Architecture •
George Ashlin •
Angela Brady •
George Drumgoole Coleman •
Sir Thomas Drew •
Yvonne Farrell •
Eileen Gray •
James Hoban – designer of the
White House •
Francis Johnston •
Sheila O'Donnell •
Thomas Parke •
Edward Lovett Pearce •
Kevin Roche •
Michael Scott Actors •
Sara Allgood – actress •
Jonas Armstrong – actor, star of the BBC series
Robin Hood •
Caitríona Balfe – actress •
Spranger Barry – actor •
Patrick Bergin – film actor •
Sarah Bolger – actress, played Princess Mary Tudor in
The Tudors;
Spiderwick Chronicles; Princess Aurora in
Once Upon a Time •
Stephen Boyd – film actor •
Kenneth Branagh – actor on stage, film and TV,
Harry Potter films •
Brid Brennan – actress •
George Brent – Hollywood actor •
Harry Brogan – actor •
Shane Brolly – actor,
Underworld •
Pierce Brosnan – actor, best known as
James Bond from 1994 to 2005 •
Gabriel Byrne – TV and film actor •
Todd Carty – TV, stage and film actor and director •
Elaine Cassidy – film actress •
Tony Clarkin – actor of stage, TV, radio, film; voiceover artist •
Michael Colgan – actor •
Kerry Condon – actress •
D'Arcy Corrigan – Hollywood actor •
Nicola Coughlan – actress •
Catherine Cusack – stage and TV actor; daughter of Cyril Cusack •
Cyril Cusack – actor of stage, film and TV (born in South Africa) •
Niamh Cusack – TV actress; daughter of Cyril Cusack •
Sinéad Cusack – stage, film and TV actress; daughter of Cyril Cusack; married to
Jeremy Irons •
Sorcha Cusack – film and TV actress; daughter of Cyril Cusack •
Daniel Day-Lewis – English-born
Oscar winner •
Thomas Doggett – actor •
Alison Doody – actress, best known for her role in
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade •
Richard Dormer – actor, playwright, known for roles in
Game of Thrones and
Fortitude •
Jamie Dornan – actor and model; played the Huntsman in
Once Upon a Time; best known for roles in
The Fall and
Fifty Shades of Grey •
Roma Downey – actor, best known for her role as Monica in the TV series
Touched by an Angel •
Maria Doyle Kennedy – actress and singer •
Ada Dyas – actress •
Hilton Edwards – co-founder of the
Gate Theatre, born in UK •
Colin Farrell – Hollywood actor •
Michael Fassbender – Hollywood actor, born in
West Germany •
Al Ferguson – actor •
Barry Fitzgerald –
Abbey Theatre actor turned Hollywood star •
Geraldine Fitzgerald – actress •
Fionnula Flanagan – actress •
Brenda Fricker –
Oscar winner •
Bronagh Gallagher – actress •
Michael Gambon – theatre, TV and film actor,
Harry Potter films •
Charles K. Gerrard – Hollywood actor •
Douglas Gerrard – Hollywood actor •
Aidan Gillen – actor,
The Wire,
Game of Thrones,
Queer as Folk •
Brendan Gleeson – actor,
Harry Potter films •
Brian Gleeson – actor •
Domhnall Gleeson – actor •
Creighton Hale – actor •
Louisa Harland – actress •
Richard Harris – actor,
Harry Potter films •
Forrester Harvey – Hollywood actor •
Amy Joyce Hastings – actress •
Amy Huberman – actress •
Saoirse-Monica Jackson – actress •
Valene Kane – actress,
The Fading Light •
David Kelly – actor •
Barry Keoghan – actor •
J. M. Kerrigan – Abbey actor •
Joanne King – actress •
Dervla Kirwan – actress,
Ballykissangel,
Goodnight Sweetheart •
Evanna Lynch – actress,
Harry Potter films •
Joe Lynch – TV actor •
John Lynch – actor •
Susan Lynch – actress •
Micheál Mac Liammhóir – co-founder of the
Gate Theatre, born in UK •
Eoin Macken – actor,
Merlin •
Gerard McCarthy – actor,
Hollyoaks •
Sean McClory – actor •
F. J. McCormick – Abbey actor •
Damian McGinty – TV actor
Glee •
Patrick McGoohan – actor and creator of
The Prisoner •
Barry McGovern – stage, film and TV actor •
Katie McGrath – film and TV actress •
Gerard McSorley – actor •
Colm Meaney – Hollywood actor •
Paul Mescal – actor •
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – film and TV actor •
