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- Updated: 29 Apr 2012
Pat Kenny interviewed Philippe Legrain, author of "Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis", on RTE1's The Frontline on 29 December 2010 abo...
http://wn.com/Why_should_Irish_people_be_bled_dry_to_make_good_their_banks'_losses?_Part_2_of_3
Pat Kenny interviewed Philippe Legrain, author of "Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis", on RTE1's The Frontline on 29 December 2010 abo...
- published: 02 Dec 2010
- views: 749
- author: PhilippeLegrain
'Irish people owe nothing to banks & billionaires - refuse to pay now!'
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:35
- Updated: 09 Apr 2013
Ireland faces the most severe welfare cuts and tax hikes in its history - the high price it has to pay for receiving an international bailout. The budget is ...
http://wn.com/'Irish_people_owe_nothing_to_banks_billionaires_refuse_to_pay_now!'
Ireland faces the most severe welfare cuts and tax hikes in its history - the high price it has to pay for receiving an international bailout. The budget is ...
- published: 07 Dec 2010
- views: 38669
- author: RussiaToday
Russell Howard's Good News Irish People Turn Against Henry Hoovers
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:33
- Updated: 05 Apr 2013
http://wn.com/Russell_Howard's_Good_News_Irish_People_Turn_Against_Henry_Hoovers
Martin Ferris - "The Irish people are disgusted with this government!"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:42
- Updated: 13 Apr 2013
Sinn Féin TD for Kerry North - West Limerick, Martin Ferris, tears into the Government.
http://wn.com/Martin_Ferris_The_Irish_people_are_disgusted_with_this_government!
Sinn Féin TD for Kerry North - West Limerick, Martin Ferris, tears into the Government.
- published: 12 Dec 2012
- views: 1629
- author: sinnfeinireland
Why should Irish people be bled dry to make good their banks' losses? Part 1 of 3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:51
- Updated: 30 May 2012
Pat Kenny interviewed Philippe Legrain, author of "Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis", on RTE1's The Frontline on 29 December 2010 abo...
http://wn.com/Why_should_Irish_people_be_bled_dry_to_make_good_their_banks'_losses?_Part_1_of_3
Pat Kenny interviewed Philippe Legrain, author of "Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis", on RTE1's The Frontline on 29 December 2010 abo...
- published: 02 Dec 2010
- views: 1153
- author: PhilippeLegrain
FIFTY PEOPLE ONE QUESTION - GALWAY, IRELAND 2011 by Kamil Krolak
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:13
- Updated: 16 May 2013
http://www.kamilfilms.com/ - more about us and our projects. "One Town, 50 different People, One very difficult Question" Fifty People One Question - Galway ...
http://wn.com/FIFTY_PEOPLE_ONE_QUESTION_GALWAY,_IRELAND_2011_by_Kamil_Krolak
http://www.kamilfilms.com/ - more about us and our projects. "One Town, 50 different People, One very difficult Question" Fifty People One Question - Galway ...
- published: 14 May 2011
- author: KamilFilms
Awaken Ireland Radio Show(13) feat Clare Leonard warns Irish people of Irish Economy Collapse
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 85:05
- Updated: 11 Apr 2013
Whats new on Awaken Ireland Radio this week: 04:30min Update from Tracey O'connor re the Awaken Ireland Movement 17:20min Interview with Aisling fitzgibbon r...
http://wn.com/Awaken_Ireland_Radio_Show13_feat_Clare_Leonard_warns_Irish_people_of_Irish_Economy_Collapse
Whats new on Awaken Ireland Radio this week: 04:30min Update from Tracey O'connor re the Awaken Ireland Movement 17:20min Interview with Aisling fitzgibbon r...
- published: 14 Aug 2012
- views: 623
- author: cloudwarrior30
I love irish people
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:29
- Updated: 25 Apr 2013
Scene from The IT Crowd (Season 2, Ch. 1). Philip: This is Jerome. He does publicity for the show. He got us our tickets. Jen: Oh, great. Thanks. Philip: Thi...
http://wn.com/I_love_irish_people
Scene from The IT Crowd (Season 2, Ch. 1). Philip: This is Jerome. He does publicity for the show. He got us our tickets. Jen: Oh, great. Thanks. Philip: Thi...
- published: 11 Nov 2011
- views: 2907
- author: Cristian OLATE
Irish People and The End of The World
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:03
- Updated: 29 Jun 2012
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/brandonbio Facebook Fanpage - http://www.facebook.com/brandonisoriginal.
http://wn.com/Irish_People_and_The_End_of_The_World
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/brandonbio Facebook Fanpage - http://www.facebook.com/brandonisoriginal.
- published: 25 May 2011
- views: 2019
- author: BrandonIsOriginal
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Are Irish people romantic?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:06
- Updated: 16 May 2013
GAELIC GIRLS - SERIES 1 - EPISODE 5 ARE IRISH PEOPLE ROMANTIC? PRESENTED BY LAUREN WHITE Gaelic Girl 'Lauren' asked fellow Irish men and women - What makes t...
http://wn.com/Are_Irish_people_romantic?
GAELIC GIRLS - SERIES 1 - EPISODE 5 ARE IRISH PEOPLE ROMANTIC? PRESENTED BY LAUREN WHITE Gaelic Girl 'Lauren' asked fellow Irish men and women - What makes t...
- published: 13 Feb 2012
- author: Gaelic Girls
FIFTY PEOPLE ONE QUESTION - GALWAY, IRELAND 2011 by Kamil Krolak
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:13
- Updated: 16 May 2013
http://www.kamilfilms.com/ - more about us and our projects. "One Town, 50 different People, One very difficult Question" Fifty People One Question - Galway ...
http://wn.com/FIFTY_PEOPLE_ONE_QUESTION_GALWAY,_IRELAND_2011_by_Kamil_Krolak
http://www.kamilfilms.com/ - more about us and our projects. "One Town, 50 different People, One very difficult Question" Fifty People One Question - Galway ...
- published: 14 May 2011
- author: KamilFilms
Tommy Tiernan - Crooked Man - When Irish People Had Money
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:26
- Updated: 02 May 2013
This hilarious masterpiece is a clip from 'Crooked Man'. Subscribe to our channel, http://www.youtube.com/comedystation. We bring more laughter into your day.
http://wn.com/Tommy_Tiernan_Crooked_Man_When_Irish_People_Had_Money
This hilarious masterpiece is a clip from 'Crooked Man'. Subscribe to our channel, http://www.youtube.com/comedystation. We bring more laughter into your day.
- published: 21 Feb 2012
- views: 71269
- author: comedystation
Irish Wanking Bankers - An Irishman Abroad.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:03
- Updated: 16 May 2013
Irish Wanking Bankers - An Irishman Abroad. Uploaded with the kind permission of The Irishman Abroad. Check out the Irishman Abroad himself @ the link below....
http://wn.com/Irish_Wanking_Bankers_An_Irishman_Abroad
Irish Wanking Bankers - An Irishman Abroad. Uploaded with the kind permission of The Irishman Abroad. Check out the Irishman Abroad himself @ the link below....
- published: 08 Dec 2010
- author: Signalxfmdublin
Russell Peters stand up on Irish People
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:15
- Updated: 15 May 2013
Russell Peters stand up.
http://wn.com/Russell_Peters_stand_up_on_Irish_People
How To Be Irish (by actual Irish People---funny shit!)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:03
- Updated: 02 May 2013
a vid made by 4 irish lads! tis only a bit a craic!
http://wn.com/How_To_Be_Irish_by_actual_Irish_People---funny_shit!
a vid made by 4 irish lads! tis only a bit a craic!
- published: 16 Aug 2008
- views: 35158
- author: Kev Mc Cormack
IRISH PEOPLE RAP FAST
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:11
- Updated: 04 May 2013
Thanks for subscribing! My T-shirts and CDs: http://bribry.bigcartel.com Click to tweet this video: http://clicktotweet.com/oac2q Thank you, Watsky. You are ...
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Thanks for subscribing! My T-shirts and CDs: http://bribry.bigcartel.com Click to tweet this video: http://clicktotweet.com/oac2q Thank you, Watsky. You are ...
- published: 25 Nov 2012
- views: 151800
- author: BriBryontour
Irish fashion. What people in Dublin, Ireland think about it. (real Irish accent)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 04 May 2013
1. Vote for your favourite answer using the 0:00 time format (3:23 for example). Youtube will automatically link that answer to your comment. 2. Suggest your...
http://wn.com/Irish_fashion_What_people_in_Dublin,_Ireland_think_about_it_real_Irish_accent
1. Vote for your favourite answer using the 0:00 time format (3:23 for example). Youtube will automatically link that answer to your comment. 2. Suggest your...
- published: 08 Dec 2011
- views: 3902
- author: dublinchatonlineTV
Buck Factor #5 - IM A SUCKER FOR IRISH PEOPLE!!! - Awesome Singers & Goofy Girls! -
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:26
- Updated: 07 May 2013
Submit Here - http://www.facebook.com/buckfactor Channels Featured: http://www.youtube.com/user/rachelthommusic http://www.youtube.com/user/murphyryan4 http:...
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Submit Here - http://www.facebook.com/buckfactor Channels Featured: http://www.youtube.com/user/rachelthommusic http://www.youtube.com/user/murphyryan4 http:...
- published: 29 Apr 2011
- views: 73049
- author: WHATTHEBUCKSHOW
Jack Dee racism towards Irish People.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:44
- Updated: 15 May 2013
After a Dara O Briain gig, Jack mocks Irish people in front of an English audience.
http://wn.com/Jack_Dee_racism_towards_Irish_People
After a Dara O Briain gig, Jack mocks Irish people in front of an English audience.
- published: 31 Jan 2011
- author: xSmurfsdabombx
President Obama Addresses the Irish People
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 32:14
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
May 23, 2011 | 32:13 | Public Domain President Obama speaks about the historical and continuing ties between the people of Ireland and the people of the Unit...
http://wn.com/President_Obama_Addresses_the_Irish_People
May 23, 2011 | 32:13 | Public Domain President Obama speaks about the historical and continuing ties between the people of Ireland and the people of the Unit...
- published: 10 Sep 2012
- views: 414
- author: infomisa
Irish People In The Bar
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:36
- Updated: 30 Apr 2013
Irish people need to learn America manners. Even on St. Patrick's Day.
http://wn.com/Irish_People_In_The_Bar
Irish people need to learn America manners. Even on St. Patrick's Day.
- published: 17 Mar 2011
- views: 3913
- author: Ian Gary
Shit Americans Say... to Irish People
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:53
- Updated: 15 May 2013
In which I get quite annoyed at American asking stupid questions.
http://wn.com/Shit_Americans_Say_to_Irish_People
In which I get quite annoyed at American asking stupid questions.
