Is an Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was into a wide variety of music from an early age. During his career he has passed through several major bands and on to a successful solo phase.

Was an Irish-Canadian painter, famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian Wes

Was an Irish-Canadian painter, famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and other Native Americans in the Oregon Country.

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played 74

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played 74 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1989 and 1998 including four first-class matches against Scotland and 16 List A matches. He also played for the

(born on December 16, 1966) is an Irish golfer

(born on December 16, 1966) is an Irish golfer

A Northern Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Luton Town.McVeigh sta

A Northern Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Luton Town.McVeigh started his career at Tottenham Hotspur where he made 3 appearances scoring 1 goal against Coventry City. He joined Norwich City in March 2000 on a free transfer. The following season he made 6 starts and 6 substitute appearances. He also scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 home win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.The following season he scored 9 goals as Norwich reached the final of the division one play-offs. In the 2002-03 campaign he was the club's top scorer with 15 goals. Most of those goals came when he was partnering Iwan Roberts upfront,

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland as well as an educator and aca

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland as well as an educator and academic at Princeton University.Muldoon has lived in the United States since 1987; he teaches at Princeton University and is an Honorary Professor in the Sch