Charles Mitchel – actor and newsreader •
Damien Molony – stage and television actor •
Colin Morgan – actor of stage, film and TV, best known for being the lead in
Merlin •
Edward Mulhare – actor; played Captain Daniel Gregg in
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir;
Knight Rider •
Cillian Murphy – actor •
Devon Murray – actor,
Seamus Finnigan in the
Harry Potter films •
Liam Neeson – actor •
Sam Neill – actor •
James Nesbitt – actor •
Jim Norton –
character actor •
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell – actress •
Colin O'Donoghue – actor, member of The Enemies; best known for playing Captain Hook in
Once Upon A Time •
Chris O'Dowd – actor and comedian •
Ardal O'Hanlon – actor and comedian •
Joan O'Hara – actress •
Maureen O'Hara – actress •
Jason O'Mara – actor •
Milo O'Shea – actor •
Maureen O'Sullivan – actor; mother of
Mia Farrow •
Peter O'Toole –
Oscar winner •
Daragh O'Malley – actor •
Glenn Quinn – actor •
Aidan Quinn – actor •
Stephen Rea – actor •
Jack Reynor – actor •
Paul Ronan – actor, ''The Devil's Own''; father of Saoirse Ronan •
Saoirse Ronan – actress •
Andrew Scott – film, stage and television actor •
Fiona Shaw – actress,
Harry Potter films •
Robert Sheehan – actor •
Arthur Shields – actor; younger brother of Barry Fitzgerald •
Niall Tóibín – actor and comedian •
Stuart Townsend – actor and
boxer •
Aidan Turner – actor, played John Mitchell in the BBC's
Being Human and Kili in
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey •
Richard Wall – actor
Chefs •
Darina Allen – TV personality and chef •
Myrtle Allen – chef, teacher and writer •
Rachel Allen – celebrity chef •
Danni Barry •
Michael Bolster •
Rory Carville •
Richard Corrigan •
Matthew Darcy •
Matt Dowling •
Kevin Dundon •
Oliver Dunne •
Catherine Healy •
Neven Maguire – celebrity chef •
Clare Smyth Comedians •
Dave Allen •
Aisling Bea •
Ed Byrne •
Jimmy Carr •
Risteárd Cooper •
Neil Delamere •
P. J. Gallagher •
Brendan Grace •
Sean Hughes •
Jon Kenny •
Denis Leary •
Andrew Maxwell •
Kevin McGahern •
Tim McGarry •
Seán William McLoughlin – YouTube personality (under the name Jacksepticeye), musician, game commentator •
Dylan Moran •
Dermot Morgan – comedian, actor, radio personality •
Colin Murphy •
Graham Norton •
Dara Ó Briain •
Brendan O'Carroll •
Jimmy O'Dea •
David O'Doherty •
Ardal O'Hanlon •
Hector Ó hEochagáin •
Deirdre O'Kane •
Jarlath Regan – comedian, journalist, interviewer, author, cartoonist •
Mario Rosenstock – comedian, impressionist, actor, musician •
Pat Shortt •
Tommy Tiernan •
Jackie Wright Music Music – A to C •
Chloë Agnew – singer •
Iain Archer – singer-songwriter and producer •
Bobbi Arlo – singer •
Michael William Balfe – opera composer •
Gerald Barry – composer, member of
Aosdána •
John K. Beatty – uilleann piper •
Derek Bell – harpist •
Eric Bell – guitarist, Thin Lizzy •
Ed Bennett – composer •
Mary Bergin – tin whistler •
Big Tom – lead singer of
Big Tom and The Mainliners •
Wallis Bird – singer-songwriter •
Frances Black – singer •
Mary Black – singer •
Seóirse Bodley – composer, Saoi of
Aosdána •
Bono (Paul David Hewson) – lead singer of
U2 •
Ciarán Bourke – singer, guitarist •
Brian Boydell – composer •
Ina Boyle – composer •
Michael Bradley – bass player, songwriter,
The Undertones •
Brídín Brennan – singer •
Enya Brennan – musician •
Moya Brennan – musician •
Niall Breslin – lead singer of
The Blizzards •
John Buckley – composer •
Chris de Burgh – singer-songwriter, musician •
Joe Burke – accordionist •
Kevin Burke – fiddler •
Nicky Byrne – singer of
Westlife, songwriter •
Eamonn Campbell – guitarist, producer •
Vivian Campbell – co-lead guitarist of
Def Leppard, Dio •
Seán Cannon – singer, guitarist •
Paddy Casey – singer-songwriter •
Patrick Cassidy – composer •