- published: 13 Feb 2012
- author: Bazpierce
Why are Irish people so ugly?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:01
- Updated: 29 Apr 2013
First thing that comes up when you type "why are" into Google! Makes for sad face.... well not really. I actually find it kind of funny. Besides on Paddy's d...
http://wn.com/Why_are_Irish_people_so_ugly?
First thing that comes up when you type "why are" into Google! Makes for sad face.... well not really. I actually find it kind of funny. Besides on Paddy's d...
- published: 08 Jul 2010
- views: 132953
- author: rorkimaru
Observations on Irish people - Interview w/ Peter Green-Hall
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:44
- Updated: 20 Mar 2012
This is a montage of clips from a documentary about me which is being made by an independent film company "Noble Empire Productions" The documentary looks at...
http://wn.com/Observations_on_Irish_people_Interview_w_Peter_Green-Hall
This is a montage of clips from a documentary about me which is being made by an independent film company "Noble Empire Productions" The documentary looks at...
- published: 25 Jan 2008
- author: PeterGreenHall
Irish TV3 news, Interview people in Limerick
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:36
- Updated: 20 Aug 2010
TV3 news interview people in Limerick about the Limerick Bishop. Whether he should resign or not. This was aired on Irish tv channel TV3 on Monday 30th Novem...
http://wn.com/Irish_TV3_news,_Interview_people_in_Limerick
TV3 news interview people in Limerick about the Limerick Bishop. Whether he should resign or not. This was aired on Irish tv channel TV3 on Monday 30th Novem...
- published: 03 Dec 2009
- views: 140
- author: terry29ce14
Saoirse Ronan (Ellen)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:26
- Updated: 13 May 2013
Saoirse Ronan (born 12 April 1994) is an Irish film actress. She began her career as a child and came to international prominence in 2007 after co-starring i...
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Saoirse Ronan (born 12 April 1994) is an Irish film actress. She began her career as a child and came to international prominence in 2007 after co-starring i...
- published: 01 Apr 2011
- views: 415450
- author: mrussellmovie
21 Accents
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:36
- Updated: 16 May 2013
Here's a little tour of 21 accents in one take. Love the fun challenge of switching between them fluidly. Props to All of these places and their multi-accent...
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Here's a little tour of 21 accents in one take. Love the fun challenge of switching between them fluidly. Props to All of these places and their multi-accent...
- published: 16 Jan 2008
- author: amiablewalker
The Irish People | Author Michael K. Reynolds, Heirs of Ireland Series
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:57
- Updated: 19 Mar 2013
An interview with Author Michael K. Reynolds discussing the Irish People, who are the focus of his writing in the novels of the Heirs of Ireland Series which...
http://wn.com/The_Irish_People_|_Author_Michael_K_Reynolds,_Heirs_of_Ireland_Series
An interview with Author Michael K. Reynolds discussing the Irish People, who are the focus of his writing in the novels of the Heirs of Ireland Series which...
- published: 04 Oct 2012
- views: 97
- author: Michael K. Reynolds
Photo project "Dublin, my present for Irish people"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 25 Apr 2013
These are black & white versions, inspired by the 1990's in Dublin. They capture the 'true' Dublin for me with a goal of eventually doing an exhibition in Du...
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These are black & white versions, inspired by the 1990's in Dublin. They capture the 'true' Dublin for me with a goal of eventually doing an exhibition in Du...
- published: 25 Apr 2013
- views: 136
- author: Lucia Ribagorda
Letter to the Irish people from an Irish Gael
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 16:20
- Updated: 07 May 2013
A letter to the Irish people from an Irish Gael asking the questions of where we come from, how did we get into the mess we are in and how can we get out of ...
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A letter to the Irish people from an Irish Gael asking the questions of where we come from, how did we get into the mess we are in and how can we get out of ...
- published: 14 Feb 2013
- author: cloudwarrior30
Notre Dame Vs Navy 2012 - What does the average Irish person REALLY know about American Football?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:47
- Updated: 04 Apr 2013
Notre Dame and Navy played in Ireland on 1st September 2012 and it was an amazing time for all involved. Video exploring what the average Irish person with n...
http://wn.com/Notre_Dame_Vs_Navy_2012_What_does_the_average_Irish_person_REALLY_know_about_American_Football?
Notre Dame and Navy played in Ireland on 1st September 2012 and it was an amazing time for all involved. Video exploring what the average Irish person with n...
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- author: CommonsLaneFilms
Why should Irish people be bled dry to make good their banks' losses? Part 1 of 3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:51
- Updated: 30 May 2012
Pat Kenny interviewed Philippe Legrain, author of "Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis", on RTE1's The Frontline on 29 December 2010 abo...
http://wn.com/Why_should_Irish_people_be_bled_dry_to_make_good_their_banks'_losses?_Part_1_of_3
Pat Kenny interviewed Philippe Legrain, author of "Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis", on RTE1's The Frontline on 29 December 2010 abo...
- published: 02 Dec 2010
- views: 1153
- author: PhilippeLegrain
3:06
Are Irish people romantic?
GAELIC GIRLS - SERIES 1 - EPISODE 5 ARE IRISH PEOPLE ROMANTIC? PRESENTED BY LAUREN WHITE G...
published: 13 Feb 2012
author: Gaelic Girls
Are Irish people romantic?
GAELIC GIRLS - SERIES 1 - EPISODE 5 ARE IRISH PEOPLE ROMANTIC? PRESENTED BY LAUREN WHITE Gaelic Girl 'Lauren' asked fellow Irish men and women - What makes t...
- published: 13 Feb 2012
- author: Gaelic Girls
11:13
FIFTY PEOPLE ONE QUESTION - GALWAY, IRELAND 2011 by Kamil Krolak
http://www.kamilfilms.com/ - more about us and our projects. "One Town, 50 different Peopl...
published: 14 May 2011
author: KamilFilms
FIFTY PEOPLE ONE QUESTION - GALWAY, IRELAND 2011 by Kamil Krolak
http://www.kamilfilms.com/ - more about us and our projects. "One Town, 50 different People, One very difficult Question" Fifty People One Question - Galway ...
- published: 14 May 2011
- author: KamilFilms
8:26
Tommy Tiernan - Crooked Man - When Irish People Had Money
This hilarious masterpiece is a clip from 'Crooked Man'. Subscribe to our channel, http://...
published: 21 Feb 2012
author: comedystation
Tommy Tiernan - Crooked Man - When Irish People Had Money
This hilarious masterpiece is a clip from 'Crooked Man'. Subscribe to our channel, http://www.youtube.com/comedystation. We bring more laughter into your day.
- published: 21 Feb 2012
- views: 71269
- author: comedystation
2:03
Irish Wanking Bankers - An Irishman Abroad.
Irish Wanking Bankers - An Irishman Abroad. Uploaded with the kind permission of The Irish...
published: 08 Dec 2010
author: Signalxfmdublin
Irish Wanking Bankers - An Irishman Abroad.
Irish Wanking Bankers - An Irishman Abroad. Uploaded with the kind permission of The Irishman Abroad. Check out the Irishman Abroad himself @ the link below....
- published: 08 Dec 2010
- author: Signalxfmdublin
3:15
Russell Peters stand up on Irish People
Russell Peters stand up....
published: 27 Oct 2012
author: Richa Taneja
Russell Peters stand up on Irish People
Russell Peters stand up.
- published: 27 Oct 2012
- author: Richa Taneja
5:03
How To Be Irish (by actual Irish People---funny shit!)
a vid made by 4 irish lads! tis only a bit a craic!...
published: 16 Aug 2008
author: Kev Mc Cormack
How To Be Irish (by actual Irish People---funny shit!)
a vid made by 4 irish lads! tis only a bit a craic!
- published: 16 Aug 2008
- views: 35158
- author: Kev Mc Cormack
2:11
IRISH PEOPLE RAP FAST
Thanks for subscribing! My T-shirts and CDs: http://bribry.bigcartel.com Click to tweet th...
published: 25 Nov 2012
author: BriBryontour
IRISH PEOPLE RAP FAST
Thanks for subscribing! My T-shirts and CDs: http://bribry.bigcartel.com Click to tweet this video: http://clicktotweet.com/oac2q Thank you, Watsky. You are ...
- published: 25 Nov 2012
- views: 151800
- author: BriBryontour
4:33
Irish fashion. What people in Dublin, Ireland think about it. (real Irish accent)
1. Vote for your favourite answer using the 0:00 time format (3:23 for example). Youtube w...
published: 08 Dec 2011
author: dublinchatonlineTV
Irish fashion. What people in Dublin, Ireland think about it. (real Irish accent)
1. Vote for your favourite answer using the 0:00 time format (3:23 for example). Youtube will automatically link that answer to your comment. 2. Suggest your...
- published: 08 Dec 2011
- views: 3902
- author: dublinchatonlineTV
9:26
Buck Factor #5 - IM A SUCKER FOR IRISH PEOPLE!!! - Awesome Singers & Goofy Girls! -
Submit Here - http://www.facebook.com/buckfactor Channels Featured: http://www.youtube.com...
published: 29 Apr 2011
author: WHATTHEBUCKSHOW
Buck Factor #5 - IM A SUCKER FOR IRISH PEOPLE!!! - Awesome Singers & Goofy Girls! -
Submit Here - http://www.facebook.com/buckfactor Channels Featured: http://www.youtube.com/user/rachelthommusic http://www.youtube.com/user/murphyryan4 http:...
- published: 29 Apr 2011
- views: 73049
- author: WHATTHEBUCKSHOW
1:44
Jack Dee racism towards Irish People.
After a Dara O Briain gig, Jack mocks Irish people in front of an English audience....
published: 31 Jan 2011
author: xSmurfsdabombx
Jack Dee racism towards Irish People.
After a Dara O Briain gig, Jack mocks Irish people in front of an English audience.
- published: 31 Jan 2011
- author: xSmurfsdabombx
32:14
President Obama Addresses the Irish People
May 23, 2011 | 32:13 | Public Domain President Obama speaks about the historical and conti...
published: 10 Sep 2012
author: infomisa
President Obama Addresses the Irish People
May 23, 2011 | 32:13 | Public Domain President Obama speaks about the historical and continuing ties between the people of Ireland and the people of the Unit...
- published: 10 Sep 2012
- views: 414
- author: infomisa
2:01
Why are Irish people so ugly?
First thing that comes up when you type "why are" into Google! Makes for sad face.... well...
published: 08 Jul 2010
author: rorkimaru
Why are Irish people so ugly?
First thing that comes up when you type "why are" into Google! Makes for sad face.... well not really. I actually find it kind of funny. Besides on Paddy's d...