Mic Christopher – singer-songwriter •
Bobby Clancy – singer, banjo, guitar, harmonica, and
bodhrán player •
Liam Clancy – singer, guitarist •
Paddy Clancy – singer, harmonica player •
Tom Clancy – singer •
Willie Clancy – uilleann piper •
Siobhán Cleary (born 1970) – composer •
Julia Clifford – traditional
fiddle player •
Erica Cody – singer •
Philip Cogan – composer •
Michael Coleman – fiddler •
Finghin Collins – pianist •
Brian Conway – fiddler •
Tadhg Cooke – singer •
Frank Corcoran – composer •
Andrea Corr – singer from
The Corrs •
Caroline Corr – drummer •
Jim Corr – guitarist •
Sharon Corr – fiddle player •
Phil Coulter – composer •
Nadine Coyle – singer
Music – D to K •
Raymond Deane – composer •
Damien Dempsey – singer-songwriter •
Mike Denver – singer •
Joe Dolan – singer, entertainer •
Ryan Dolan – singer-songwriter •
Brian Downey – drummer, Thin Lizzy •
Roger Doyle – composer •
Maria Doyle Kennedy – singer-songwriter, musician •
Ronnie Drew – singer, guitarist •
Keith Duffy – singer of
Boyzone •
Hugo Duncan – singer •
Benjamin Dwyer – composer •
The Edge (David Howell Evans) – guitarist, singer of
U2 •
Kian Egan – singer of
Westlife, songwriter •
Séamus Ennis – uilleann piper •
Enya – singer-songwriter •
Órla Fallon – singer, harpist •
Ciarán Farrell – composer •
Mark Feehily – singer of
Westlife, songwriter •
Angela Feeney – opera singer •
John Field – composer; creator of the
nocturne •
Shane Filan – singer of
Westlife, songwriter •
Mick Flannery – singer-songwriter •
Aloys Fleischmann – composer and musicologist •
W. H. Grattan Flood – musicologist •
Dave Flynn – award-winning composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter •
Gavin Friday – singer •
Finbar Furey – singer-songwriter, uilleann piper, 5-string banjo player, actor •
Rory Gallagher – blues/rock guitarist • Sir
James Galway – flautist •
Bobby Gardiner – accordionist •
Rea Garvey – singer-songwriter, guitarist, tv music competition judge and lead singer of
Reamonn •
Stephen Gately – singer of Boyzone •
Mark Geary – singer •
Thomas Augustine Geary – composer •
Bob Geldof – songwriter, singer of
the Boomtown Rats, activist •
John William Glover – composer •
Len Graham – singer •
Michael Graham – singer of Boyzone •
Bernadette Greevy –
mezzo-soprano •
John and Edward Grimes –
X Factor 2009 •
Marc Gunn – autoharpist, singer-songwriter, and podcaster, formerly of the
Brobdingnagian Bards •
Carmel Gunning – tin whistler •
Lisa Hannigan – singer-songwriter •
Glen Hansard –
Oscar-winning singer/songwriter •
Hamilton Harty – composer and arranger •
Catherine Hayes – opera singer •
Gemma Hayes – singer •
Una Healy – member of girl band
The Saturdays •
Christie Hennessy – singer-songwriter •
Niall Horan – singer-songwriter, member of British-Irish boy band
One Direction •
Hozier – musician and singer-songwriter •
Herbert Hughes – composer and arranger •
Red Hurley – singer •
Brian Irvine – composer •
Jolyon Jackson – composer musician •
Fergus Johnston – composer, member of
Aosdána •
Dolores Keane – singer •
Bryan Kearney – trance DJ and producer •
Richard Kearns – classical composer •
Ronan Keating – singer-songwriter •
Paddy Keenan – uilleann piper •
Lisa Kelly – singer •
Luke Kelly – singer •
Michael Kelly – tenor and composer •
Brian Kennedy – singer •
Dermot Kennedy – singer-songwriter •
Paddy Killoran – fiddler •
Katie Kim – singer-songwriter, musician •
Dave King – singer-songwriter •
John Kinsella – composer, member of
Aosdána •
David Kitt – musician
Music – L to P •
John F. Larchet – composer •
April Lawlor – singer-songwriter •
Damien Leith – singer-songwriter, winner of
Australian Idol 2006 •
Gary Lightbody – lead singer of
Snow Patrol •
Josef Locke – singer •
Johnny Logan – singer-songwriter •
Samuel Lover – composer and performer •