- published: 08 Jul 2010
- views: 132953
- author: rorkimaru
Vimeo results:
12:41
I BEAT MIKE TYSON - (FULL FILM)
"If you take “The Fighter” and strip off its melodramatic arc and the stars’ and the indus...
published: 14 Jan 2013
author: Joshua Z Weinstein
I BEAT MIKE TYSON - (FULL FILM)
"If you take “The Fighter” and strip off its melodramatic arc and the stars’ and the industry’s self-regard, then compress what’s left into 12 poetically concise minutes, you get something almost as good, almost as grown-up, as “I Beat Mike Tyson." - Boston Globe
In 2005, an unknown Irish boxer beat Mike Tyson in front of hundreds
of thousands of people. Then he disappeared.
Filmmaker Joshua Z Weinstein rediscovers boxer Kevin McBride,
raising his children in a gritty Boston suburb. Kevinʼs body is
deteriorating, yet he compulsively continues to fight.
This lyrical film finds a boxer at the end of his career – engaging in
the Sisyphean task that is his life.
IBEATMIKETYSON.com
www.twitter.com/weinsteinfilm
www.facebook.com/joshuazweinstein
Director/Cinematographer - Joshua Z Weinstein
Co-Producer - Nate Conway
Addn't Camera/Still Photography - Yoni Brook
Composer - John Ferrara
Colorist - Seth Ricart
Mixer - Jon Bosch
SCREENINGS
WORLD PREMIERE, HOT DOCS, APRIL 2012
US PREMIERE, IFF BOSTON, APRIL 2012
NYC PREMIERE, ROOFTOP FLMS, JUNE 2012
CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 2012
SOUTHERN CIRCUIT ARTS TOUR, 11/5/12-11/15/12
RERUN THEATER BROOKLYN, 11/30/12-12/06/12
0:30
SyFy "DreamMachines"
The kind people of Universal Networks once again knocked on our door for a show package. T...
published: 20 Mar 2012
author: Onesize
SyFy "DreamMachines"
The kind people of Universal Networks once again knocked on our door for a show package. This time for SyFy's new show called "DreamMachines".
The Parker brothers, of the famous http://www.parkerbrotherschoppers.com/ are building dreammachines, which you thought only could exist in your dreams!
"If you can Dream it, They can Build it!"
Audio and sound design once again by Irish Power Studio Echolab.
Delivered were:
Promo
Endpage
Sponsorcards
Titlecards
Lower3rd
Transitions
Credits:
Client: NBCUniversal Networks (NY)
Production & Creative Direction: Onesize
Animation: Onesize
Additional modeling by Michael Tschernjajew & Jeff Beukema
Music Company : ECHOLAB
Composer : Gavin Little
Sound Designer : Gavin Little
12:47
Crossing Lines
Crossing Lines is a short film that documents Irish artist Conor Harrington trip to Tel Av...
published: 02 Feb 2011
author: Andrew Telling
Crossing Lines
Crossing Lines is a short film that documents Irish artist Conor Harrington trip to Tel Aviv, Israel and Bethleham, Palestine in May 2010.
Thank you to KnowHope, Zero Cents, Wisam Salsaa to whom this trip would not been possible and to all the people we met along the way, without their help this trip would not have been possible.
A Telling Tale Production Presents ’ Crossing Lines ‘
Camera, Edit & Score - Andrew Telling
Grade - Chloe Hayward
Audio Mix & Master - Andrew Telling & Dave House
You can listen to the soundtrack below
http://soundcloud.com/andrewtelling/crossing-lines
Additional thanks to Buddy Peace for Drums on tracks 3&4 and audio elimination assistance, Laurie Carter for Synths & KP3 and Mike Montgomery for Titles/Typography execution.
3:23
Greenhouse Effect Photos 2010; Songs - "Manipulation" SuperNetCelebrities.Com Rock City Productions. Twitter.
89,357 Views - The hillarious but highly Rocking Greenhouse Effect Videos from their "Fina...
published: 25 Feb 2010
author: George Webster
Greenhouse Effect Photos 2010; Songs - "Manipulation" SuperNetCelebrities.Com Rock City Productions. Twitter.
89,357 Views - The hillarious but highly Rocking Greenhouse Effect Videos from their "Final band meeting" Of November 1992 at El Segundo California's Jet City Sound Studio have been spliced into other G.e clips. Four Songs were shot that night; Three Versions of "White Black Thang', Search and Destroy, Two Versions (Or more) of the Beatles cover version of "Please Please me", ...and ofcourse several for the somewhat uptemp G.e. Rocker "Manipulation". Clark Hagins calls the Video for "Manipulation" his favourite; "We look like we're havin' fun there,..we look silly but one can tell that when we played live - We Rocked,..and we rocked hard,...we were a weird unusual band,..to say the least." Greenhouse Effect exploded in notoriety in 2007 with some of Google Videos Most watched clips World Wide; "Our drummer died in 1999 in a bizarre Gardening accident (Laughs)" says Clark Haggins. Ofcourse Hagins is only kidding as he is referring to hillarious Danish Drummer Palle Carlson , the Denmark Drummer who resembles Spinal Tap's first percussionist in old 1965 black and white clips. "Greenhouse Effect was a World sensation for quite a long time,..we attracted alot of attention and 50,000 Twitter Followers,...I never wanted all the internet fun to end,...but I do see things now finally slowing down in 2010" says Clark Hagins. "We only get about two Million looks a day now,...thats pathetic compared to the kind of business we used to do in 2008." - There are ofcourse no plans for Rock's most watched band to reassemble any time soon and Hagins sees the 1992 demise of the band as just another bizarre mistake from his life's journey; "We were around for like 7 years,...Me and Flipper (Phil Keegan Guitarist) had planned to be the biggest Rock Stars in the musical universe - but it never happened,... ,...until I was like 50 years old (Laughs) " says Haggins. "We watched all those music industry bands like Nirvana and Green Day hit it big while we did things like work in cubes and clean Pools,..its just a damn shame" says Higgins. Hagins says that the tired band eventually grew 'into futility' by late 92' ; "We had all these Great songs and a great live show but we made enemies with all of the biggest wigs in Hollyweird ...there was no way I was ever gonna kiss their arsses - I would clean Swimming Pools before I would do that (Laughs)." Hagins calls the Video for "Manipulation" the absolute Last Hurrah for G.E. ; "The End of the video is hella fucking cool - it looks like Ted is trying to fuck me in the ass and then Palle just picks his nose,.. its pure Lame Rock n roll the way you love it,..it's fuckin' hella cool " ================== 148,037 Views - "Ripping Reason" Comes roaring Out of the speakers with sheer Psychedelic Power !! This Track Sounds so Great in this 'other' version - A 1992 "Remix" by sound studio engineer Bill Krodel in El Segundo California with Clark Hagins. "Ripping Reason" is a personal favorite of mine" says Higgins. "I was trying to make it a 'hit' I remember,...sorta like "Brandy" but it is so much 'more' !! It's not really a hit so-to-speak ,...its just a flat out Good solid song - A Great piece of Songwriting,...and it sounds Great At Jango Radio !! 'Ripping' was recorded in the frantic final days of G.e. and it doesn't rely on gimmicks like punk speed or guitar solos to get by,...it drudges along in pure melody to near abstract rock perfection and brilliance !!! The confused and tortured lyrics make this track a real winner in cyberspace - and a somewhat 'unusual' song for the always quirky G.e. !!!!!!!!! =============== Irie Bob. This 1992 Track is a real Winner for Greenhouse Effect Music Online and in particular at Youtube and GoogleVideo.Com "I started SuperNetCelebrities.Com with Homestead Web hosting who I found through Michael Savage's Website -...to help bands get exposure" says Clark Hagins in 2008. "Its my goal to make sure that Great bands like Los Angeles's Batlord get seen more,....and man, do I ever get them seen - ALOT". IRIE BOB IS THE Pixies-Like 60's Stooges Like track that appears as the second song on the 1995 "Fountain Weird CD" available at itunes and CD Baby. "The Song was originally entitled 'Yuri-Bawb' says Clark Higgins; "But when I suddenly saw the Red CD out of the boxes that day - In October of 1994 from Rainbow Records in Los Angeles - ,...I was horrified to see that they called the Song "Irie Bob",..I just laughed in horror because the CD was all printed and all done !! And it seemed to be promoting all that 420 Marijuana culture cliche crap,....'Something I personally never wanted any part of in my life,....but now after 17 years,..the name has stuck,...and sometimes people email me,..thinking that I am this pot-head,..because I wrote Irie Bob by G.e. !!! (Laughs) - IRIE BOB Has become a cult classic of G.e. lore what with it's annoying repetition, distorted bassline, fuzzy guitars (Which Haggins feel need to be turned up more in the final mix), and meandering ly
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This article is about the Irish as an ethnic group and nation. For information on the population of the Republic of Ireland, see Demographics of the Republic of Ireland.
- For other uses, see: Irish (disambiguation) and Irishman (disambiguation).
The Irish people (Irish: Muintir na hÉireann or na hÉireannaigh; Ulster-Scots: Airisch or Airish fowk)[9][10] are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years (according to archaeological studies, see Prehistoric Ireland). The Irish people's earliest ancestors are recorded in legends – they are claimed to be descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians.[11] Lebor Gabála Érenn, a book of Irish mythology tells that Tuatha Dé Dananns were Scythian descendants.[12]
The main groups that interacted with the Irish in the Middle Ages include the Picts, Scots, and the Vikings. Due to this contact, Icelanders are noted for having some Irish descent. The Anglo-Norman invasion of the High Middle Ages, the English plantations and the subsequent English rule of the country introduced the Normans and Flemish into Ireland. Welsh, Picts, Bretons, and small parties of Gauls and even Anglo-Saxons are known in Ireland from much earlier times.
There have been many notable Irish people throughout history. The 6th century Irish monk and missionary Columbanus is regarded as one of the "fathers of Europe",[13] followed by Kilian of Würzburg and Vergilius of Salzburg. The scientist Robert Boyle is considered the "father of chemistry". Famous Irish explorers include Brendan the Navigator, Robert McClure, Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean. By some accounts, the first European child born in North America had Irish descent on both sides;[14] and an Irishman was the first European to set foot on American soil in Columbus' expedition of 1492.[15]
Large populations of people of Irish ethnicity live in many western countries, particularly in English-speaking countries. Historically, emigration has been caused by politics, famine and economic issues. An estimated 50 to 80 million people make up the Irish diaspora today, which includes Great Britain, the United States, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Jamaica, Trinidad, South Africa, New Zealand, Mexico, France, Germany and Brazil. The largest number of people of Irish descent live in the United States – about ten times more than in Ireland itself.