Cora Venus Lunny – violinist •
Dónal Lunny – musician •
Bob Lynch – folk musician •
Shane Lynch – singer of
Boyzone •
Phil Lynott –
Thin Lizzy frontman •
Jimmy MacCarthy – singer-songwriter •
Mickey MacConnell – singer-songwriter •
Shane MacGowan – English-born singer-songwriter •
Sean Mackin – backup vocals and violinist of Yellowcard •
Sean Maguire – violinist •
Sarah Makem – singer •
Tommy Makem – singer-songwriter •
Margo – singer •
Enda Markey – singer •
Philip Martin – pianist, composer, member of
Aosdána •
Gwendolyn Masin – violinist, author, pedagogue •
Larry Mathews – singer-songwriter, violinist •
Frederick May – composer •
Christopher McCafferty – underground club promoter, DJ •
Jim McCann (musician) – musician •
John Count McCormack – singer •
Eleanor McEvoy – singer-songwriter •
Brian McFadden – singer-songwriter •
Damian McGinty – Celtic Thunder; played Rory Flanagan on
Glee •
Matt McGinn – singer-songwriter •
Michael McGlynn – composer, arranger, choir director •
Geraldine McGowan – folk singer •
Barney McKenna – banjo player •
Susan McKeown – Grammy Award-winning vocalist and songwriter •
Geraldine McMahon – harpist •
Paul McSherry – guitarist •
James Lynam Molloy – ballad composer •
Christy Moore – singer-songwriter •
Gary Moore – guitarist, singer-songwriter •
Peter K. Moran – composer •
Van Morrison – singer-songwriter •
Lee Mulhern – singer-songwriter •
Gráinne Mulvey – composer •
Samantha Mumba – singer, actress •
Mundy – singer-songwriter •
John Murphy – fiddle player •
Róisín Murphy – singer •
Ruby Murray – singer •
Máiréad Nesbitt – fiddler •
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha – singer •
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – musician •
Eithne Ní Uallacháin – singer •
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – singer •
John O’Callaghan – musician •
Fintan O'Carroll - composer •
Turlough O'Carolan – 17th/18th-century harper and composer •
Colm Ó Cíosóig – musician, drummer of
My Bloody Valentine •
Maura O'Connell – singer •
Máirtín O'Connor – accordionist •
Sinéad O'Connor – singer •
Daniel O'Donnell – country-and-western singer •
Danny O'Donoghue – lead singer of The Script •
Robert O'Dwyer – composer •
Liam O'Flynn – uilleann piper •
Kane O'Hara – composer •
Mary O'Hara – harpist/singer •
Mícheál Ó hEidhin – musician •
Arthur O'Leary – composer •
Jane O'Leary – composer and pianist •
Damian O'Neill – lead guitarist of
The Undertones •
John O'Neill – guitarist of The Undertones; writer of
Teenage Kicks •
Seán Ó Riada – composer and musician •
Annmarie O'Riordan – singer-songwriter •
Dolores O'Riordan – singer-songwriter, guitarist •
George Alexander Osborne – composer •
Gilbert O'Sullivan – pop singer-songwriter, pianist •
Una Palliser – violinist, violist, singer •
Geoffrey Molyneux Palmer – composer •
Luan Parle – singer-songwriter, musician •
Tommy Peoples – fiddler •
Brendan Phelan – songwriter •
A. J. Potter – composer
Music – Q to Z •
Carmel Quinn – singer •
Paddy Reilly – singer/guitarist •
Damien Rice – singer-songwriter •
Thomas Roseingrave – composer •
Leo Rowsome – uilleann piper •
Derek Ryan – singer •
Frank Ryan –
tenor •
Dana Rosemary Scallon –
MEP-singer turned politician •
Sharon Shannon – traditional musician •
Feargal Sharkey – lead singer of
The Undertones •
John Sheahan – fiddler •
Mark Sheehan – guitarist of The Script •
Kevin Shields – musician, vocalist and guitarist of
My Bloody Valentine •
Chris Singleton – singer-songwriter •
Donal Skehan – singer •
Carly Smithson – singer •
Charles Villiers Stanford – composer •
Robert Prescott Stewart – composer and organist •
Bambie Thug – singer •
Patsy Touhey – piper •
Joan Trimble – composer and pianist •
Paddy Tunney – singer •
VerseChorusVerse – musician and singer-songwriter, pseudonym of Tony Wright •