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Origins and antecedents[link]
Further information: Settlement of Great Britain and Ireland
In its summary of their article 'Who were the Celts?' the National Museum Wales note "It is possible that future genetic studies of ancient and modern human DNA may help to inform our understanding of the subject. However, early studies have, so far, tended to produce implausible conclusions from very small numbers of people and using outdated assumptions about linguistics and archaeology."[16] Nineteenth century anthropology studied the physical characteristics of Irish people in minute detail[17]
Prehistoric and legendary ancestors[link]
Main articles: Prehistoric Ireland and Early history of Ireland
During the past 8,000 years of inhabitation, Ireland has witnessed many different peoples arrive on its shores. The ancient peoples of Ireland—such as the creators of the Céide Fields and Newgrange—are almost unknown. Neither their languages nor terms they used to describe themselves have survived. As late as the middle centuries of the 1st millennium the inhabitants of Ireland did not appear to have a collective name for themselves. Ireland itself was known by a number of different names, including Banba, Scotia, Fódla, Ériu by the islanders, Hibernia and Scotia to the Romans, and Ierne to the Greeks.
Scotland takes its name from Scotus which in Latin translates into Irishman (masculine form of Scoti.[18] This is in reference to the Gaelic settlers from Ireland which was named Scotia (feminine form of Scoti) during this Epoch.[18] The settlers from Ireland in present-day Scotland were known as Scoti. The Romans in the Middle Ages[clarification needed] knew Scotland as Caledonia.[18]
Likewise, the terms for people from Ireland—all from Roman sources—in the late Roman era were varied. They included Attacotti, Scoti, and Gael. This last word, derived from the Welsh gwyddel (meaning raiders), was eventually adopted by the Irish for themselves. However, as a term it is on a par with Viking, as it describes an activity (raiding, piracy) and its proponents, not their actual ethnic affiliations.
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The term Irish and Ireland is derived[citation needed] from the goddess Ériu.[19] A variety of historical ethnic groups have inhabited the island, including the Airgialla, Fir Ol nEchmacht, Delbhna, Fir Bolg, Érainn, Eóganachta, Mairtine, Conmaicne, Soghain, and Ulaid. In the cases of the Conmaicne, Delbhna, and perhaps Érainn, it can be demonstrated that the tribe took their name from their chief deity, or in the case of the Ciannachta, Eóganachta, and possibly the Soghain, a deified ancestor. This practise is paralled by the Anglo-Saxon dynasties claims of descent from Woden, via his sons Wecta, Baeldaeg, Casere and Wihtlaeg.
The Greek mythographer, Euhemerus, originated the concept of Euhemerism, which treats mythological accounts as a reflection of actual historical events shaped by retelling and traditional mores. In the 12th-century, Icelandic bard and historian Snorri Sturluson proposed that the Norse gods were originally historical war leaders and kings, who later became cult figures, eventually set into society as gods. This view is in agreement with Irish historians such T. F. O'Rahilly and Francis John Byrne; the early chapters of their respective books, Early Irish history and mythology (reprinted 2004) and Irish Kings and High-Kings (3rd revised edition, 2001), deal in depth with the origins and status of many Irish ancestral deities.
One legend states that the Irish were descended from one Míl Espáine, whose sons supposedly conquered Ireland around 1000 BC or later.[20] The character is almost certainly a mere personification of a supposed migration by a group or groups from Iberia to Ireland. It is from this that the Irish were, as late as the 1800s, popularly known as "Milesian".[21] Medieval Irish historians, over the course of several centuries, created the genealogical dogma that all Irish were descendants of Míl, ignoring the fact that their own works demonstrated inhabitants in Ireland prior to his supposed arrival.
This doctrine was adapted between the 10th and 12th centuries, as demonstrated in the works of Eochaidh Ua Floinn (936-1004); Flann Mainistrech (died 25 November 1056); Tanaide (died c. 1075) and Gilla Cómáin mac Gilla Samthainde (fl. 1072). Many of their compositions were incorporated into the compendium Lebor Gabála Érenn.
This tradition was enhanced and embedded in the tradition by successive historians such as Dubsúilech Ó Maolconaire (died 1270); Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin (d.1372); Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fir Bhisigh (fl. 1390–1418); Pilip Ballach Ó Duibhgeannáin (fl. 1579–1590) and Flann Mac Aodhagáin (alive 1640). The first Irish historian who questioned the reliability of such accounts was Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh (murdered 1671).
Genetics[link]
See also: Genetic history of Europe, Y-DNA haplogroups in European populations, and Genetic history of the British Isles
The frequency of Y-DNA haplogroup R1b (the most common haplogroup in Europe) is highest in the populations of Atlantic Europe and, due to European emigration, in North America, South America, and Australia. In Ireland and the Basque Country its frequency exceeds 90% and approaches 100% in Western Ireland.[22] The incidence of R1b is 70% or more in Celtic regions - Cumbria and Cornwall in England, northern Iberia (Celtic - Galicia (Spain) and Basque Country ), western France (Celtic - Brittany), and Celtic Countries - Wales and Scotland in Britain. R1b's incidence declines gradually with distance from these areas but it is still common across the central areas of Europe. R1b is the most frequent haplogroup in Germany, and is common in southern Scandinavia and in Italy. This led to writers, such as Stephen Oppenheimer and Bryan Sykes, to conclude that the majority of Irish people (and indeed all natives of the British Isles) primarily descend from an "Iberian refugium" population bottleneck dating back to the last ice age.[23][24]
However, this haplogroup is now believed by some to have originated over 12,000 years more recently than previously thought.[25] It thus follows that Irish and many other R1b subclades will be considerably younger than the maximum age of 18,000 years. The previous estimates, based on inaccurate dating methods (30,000+ years BP), made R1b and its subclades seem to be more useful indicators of the paleolithic era populations of western Europe than they actually are. According to recent 2009 studies by Bramanti et al. and Malmström et al. on mtDNA,[26][27] related western European populations appear to be largely from the neolithic and not paleolithic era, as previously thought. There was discontinuity between mesolithic central Europe and modern European populations mainly due to a extremely high frequency of haplogroup U (particularly U5) types in mesolithic central European sites.
That there exists an especially strong genetic association between the Irish and the Basques, one even closer than the relationship between other west Europeans, was first challenged in 2005,[28] and in 2007 scientists began looking at the possibility of a more recent Mesolithic- or even Neolithic-era entrance of R1b into Europe.[29] A new study published in 2010 by Balaresque et al. implies either a Mesolithic- or Neolithic- (not Paleolithic) era entrance of R1b into Europe.[30] However, all these genetic studies are in agreement that the Irish and Basque (along with the Welsh) share the highest percentage of R1b populations. Although the Welsh have a greater presumed Neolithic input than both the Irish and the Basques.[25] Genetic marker R1b averages from 83-89% amongst the Welsh.
History[link]
Early expansion and the coming of Christianity[link]
See also: Early history of Ireland
One Roman historian records that the Irish people were divided into "sixteen different nations" or tribes.[31] Traditional histories assert that the Romans never attempted to conquer Ireland, although it may have been considered.[31] The Irish were not, however, cut off from Europe; they frequently raided the Roman territories,[31] and also maintained trade links.[32]
Among the most famous people of ancient Irish history are the High Kings of Ireland, such as Cormac mac Airt and Niall of the Nine Hostages, and the semi-legendary Fianna. The 20th century writer Seumas MacManus wrote that even if the Fianna and the Fenian Cycle were purely fictional, it would still be representative of the character of the Irish people:
...such beautiful fictions of such beautiful ideals, by themselves presume and prove beautiful-souled people, capable of appreciating lofty ideals.[33]
The introduction of Christianity to the Irish people during the 5th century brought a radical change to the Irish people's foreign relations.[34] The only military raid abroad recorded after that century is a presumed invasion of Wales, which according to a Welsh manuscript may have taken place around the 7th century.[34] In the words of Seumas MacManus:
If we compare the history of Ireland in the 6th century, after Christianity was received, with that of the 4th century, before the coming of Christianity, the wonderful change and contrast is probably more striking than any other such change in any other nation known to history.[34]
Following the conversion of the Irish to Christianity, Irish secular laws and social institutions remained in place.[35]
Migration and invasion in the Middle Ages[link]
See also: Early Medieval Ireland 800–1166 and Norman invasion of Ireland
Around the 5th century, Gaelic language and culture spread from Ireland to what is now the west of Scotland via the Dál Riata. These Gaels soon spread out to most of the rest of the country. "Scoti" is the name given by the Romans earlier in the millennium who encountered the inhabitants of Ireland. The Gaelic cultural and linguistic dominance of northern Britain is the origin of the name "Scotland". The territories of the Gaels and the Picts merged to form the Kingdom of Alba. The modern Scottish people have therefore been influenced historically by both the Irish people and the English people to the south. The Isle of Man and the Manx people also came under massive Gaelic influence in their history.
Irish missionaries such as Saint Columba brought Christianity to Pictish Scotland. The Irishmen of this time were also "aware of the cultural unity of Europe", and it was the 6th century Irish monk Columbanus who is regarded as "one of the fathers of Europe".[13] Another Irish saint, Aidan of Lindisfarne, has been proposed as a possible patron saint of the United Kingdom,[36] while Saints Kilian and Vergilius became the patron saints of Würzburg in Germany and Salzburg in Austria, respectively. Irish missionaries founded monasteries outside Ireland, such as Iona Abbey, the Abbey of St Gall in Switzerland, and Bobbio Abbey in Italy.
Common to both the monastic and the secular bardic schools were Irish and Latin. With Latin, the early Irish scholars "show almost a like familiarity that they do with their own Gaelic".[37] There is evidence also that Hebrew and Greek were studied, the latter probably being taught at Iona.[38]
"The knowledge of Greek", says Professor Sandys in his History of Classical Scholarship, "which had almost vanished in the west was so widely dispersed in the schools of Ireland that if anyone knew Greek it was assumed he must have come from that country."'[39]
Since the time of Charlemagne, Irish scholars had a considerable presence in the Frankish court, where they were renowned for their learning.[40] The most significant Irish intellectual of the early monastic period was the 9th century Johannes Scotus Eriugena, an outstanding philosopher in terms of originality.[40] He was the earliest of the founders of scholasticism, the dominant school of medieval philosophy.[41] He had considerable familiarity with the Greek language, and translated many works into Latin, affording access to the Cappadocian Fathers and the Greek theological tradition, previously almost unknown in the Latin West.[40]
The influx of Viking raiders and traders in the 9th and 10th centuries resulted in the founding of many of Ireland's most important towns, including Cork, Dublin, Limerick, and Waterford (earlier Gaelic settlements on these sites did not approach the urban nature of the subsequent Norse trading ports). The Vikings left little impact on Ireland other than towns and certain words added to the Irish language, but many Irish taken as slaves inter-married with the Scandinavians, hence forming a close link with the Icelandic people. In the Icelandic Laxdœla saga, for example, "even slaves are highborn, descended from the kings of Ireland."[42] The first name of Njáll Þorgeirsson, the chief protagonist of Njáls saga, is a variation of the Irish name Neil. According to Eirik the Red's Saga, the first European couple to have a child born in North America was descended from the Viking Queen of Dublin, Aud the Deep-minded, and a Gaelic slave brought to Iceland.[14]
The arrival of the Anglo-Normans brought also the Welsh, Flemish, Anglo-Saxons, and Bretons. Most of these were assimilated into Irish culture and polity by the 15th century, with the exception of some of the walled towns and the Pale areas.[35] The Late Middle Ages also saw the settlement of Scottish gallowglass families of mixed Gaelic-Norse -Pict descent, mainly in the north; due to similarities of language and culture they too were assimilated.
Surnames[link]
Main article: Irish name
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The Irish were among the first people in Europe to use surnames as we know them today.[43] It is very common for people of Gaelic origin to have the English versions of their surnames beginning with "O'" or "Mc" (less frequently "Mac" and occasionally shortened to just "Ma" at the beginning of the name).
"O'" comes from the Gaelic Ó which in turn came from Ua, which means "grandson", or "descendant" of a named person. Names that begin with "O'" include Ó Briain (O'Brien), Ó Cheallaigh (O'Kelly), Ó Conchobhair (O'Connor), Ó Domhnaill (O'Donnell), Ó Cuilinn (Cullen), Ó Máille (O'Malley), Ó Néill (O'Neill), Ó Sé (O'Shea), Ó Súilleabháin (O'Sullivan), and Ó Tuathail (O'Toole).
"Mac" or "Mc" means "son". Names that begin with Mac or Mc include Mac Diarmada (MacDermott), Mac Cárthaigh (MacCarthy), Mac Domhnaill (MacDonnell), and Mac Mathghamhna (MacMahon, MacMahony, etc.). Mac is commonly anglicised Mc. However, "Mac" and "Mc" are not mutually exclusive, so, for example, both "MacCarthy" and "McCarthy" are used. While both "Mac" and "O'" prefixes are Gaelic in origin, "Mac" is more common in Scotland and in Ulster than in the rest of Ireland; furthermore, "Ó" is far less common in Scotland than it is in Ireland. The proper surname for a woman in Irish uses the feminine prefix nic (meaning daughter) in place of mac. Thus a boy may be called Mac Domhnaill whereas his sister would be called Nic Dhomhnaill or Ní Dhomhnaill - the insertion of 'h' follows the female prefix in the case of most consonants (bar H, L, N, R, & T).
A son has the same surname as his father. A female's surname replaces Ó with Ní (reduced from Iníon Uí - "daughter of the grandson of") and Mac with Nic (reduced from Iníon Mhic - "daughter of the son of"); in both cases the following name undergoes lenition. However, if the second part of the surname begins with the letter C or G, it is not lenited after Nic[citation needed]. Thus the daughter of a man named Ó Maolagáin has the surname Ní Mhaolagáin and the daughter of a man named Mac Gearailt has the surname Nic Gearailt. When anglicised, the name can remain O' or Mac, regardless of gender.
There are a number of Irish surnames derived from Norse personal names, including Mac Suibhne (Sweeney) from Swein and McAuliffe from "Olaf". The name Cotter, local to County Cork, derives from the Norse personal name Ottir. The name Reynolds is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Mac Raghnaill, itself originating from the Norse names Randal or Reginald. Though these names were of Viking derivation some of the families who bear them appear to have had Gaelic origins.
"Fitz" is an old Norman French variant of the Old French word fils (variant spellings filz, fiuz, fiz, etc.), used by the Normans, meaning son. The Normans themselves were descendants of Vikings, who had settled in Normandy and thoroughly adopted the French language and culture.[44] With the exception of the Gaelic-Irish Fitzpatrick (Mac Giolla Phádraig) surname, all names that begin with Fitz – including FitzGerald (Mac Gearailt), Fitzsimons (Mac Síomóin/Mac an Ridire) and FitzHenry (Mac Anraí) – are descended from the initial Norman settlers. A small number of Irish families of Gaelic origin came to use a Norman form of their original surname—so that Mac Giolla Phádraig became Fitzpatrick – while some assimilated so well that the Gaelic name was dropped in favor of a new, Hiberno-Norman form. Another common Irish surname of Norman Irish origin is the 'de' habitational prefix, meaning 'of' and originally signifying prestige and land ownership. Examples include de Búrca (Burke), de Brún, de Barra (Barry), de Stac (Stack), de Tiúit, de Faoite (White), de Londras (Landers), de Paor (Power). The Irish surname "Walsh" (in Gaelic Breathnach) was routinely given to settlers of Welsh origin, who had come during and after the Norman invasion. The Joyce and Griffin/Griffith (Gruffydd) families are also of Welsh origin.
The Mac Lochlainn, Ó Maol Seachlainn, Ó Maol Seachnaill, Ó Conchobhair Mac Loughlin and Mac Diarmada Mac Loughlin families, all distinct, are now all subsumed together as MacLoughlin. The full surname usually indicated which family was in question, something that has being diminished with the loss of prefixes such as Ó and Mac. Different branches of a family with the same surname sometimes used distinguishing epithets, which sometimes became surnames in their own right. Hence the chief of the clan Ó Cearnaigh (Kearney) was referred to as An Sionnach (Fox), which his descendants use to this day. Similar surnames are often found in Scotland for many reasons, such as the use of a common language and mass Irish migration to Scotland in the late 19th and early to mid-20th centuries.
Late Medieval and Tudor Ireland[link]
See also: Gaelic Ireland and Lordship of Ireland
The Irish people of the Late Middle Ages were active as traders on the European continent.[15] They were distinguished from the English (who only used their own language or French) in that they only used Latin abroad—a language "spoken by all educated people throughout Gaeldom".[45] According to the writer Seumas MacManus, the explorer Christopher Columbus visited Ireland to gather information about the lands to the west,[15] a number of Irish names are recorded on Columbus' crew roster preserved in the archives of Madrid and it was an Irishman named Patrick Maguire who was the first to set foot in the Americas in 1492;[15] however, according to Morison and Miss Gould, who made a detailed study of the crew list of 1492, no Irish or English sailors were involved in the voyage.[46]
An English report of 1515 states that the Irish people were divided into over sixty Gaelic lordships and thirty Anglo-Irish lordships.[35] The English term for these lordships was "nation" or "country".[35] The Irish term "oireacht" referred to both the territory and the people ruled by the lord.[35] Literally, it meant an "assembly", where the Brehons would hold their courts upon hills to arbitrate the matters of the lordship.[35] Indeed, the Tudor lawyer John Davies described the Irish people with respect to their laws:
There is no people under the sun that doth love equal and indifferent (impartial) justice better than the Irish, or will rest better satisfied with the execution thereof, although it be against themselves, as they may have the protection and benefit of the law upon which just cause they do desire it.[47]
Another English commentator records that the assemblies were attended by "all the scum of the country"—the labouring population as well as the landowners.[35] While the distinction between "free" and "unfree" elements of the Irish people was unreal in legal terms, it was a social and economic reality.[35] Social mobility was usually downwards, due to social and economic pressures.[35] The ruling clan's "expansion from the top downwards" was constantly displacing commoners and forcing them into the margins of society.[35]
As a clan-based society, genealogy was all important.[35] Ireland 'was justly styled a "Nation of Annalists"'.[48] The various branches of Irish learning—including law, poetry, history and genealogy, and medicine—were associated with hereditary learned families.[49] The poetic families included the Uí Dhálaigh (Daly) and the MacGrath.[35] Irish physicians, such as the O'Briens in Munster or the MacCailim Mor in the Western Isles, were renowned in the courts of England, Spain, Portugal and the Low Countries.[47] Learning was not exclusive to the hereditary learned families, however; one such example is Cathal Mac Manus, the 15th century diocesan priest who wrote the Annals of Ulster.[49] Other learned families included the Mic Aodhagáin and Clann Fhir Bhisigh.[49] It was this latter family which produced Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh, the 17th century genealogist and compiler of the Leabhar na nGenealach. (see also Irish medical families).
Plantations[link]
See also: Plantations of Ireland and Ulster-Scots
After Ireland was subdued by England, the English—under James I of England (reigned 1603–1625), the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell (1653–1658), William III of England (reigned 1689–1702) and their successors—began the settling of Protestant Scottish and English colonists into Ireland, where they settled most heavily in the northern province of Ulster. The Plantations of Ireland, and in particular the Plantation of Ulster in the 17th century, introduced great numbers of Scottish, English as well as French Huguenots as colonists.
Many Gaelic Irish were displaced during the 17th century plantations. Only in the major part of Ulster did the plantations of mostly Scottish prove long-lived; the other three provinces (Connacht, Leinster, and Munster) remained heavily Gaelic Irish. Eventually, the Anglo-Irish and Protestant populations of those three provinces decreased drastically as a result of the political developments in the early 20th century in Ireland, as well as the Catholic Church's Ne Temere decree for mixed marriages, which obliged the non-Catholic partner to have the children raised as Catholics[citation needed].
Enlightenment Ireland[link]
See also: Protestant Ascendancy
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There have been notable Irish scientists. The Anglo-Irish scientist Robert Boyle (1627–1691) is considered the father of chemistry for his book The Sceptical Chymist, written in 1661.[50] Boyle was an atomist, and is best known for Boyle's Law. The hydrographer Rear Admiral Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), an Irish naval officer of Huguenot descent, was the creator of the Beaufort scale for indicating wind force. George Boole (1815–1864), the mathematician who invented Boolean algebra, spent the latter part of his life in Cork. The 19th century physicist George Stoney introduced the idea and the name of the electron. He was the uncle of another notable physicist, George FitzGerald.
The Irish bardic system, along with the Gaelic culture and learned classes, were upset by the plantations, and went into decline. Among the last of the true bardic poets were Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig (c. 1580–1652) and Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (1625–1698). The Irish poets of the late 17th and 18th centuries moved toward more modern dialects. Among the most prominent of this period were Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta, Peadar Ó Doirnín, Art Mac Cumhaigh, Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna, and Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill. Irish Catholics continued to receive an education in secret "hedgeschools", in spite of the Penal laws.[51] A knowledge of Latin was common among the poor Irish mountaineers in the 17th century, who spoke it on special occasions, while cattle were bought and sold in Greek in the mountain market-places of Kerry.[52]
For a comparatively small population of about 6 million people, Ireland has made an enormous contribution to literature. Irish literature encompasses the Irish and English languages. Notable Irish writers include Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Laurence Sterne, Oliver Goldsmith, Bram Stoker, James Joyce. Among the famous Irish poets are William Butler Yeats, Francis Ledwidge, "A.E." Russell and Seamus Heaney. Irish playwrights include Oscar Wilde, Lady Gregory, John Millington Synge, Lord Dunsany, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Sean O'Casey, Brendan Behan and Brian Friel. Some of the 20th century writers in the Irish language include Brian O'Nolan, Peig Sayers, Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, and Máirtín Ó Direáin.