Gerard Victory – composer •
Kevin Volans – composer •
William Vincent Wallace – composer •
Jennifer Walshe – composer and performer •
Patsy Watchorn – musician •
Liam Weldon – singer-songwriter •
Bill Whelan – composer •
Andy White – singer-songwriter •
Colm Wilkinson – singer •
Ian Wilson – composer •
James Wilson – composer •
Charles Wood – composer •
Terry Woods – musician •
Richard Woodward – composer and organist •
Finbar Wright – singer-songwriter
Dance •
Breandán de Gallaí – Irish dancer •
Joanne Doyle – Irish dancer •
Monica Loughman – ballet •
Tristan MacManus – ballroom and Latin dancer,
Dancing with the Stars, US season 13 •
Lola Montez (Eliza Gilbert) – dancer, courtesan • Dame
Ninette de Valois – ballet •
Bill Whelan –
composer Visual arts •
Hilary Heron – sculptor •
Seán Keating – painter •
Launt Thompson – American sculptor from Abbeyleix, County Laois •
Jack B. Yeats – painter
Writing Writing – A to C •
Cecelia Ahern – novelist •
William Allingham – poet •
John Banville – novelist •
George Barrington – pickpocket, writer and transportee •
Sebastian Barry – novelist •
Samuel Beckett – novelist, playwright, theatre director, poet, author of
Waiting for Godot and
Nobel laureate •
Brendan Behan – playwright, novelist •
Maeve Binchy – novelist •
Dermot Bolger – novelist •
Patrick Brontë – poet •
Stephen Brown – writer, bibliographer •
J. B. Bury – historian •
William Carleton – novelist •
Austin Clarke – poet •
Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke – author •
Brian Cleeve – author •
Brian Coffey – poet •
Eoin Colfer – author •
Laura Angela Collins – author •
Frederick William Conway – editor and journalist •
Eoghan Corry – journalist and author • Sister
Margaret Anna Cusack – the "Nun of Kenmare", patriot and controversialist
Writing – D to K •
Thomas Osborne Davis – writer, poet •
Seamus Deane – writer, member of
Aosdána •
Patrick Deeley – poet •
Eamon Delaney – diplomat and writer •
Frank Delaney – writer and broadcaster •
Greg Delanty – poet •
Denis Devlin – poet •
Roddy Doyle – novelist •
Margaretta Eagar –
memoirist •
Garth Ennis – comic writer • Sir
Samuel Ferguson – poet •
Roderick Flanagan – historian •
Philip Flattisbury – compiler •
Brian Friel – playwright, member of Aosdána •
Oliver St. John Gogarty – poet •
Oliver Goldsmith –
novelist and
dramatist •
Augusta, Lady Gregory – playwright and founder of the
Abbey Theatre •
Hugo Hamilton – author •
Dermot Healy – writer, member of Aosdána •
Randolph Healy – poet •
Seamus Heaney – poet,
Saoi of Aosdána,
Nobel laureate •
Aidan Higgins – fiction writer, member of Aosdána •
Anthony Holten – author •
Pat Ingoldsby – poet, playwright, television performer •
Jennifer Johnston – novelist, member of Aosdána •
Neil Jordan – author, film director, Aosdána •
James Joyce – novelist, author of
Ulysses – playwright •
Frank O'Connor – short story writer •
Ulick O'Connor – writer, member of Aosdána •
P. G. O'Dea – playwright •
Máirtín Ó Direáin – Irish-language poet, member of Aosdána •
Peadar O'Donnell – novelist, autobiographer and revolutionary •
Harry O'Donovan – scriptwriter •
Dennis O'Driscoll – poet •
Seán Ó Faoláin – writer,
Saoi of Aosdána •
Liam O'Flaherty – novelist, short story writer •
Finghin O Mathghamhna – medieval translator and scribe •
Brian O'Nolan (aka Myles na gCopaleen – Flann O'Brien) – novelist, author of
Tristram Shandy – author of
Dracula •
Francis Stuart – writer,
Saoi of
Aosdána (born in Australia) •
Jonathan Swift – fiction writer, member of Aosdána •
William Wall – novelist, poet •
Oscar Wilde – novelist, poet, satirist, author of
The Picture of Dorian Gray •
Macdara Woods – poet •
Maev-Ann Wren – writer •
William Butler Yeats – poet, playwright and
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