19th century[link]
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20th century[link]
In 1921, with the formation of the Irish Free State, six counties in the northeast remained in the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland. It is predominately religion, historical, and political differences that divide the two communities of (nationalism and unionism). Four polls taken between 1989 and 1994 revealed that when asked to state their national identity, over 79% of Northern Irish Protestants replied "British" or "Ulster" with 3% or less replying "Irish", while over 60% of Northern Irish Catholics replied "Irish" with 13% or less replying "British" or "Ulster".[53] A survey in 1999 showed that 72% of Northern Irish Protestants considered themselves "British" and 2% "Irish", with 68% of Northern Irish Catholics considering themselves "Irish" and 9% "British".[54] The survey also revealed that 78% of Protestants and 48% of all respondents felt "Strongly British", while 77% of Catholics and 35% of all respondents felt "Strongly Irish". 51% of Protestants and 33% of all respondents felt "Not at all Irish", while 62% of Catholics and 28% of all respondents felt "Not at all British".[55][56]
Surnames in the nine-county Province of Ulster tend to differ based on which community families originate from. Ulster Protestants tend to have either English or Scottish surnames while Catholics tend to have Irish surnames, although this is not always the case.[citation needed] There are many Catholics in nine-county Ulster with surnames such as Adams, Emerson, Whitson, Livingstone, Hardy, Tennyson, Galbraith, McCausland, MacDonald (this surname is also common with Highland Roman Catholics in Scotland), Dunbar, Groves, Legge, Scott, Gray, Page, Stewart, Roberts, Rowntree, Henderson, et al., due to intermarriage.[citation needed]
Recent history[link]
Religions[link]
In the Republic of Ireland, as of 2006, 3,681,446 people or about 86.83% of the population claim to be Roman Catholic.[57] In Northern Ireland about 53.1% of the population are Protestant (21.1% Presbyterian, 15.5% Church of Ireland, 3.6% Methodist, 6.1% Other Christian) whilst a large minority are Catholic at approximately 43.8%, as of 2001.
The 31st International Eucharistic Congress was held in Dublin in 1932, that year being the supposed 1,500th anniversary of Saint Patrick's arrival. Ireland was then home to 3,171,697 Catholics, about a third of whom attended the Congress.[58][59] It was noted in Time Magazine that the Congress' special theme would be "the Faith of the Irish."[58] The massive crowds were repeated at Pope John Paul II's Mass in Phoenix Park in 1979.[60] The idea of faith has affected the question of Irish identity even in relatively recent times, apparently more so for Catholics and Irish-Americans:
What defines an Irishman? His faith, his place of birth? What of the Irish-Americans? Are they Irish? Who is more Irish, a Catholic Irishman such as James Joyce who is trying to escape from his Catholicism and from his Irishness, or a Protestant Irishman like Oscar Wilde who is eventually becoming Catholic? Who is more Irish... someone like C.S. Lewis, an Ulster Protestant, who is walking towards it, even though he never ultimately crosses the threshold?[61]
This has been a matter of concern over the last century for followers of nationalist ideologists such as DP Moran.
Irish Identity[link]
The question of Irish identity, and what defines Irishness, was elucidated by the prominent Irish nationalist Thomas Davis:
It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish Nation.[62]
The question of 'Irishness' is also examined in the Irish language film Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom in which a Chinese man learns the Irish language before visiting Ireland, only to find no one understands him upon his arrival in Dublin. This would also be a classic case of being More Irish than the Irish themselves.
Europe[link]
Ireland joined the European Community in 1973, and Irish citizens became additionally Citizens of the European Union with the Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992. This brought a further question for the future of Irish identity; whether Ireland was "closer to Boston than to Berlin:"
History and geography have placed Ireland in a very special location between America and Europe... As Irish people our relationships with the United States and the European Union are complex. Geographically we are closer to Berlin than Boston. Spiritually we are probably a lot closer to Boston than Berlin. – Mary Harney, Tánaiste, 2000[63]
Celebrities[link]
Famous Irish singers and musicians have included the harpist Turlough O'Carolan (1670–1738), Catherine Hayes and Count John McCormack; and more recently U2, Enya, The Script, The Coronas, Clannad, Christy Moore, Planxty, Thin Lizzy, The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, The Corrs, The Undertones, Dónal Lunny, Van Morrison, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Rory Gallagher, Nadine Coyle, Phil Lynott, Sinéad O'Connor, Bob Geldof, Shane MacGowan, Therapy?, David King, The Cranberries, James Galway, Colm Wilkinson, Johnny Logan, Damien Rice, Chris de Burgh, Glen Hansard, Kíla, Jedward, Boyzone, Westlife, The Dubliners, Damian McGinty.
Famous Irish actors include Maureen O'Sullivan, Maureen O'Hara, Peter O'Toole, Michael Fassbender, Liam Neeson, Daniel Day Lewis, Richard Harris, Pierce Brosnan, Spike Milligan, Stephen Boyd, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Gerard McSorley, Colm Meaney, Colin Morgan, Colin Farrell, Robert Sheehan, Saoirse Ronan, Brendan Coyle and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. One of the most significant national Irish media figures is Gay Byrne, who presented The Late Late Show from 1962–1999. There are several other Irish broadcasters of note who developed careers outside of Ireland, such as Terry Wogan, Graham Norton and Eamonn Andrews, who are well known internationally.
Famous Irish film directors include Pat O'Connor, Jim Sheridan, Terry George, Brian Desmond Hurst, and Neil Jordan.
In sport, modern Irish figures include Colm Cooper, Peter Canavan, Darragh Ó Sé and Pádraic Joyce (Gaelic football), Henry Shefflin, Joe Canning and Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (hurling); George Best, Packie Bonner, Richard Dunne, Robbie Keane, Roy Keane, Shay Given, Steve Staunton, Pat Jennings, Danny Blanchflower and Martin O'Neill (soccer); recent Major Championship winners Pádraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke (golf); Steve Collins, Barry McGuigan and Bernard Dunne (boxing); British and Irish Lions legends Willie John McBride, Keith Wood, Brian O'Driscoll, and Paul O'Connell (Rugby Union); Tim O'Brien, Bt., William Porterfield, Niall O'Brien, Ed Joyce and Eoin Morgan (cricket); Dame Mary Peters, Eamonn Coghlan, John Treacy and Sonia O'Sullivan (athletics); Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche (cycling); Michelle Smith, Andrew Bree (swimming); Dave Finlay, Sheamus (wrestling); and Brian Carney (Rugby League)
Ireland has produced many famous comedians, known both nationally and internationally. Many of them draw their humour from being Irish, or from their province, county or locality. Irish comedians who were born or raised in Dublin include Dave Allen, Frank Kelly, Dermot Morgan, Ed Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, and Jason Byrne. Ulster-born comedians include Colin Murphy, Patrick Kielty, Jake O'Kane, Tim McGarry, Conal Gallen and Ardal O'Hanlon, while Leinster has also produced, Dara Ó Briain, Neil Delamere, Tommy Tiernan, Deirdre O'Kane and Dylan Moran. Munster and Connaught have produced comedian Pat Shortt, Graham Norton, and comedienne Pauline McLynn respectively. Comedians of Irish descent, born outside Ireland, include George Carlin, Des Bishop (who performed the first live stand up gig in Irish), Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Carr.
Irish diaspora[link]
Main article: Irish diaspora
See also: Irish Americans, Irish Argentine, Irish Chilean, Irish Australian, Irish Brazilian, Irish Canadian, Irish Mexicans, Irish people in Jamaica, Irish community in Britain, and Scots-Irish American
The Irish diaspora consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and nations of the Caribbean such as Jamaica and Barbados. These countries, known sometimes as the Anglosphere, all have large minorities of Irish descent, who in addition form the core of the Catholic Church in those countries. People of Irish descent also feature strongly in Latin America, especially in Argentina and important minorities in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. In 1995, President Mary Robinson reached out to the "70 million people worldwide who can claim Irish descent."[64] Today the diaspora is believed to contain an estimated 80 million people.[1]
There are also large Irish communities in some mainland European countries, notably in Spain, France and Germany. Between 1585 and 1818, over half a million Irish departed Ireland to serve in the wars on the continent, in a constant emigration romantically styled the "Flight of the Wild Geese".[65] In the early years of the English Civil War, a French traveller remarked that the Irish "are better soldiers abroad than at home".[66] Later, Irish brigades in France and Spain fought in the Wars of the Spanish and Austrian Succession and the Napoleonic Wars.[65] In the words of Arthur Wellesley, the Irish-born "Iron Duke" of Wellington, a notable representative of the Irish military diaspora, "Ireland was an inexhaustible nursery for the finest soldiers".[67]
The most famous cause of emigration was the Great Famine of the late 1840s. A million are thought to have emigrated to Liverpool as a result of the famine.[68] For both the Irish in Ireland and those in the resulting diaspora, the famine entered folk memory[69] and became a rallying point for various nationalist movements.
People of Irish descent are the second largest self-reported ethnic group in the United States, after German Americans. Nine of the signatories of the American Declaration of Independence were of Irish origin.[70] Among them was the sole Catholic signatory, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, whose family were the descendants of Ely O’Carroll, an Irish prince who had suffered under Cromwell.[71] At least twenty-five presidents of the United States have some Irish ancestral origins, including George Washington.[72][73][74][75] Since John F. Kennedy took office in 1961, every American President has had some Irish blood.[76] An Irish-American, James Hoban, was the designer of the White House. Commodore John Barry was the father of the United States Navy.[77]
In the mid-19th century, large numbers of Irish immigrants were conscripted into Irish regiments of the United States Army at the time of the Mexican-American War. The vast majority of the 4,811 Irish-born soldiers served in the U.S. Army, but some defected to the Mexican Army, primarily to escape mistreatment by Anglo-Protestant officers and the strong anti-Catholic discrimination in America.[78] These were the San Patricios, or Saint Patrick's Battalion—a group of Irish led by Galway-born John O'Riley, with some German, Scottish and American Catholics.[78] They fought until their surrender at the decisive Battle of Churubusco, and were executed outside Mexico City by the American government on 13 September 1847.[78] The battalion is commemorated in Mexico each year on 12 September.[79]
During the 18th and 19th centuries, 300,000 free emigrants and 45,000 convicts left Ireland to settle in Australia.[80] Today, Australians of Irish descent are one of the largest self-reported ethnic groups in Australia, after English and Australian. In the 2006 Census, 1,803,741 residents identified themselves as having Irish ancestry either alone or in combination with another ancestry.[81] However this figure does not include Australians with an Irish background who chose to nominate themselves as 'Australian' or other ancestries. The Australian embassy in Dublin states that up to 30 percent of the population claim some degree of Irish ancestry.[82]
It is believed that as many as 30,000 Irish people emigrated to Argentina between the 1830s and the 1890s.[6] Today Irish-Argentines number over 1,000,000—about 1.25% of the population.[6] Some famous Argentines of Irish descent include Che Guevara, former president Edelmiro Julián Farrell, and admiral William Brown. There are people of Irish descent all over South America, such as the Chilean liberator Bernardo O'Higgins and the Peruvian photographer Mario Testino. Although some Irish retained their surnames intact, others were assimilated into the Spanish vernacular. The last name O'Brien, for example, became Obregón.
People of Irish descent are also one of the largest self-reported ethnic groups in Canada, after English, French and Scottish Canadians. As of 2006, Irish Canadians number around 4,354,155.[4]
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- ^ The 2006 Australian Census reports 1.9 million people of Irish ancestry in the 2001 Census. Up to two ancestries could be chosen. Recent increases in the number who identify as Australian suggest that this number is an underestimate of the true number with Irish ancestry. With that being said, the number claiming Irish ancestry from the previous census actually more than doubled. One reason, an improved image of what it means to be Irish according to the census experts, making Australians more proud to state their Irish ancestry. Also the Australian Embassy in Dublin states that up to 30 percent of Australians have some degree of Irish ancestry.[1].
- ^ a b c An Irish Argentine in the Easter Rising
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- ^ MacManus, p 87
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Art[link]
For a more comprehensive list, see List of Irish artists.
Architecture[link]
- George Ashlin
- Angela Brady
- George Drumgoole Coleman
- Sir Thomas Drew
- Yvonne Farrell
- Eileen Gray
- James Hoban – designer of White House
- Francis Johnston
- Sheila O'Donnell
- Thomas Parke
- Edward Lovett Pearce
- Kevin Roche
- Michael Scott
- Michael Stapleton
Actors[link]
- Sara Allgood – actress
- Jonas Armstrong – actor, star of the BBC series Robin Hood
- Spranger Barry – actor
- Patrick Bergin – film actor
- Sarah Bolger – actress, notably The Tudors (Princess Mary Tudor), Spiderwick Chronicles
- Stephen Boyd – film actor
- Kenneth Branagh – actor on stage, film and TV, The Harry Potter movies
- Brid Brennan – actress
- George Brent – Hollywood actor
- Harry Brogan – actor
- Pierce Brosnan – actor, best known as James Bond from 1994 to 2005
- Gabriel Byrne – TV and film actor
- Todd Carty – TV stage film actor and director
- Elaine Cassidy – Film actress
- Tony Clarkin – actor/ stage/ TV/ radio/ film and voice over artist
- Kerry Condon – actress
- Michael Colgan (actor) – actor
- D'Arcy Corrigan – Hollywood actor
- 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
- Patrick Dempsey – actor, best known for his role in Grey's Anatomy (born in United States)
- Alison Doody – actress, best known for her role in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Roma Downey – actor, best known for her role as Monica in the TV series Touched by an Angel
- Tommy Duggan (actor) – actor
- Ada Dyas – actress
- Hilton Edwards – co-founder of the Gate Theatre, born in UK
- Kate Fahy – stage actress
- Colin Farrell – Hollywood actor
- Michael Fassbender – Hollywood actor
- Barry Fitzgerald – Abbey Theatre actor turned Hollywood star
- Fionnula Flanagan – actress
- Brenda Fricker – Oscar winner
- Bronagh Gallagher – actress
- Sir Michael Gambon – theatre, TV and film actor, e.g. Harry Potter films
- Charles K. Gerrard – Hollywood actor
- Douglas Gerrard – Hollywood actor
- Aidan Gillen – actor, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Queer as Folk (UK)
- Brendan Gleeson – actor, e.g. Harry Potter films
- Richard Harris – actor, e.g. Harry Potter films
- Forrester Harvey – Hollywood actor
- Amy Joyce Hastings – actress
- Amy Huberman – actress
- Valene Kane - actress (The Fading Light)
- Brendan Kelly (actor) – actor
- David Kelly – actor
- J. M. Kerrigan – Abbey actor
- Joanne King – actress
- Dervla Kirwan – actress, Ballykissangel, Goodnight Sweetheart
- Evanna Lynch – actress, e.g. Harry Potter films
- Joe Lynch – TV actor
- Gerard McCarthy – actor, Hollyoaks
- F. J. McCormick – Abbey actor
- Micheál Mac Liammhóir – co-founder of the Gate Theatre, born in UK
- Patrick McGoohan – actor and creator of The Prisoner
- Barry McGovern – Stage, Film and TV actor
- Katie McGrath – Film and TV actress
- Colm Meaney – Hollywood actor
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers – Film and TV actor
- Charles Mitchel – actor and newsreader
- Damien Molony - (stage and television actor)
- Colin Morgan – TV actor
- Edward Mulhare – actor, Captain Daniel Gregg in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Knight Rider
- Cillian Murphy – actor
- Derek Murphy (actor) – actor
- Devon Murray – actor, Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter movies
- Liam Neeson – actor
- Jim Norton – Character actor
- Chris O'Dowd – actor and comedian
- Ardal O'Hanlon – actor and comedian
- Joan O'Hara – actress
- Maureen O'Hara – actress
- Milo O'Shea – actor
- Robert Sheehan - actor
- Maureen O'Sullivan – actor, mother of Mia Farrow
- Peter O'Toole – Oscar winner
- Glenn Quinn – actor
- Stephen Rea – actor
- Saoirse Ronan – actress
- Sarah Ryan – actress, appeared in Nora, The Secret of Roan Inish, Waking Ned
- Andrew Scott (actor) - film, stage and television actor
- Fiona Shaw – actress, The Harry Potter movies
- Arthur Shields – actor (younger brother of Barry Fitzgerald)
- Niall Tóibín – actor and comedian
- Stuart Townsend – actor and boxer
- Spencer Tracy - actor
- Richard Wall - actor
Comedians[link]
See also Category:Irish comedians
- Joe Hartley - Famous Ginger
- Dave Allen – comedian
- Ed Byrne – comedian
- Jimmy Carr – comedian
- Risteárd Cooper – comedian
- Neil Delamere – comedian
- Brendan Grace – comedian
- Sean Hughes – comedian
- Jon Kenny – comedian
- Denis Leary – comedian
- Tim McGarry - comedian
- Andrew Maxwell – comedian
- Dylan Moran – comedian
- Colin Murphy – comedian
- Dara Ó Briain – comedian
- Conan O'Brien – comedian
- Ardal O'Hanlon – comedian
- Hector Ó hEochagáin – comedian
- Jimmy O'Dea – comedian
- David O'Doherty – comedian
- Pat Shortt – comedian
- PJ Gallagher-comedian
- Tommy Tiernan – comedian
- Harry Bailey – comedian
- Graham Norton
- Dermot Morgan -Comedian/actor/radio personality
Music[link]
Music – Individuals[link]
Music – Individuals – A to C[link]
- Gerald Barry – Aosdána
- Derek Bell – harpist
- Mary Bergin – tin whistler
- Wallis Bird – singer, songwriter
- Frances Black – singer
- Mary Black – singer
- Big Tom – lead singer of Big Tom and The Mainliners
- Bono (real name: Paul Hewson) – lead singer of U2
- Ciaran Bourke – singer/guitarist
- Brian Boydell – composer
- Brídín Brennan – singer
- Moya Brennan – musician
- Niall Breslin - lead singer of The Blizzards
- 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
- Seán Cannon – singer/guitarist
- Paddy Casey – singer/songwriter
- Patrick Cassidy – composer
- Willie Clancy – uilleann piper
- Julia Clifford – traditional fiddle player
- Michael Coleman – fiddler
- Finghin Collins – pianist
- Tadhg Cooke – singer
- Phil Coulter – composer
- Nadine Coyle – singer in British band Girls Aloud
Music – Individuals – D to K[link]
- Niall Horan - Member of the boy band One Direction.
- Damian McGinty – Celtic Thunder
- Damien Dempsey – singer/songwriter
- Dana Rosemary Scallon – MEP-singer turned politician
- Joe Derrane – button & piano accordions
- Ronnie Drew – singer/guitarist
- The Edge – guitarist/singer of U2
- Kian Egan – singer of Westlife, songwriter
- Séamus Ennis – uilleann piper
- Enya (real name: Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) – 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
- Jem Finer – banjoist and guitarist
- Mick Flannery – singer/songwriter
- Dave Flynn – award-winning composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Gavin Friday – singer
- Finbar Furey - singer/ songwriter, uillean piper, 5 string banjo player, actor
- Bobby Gardiner – accordionist
- Mark Geary – singer
- W. H. Grattan Flood – author and musicologist
- Rory Gallagher – blues/rock guitarist
- James Galway – flautist
- Bob Geldof – songwriter, singer of the Boomtown Rats, activist
- Bernadette Greevy – mezzo-soprano
- John and Edward Grimes – X Factor 2009
- Marc Gunn – autoharper, singer/songwriter, and podcaster, formerly of the Brobdingnagian Bards
- Carmel Gunning – tin whistler
- Lisa Hannigan – singer/songwriter
- Glen Hansard – Oscar winning singer/songwriter
- Harrie (Ann Harrington) – singer/songwriter Harrie and the Maniax
- Hamilton Harty – composer and arranger
- Catherine Hayes – opera singer
- Gemma Hayes – singer
- George Harrison – singer/songwriter and founding member of The Beatles
- Christie Hennessy – singer/songwriter
- Paul David Hewson – also known as Bono, lead singer and principal lyricist of U2
- Red Hurley – singer
- Brian Irvine – composer
- Fergus Johnston – Aosdána
- Siva Kaneswaran - member of boyband The Wanted
- Dolores Keane – singer
- Richard Kearns – Classical Composer
- Ronan Keating – singer/songwriter
- Paddy Keenan – uilleann piper
- Lisa Kelly – singer
- Luke Kelly – singer
- Brian Kennedy – singer
- Paddy Killoran – fiddler
- Dave King – singer/songwriter
- David Kitt – musician
Music – Individuals – L to P[link]
- Damien Leith – singer/songwriter, winner of Australian Idol 2006
- Josef Locke – singer
- Johnny Logan – singer/songwriter
- Cora Venus Lunny – violinist
- Dónal Lunny – musician
- Phil Lynott – Thin Lizzy frontman
- Jimmy MacCarthy – singer/songwriter
- Mickey MacConnell – singer/songwriter
- Geraldine McGowan – folk singer
- Susan McKeown – GRAMMY award-winning vocalist and 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
- Enda Markey – singer
- Philip Martin – pianist, Aosdána
- Gwendolyn Masin - violinist, author, pedagogue
- Larry Mathews – singer/songwriter, violinist
- John Count McCormack – singer
- Eleanor McEvoy – singer/songwriter
- Brian McFadden – singer/songwriter
- Barney McKenna – banjo player
- Geraldine McMahon – harpist
- John McSherry (musician) – uilleann piper
- Paul McSherry – guitarist
- Patrick Monahan – singer/songwriter, solo artist/member of Train
- Christy Moore – singer/songwriter
- Gary Moore – guitarist/singer/songwriter
- Van Morrison – singer/songwriter
- Lee Mulhern – singer/songwriter
- Samantha Mumba – singer, actress
- Mundy – singer/songwriter
- Róisín Murphy – singer
- Ruby Murray – singer
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – musician
Eímear Noone - conductor and composer
- Turlough Carolan – 17th century harpist and composer ("Last of the Bards")
- Dáithí O'Cléirigh – percussionist/producer
- Maura O'Connell – singer
- Máirtín O'Connor – accordionist
- Sinéad O'Connor – singer
- Daniel O'Donnell – country-and-western singer
- Danny O'Donoghue-singer The Script lead singer
- Mary O'Hara – harpist/singer
- Mícheál Ó hEidhin – musician
- Liam O'Flynn – uilleann piper
- Seán Ó Riada – composer and musician
- Dolores O'Riordan – singer/songwriter/guitarist
- Gilbert O'Sullivan – pop singer/songwriter/pianist
- Una Palliser - violinist, violist, singer
- Brendan Phelan - songwriter
- Tommy Peoples – fiddler
Music – Individuals – Q to Z[link]
- Carmel Quinn – singer
- Paddy Reilly – singer/guitarist
- Damien Rice – singer/songwriter
- Leo Rowsome – uilleann piper
- Frank Ryan – tenor
- Sharon Shannon – traditional musician
- John Sheahan – fiddler
- Mark Sheehan – guitarist The Script
- Chris Singleton – singer/songwriter
- Donal Skehan – singer
- Bruce Springsteen – singer/songwriter, Irish ancestry
- Carly Smithson – singer
- Patsy Touhey – piper
- Paddy Tunney – singer
- Liam Weldon – singer, songwriter
- Sean Dempsey – singer, songwriter, producer
- Andy White – singer/songwriter
- Ian Wilson – Aosdána
- James Wilson – Aosdána
Dance[link]
- Jean Butler – Irish dancer
- Breandán de Gallaí – Irish dancer
- Tristan MacManus - Ballroom and Latin dancer, Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 13)
- Lola Montez (Eliza Gilbert) – dancer, courtesan
- Dame Ninette de Valois – ballet
- Bill Whelan – composer
- Michael Flatley – choreographer, dancer
- Tom Martin - Modern interpretive dancer/robot specialist
Writing[link]
For a more comprehensive list, see List of Irish novelists.
Writing – A to C[link]
- William Allingham – poet
- John Banville – novelist
- George Barrington
- Sebastian Barry – novelist,
- Brendan Behan – playwright, novelist
- Maeve Binchy – novelist
- Dermot Bolger – novelist,
- Patrick Brontë – poet
- Stephen Brown (author) – writer, bibliographer
- J. B. Bury – historian
- William Carleton – novelist
- Austin Clarke
- Brian Cleeve – author
- Brian Coffey – poet
- Eoin Colfer – author
- Eoghan Corry – journalist and author
Writing – D to K[link]
- Thomas Osborne Davis – writer, poet
- Seamus Deane – Aosdána
- Eamon Delaney
- Frank Delaney
- Greg Delanty – poet
- Denis Devlin – poet
- Roddy Doyle – novelist
- Margaretta Eagar – memoirist
- Garth Ennis – comic writer
- Sir Samuel Ferguson – poet
- Roderick Flanagan – Historian
- Brian Friel – playwright, Aosdána
- F. Scott Fitzgerald – novelist
- Oliver Goldsmith – novelist and dramatist
- Oliver St. John Gogarty
- Augusta, Lady Gregory – playwright and founder of the Abbey Theatre
- Hugo Hamilton – author
- Dermot Healy – Aosdána
- Randolph Healy – Poet
- Seamus Heaney – Saoi of Aosdána, Nobel Laureate
- Aidan Higgins – Aosdána
- Pat Ingoldsby – poet, playwright, television performer
- Jennifer Johnston – Aosdána
- Neil Jordan – author, film director, Aosdána
- James Joyce – novelist
- Trevor Joyce – poet
- Herminie Templeton Kavanagh – author
- Patrick Kavanagh – poet
- Benedict Kiely – Saoi of Aosdána
- Caitlín R. Kiernan – American novelist and paleontologist
- Anatoly Kudryavitsky – poet
- Sister Margaret Anna Cusack – the "Nun of Kenmare", patriot and controversialist
Writing – L to P[link]
- Derek Landy – skulduggery pleasant series
- Mary Lavin – Saoi of Aosdána
- Francis Ledwidge – poet
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu – gothic novelist
- C. S. Lewis – author of the Chronicles of Narnia
- Michael Longley – Aosdána
- Oliver MacDonagh – historian
- Seosamh Mac Grianna – Gaelic author
- Walter Macken – novelist
- James Clarence Mangan – poet
- Malachi Martin – horror writer
- Edward Martyn – playwright, art patron and political activist
- Frank McCourt – writer
- Martin McDonagh – playwright
- John McGahern – novelist, Aosdána
- Frank McGuinness – Aosdána
- Gerard McKeown – writer
- Paula Meehan – poet
- John Montague – poet
- Thomas Moore – poet
- Paul Muldoon – poet
- Richard Murphy – poet, Aosdána
- Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill – poet
- Christopher Nolan – poet, Aosdána
- Edna O'Brien – novelist, Aosdána
- Seán O'Casey – playwright
- Frank O'Connor – short story writer
- Ulick O'Connor – Aosdána
- Máirtín Ó Direáin – Irish-language poet, Aosdána
- Peadar O'Donnell – Novelist, autobigrapher and revolutionary
- Harry O'Donovan – scriptwriter
- Dennis O'Driscoll – poet
- Seán Ó Faoláin – Saoi of Aosdána
- Liam O'Flaherty – novelist, short story writer
- Brian O'Nolan (aka Myles na gCopaleen – Flann O'Brien) – novelist/columnist
- Philip O'Sullivan Beare- writer, historian
- James Plunkett- Aosdána
Writing – R to Z[link]
- Gabriel Rosenstock – poet
- George William Russell – (known under the pen-name AE), writer and critic
- Maurice Scully – poet
- George Bernard Shaw – novelist, playwright
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan – playwright
- James Simmons – poet
- Michael Smith – poet
- Paul Smith – novelist, playwright
- Annie M. P. Smithson – novelist
- Geoffrey Squires – poet
- Laurence Sterne – novelist
- Bram Stoker – author of Dracula
- Francis Stuart – Saoi of Aosdána
- Jonathan Swift – Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, novelist and satirist
- John Millington Synge – dramatist
- William Trevor – writer, Aosdána
- William Wall – novelist, poet
- Oscar Wilde – novelist, poet, satirist
- Macdara Woods – poet
- Maev-Ann Wren – writer
- William Butler Yeats – poet and Nobel laureate
Business[link]
- Donie Cassidy – businessman and TD
- Niall FitzGerald – honorary KBE, chief executive Unilever
- Arthur Guinness – brewer
- Pat McDonagh – founder of Supermac's
- J. P. McManus – businessman
- Denis O'Brien – businessman
- Michael O'Leary – CEO of Ryanair
- David J. O'Reilly – CEO of Chevron
- Anthony J F O'Reilly – Independent Newspapers and head of Heinz, 1979–1996
- Margaret Rudkin - Founder of Pepperidge Farm
- Tony Ryan – founder of Ryanair and Guinness Peat Aviation
- Peter Sutherland – Chairman of BP Plc, and Chairman of Goldman Sachs International and formerly Ireland's representative at the European Commission
- Thomas Nash (Newfoundland) Irish fisherman, boat builder, and entrepreneur. Settled in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Founder of Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador [1]
Science, education and technology[link]
- Robert Adrain (1775–1843) – scientist, mathematician and United Irishman
- Thomas Andrews – chemist & physicist
- Francis Beaufort (1774–1857) – hydrographer, developed a scale for classifying wind strength
- John Stewart Bell (1928–1990) – atomic physicist, 'Bell's Inequalities'
- John Desmond Bernal (1901–1971) – X-ray crystallography
- George Boole (1815–1864) – inventor of Boolean algebra
- Robert Boyle, Physicist, 'Boyle's law'
- Louis Brennan (1852–1932) – principle of a guided missile, wire-guided torpedo
- Pádraig de Brún (1889–1960) – scholar and mathematician
- Lucien Bull (1876–1972) – high speed photography, modern electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943– ) – discovered pulsars
- Nicholas Callan (1799–1864) – inventor of the induction coil and discoverer the principle of the dynamo
- Aeneas Coffey (1780–1852) – heat exchanger, inventor of the column still
- William Monad Crawford – entomologist
- William Dargan – railway engineer
- David Doak (b. 1967) - scientist, video game developer and entepreneur
- Shane Curran - software developer, entrepreneur
- Frederick G. Donnan – chemist
- Michael Everson – expert in writing systems and Unicode, born in USA
- Harry Ferguson – engineer, designer of the modern farm tractor, inventor of the three-point hitch
- George FitzGerald (1851–1901) – theoretical physicist, 'Fitzgerald-Lorenz Contraction'
- John Robert Gregg (1868–1948) – Gregg shorthand system
- William Rowan Hamilton – quaternions; mathematical physics
- John Philip Holland (1841–1914) – submarine designer
- Ellen Hutchins (1785–1815) – botanist
- John Joly (1857–1933)- photometer, colour photography
- Richard Kirwan (1733–1812) – meteorologist
- Robert Mallet (1810–1881) – seismology
- Alexander Mitchell (1780–1868) – lighthouse and marine engineer
- Richard O'Keefe – computer scientist
- Frank Pantridge – Inventor of the mobile defibrilator
- Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819–1903) – mathematician, physicist, 'Stokes Theorem' and Stokes-Navier Equations'
- George Johnstone Stoney (1826–1911) – atomic physicist, named the 'electron' and measured its charge
- John Lighton Synge (1897–1995) – mathematician
- William Thomson – Lord Kelvin (1824–1907), physicist
- John Tyndall (1820–1893) – physicist
- Ernest Walton – physicist, 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics
- Mary Ward (1827–1869)- microscopist
- John Richardson Wigham (1829–1906) – inventor and lighthouse engineer
- Thomas Wynne (1942–2005) - Inventor, mechanic and engineer
Sport[link]
See also: List of footballers (Gaelic football)
- Packie Bonner – soccer player
- George Best – soccer player (Northern Ireland)
- Andre Botha (cricketer) – cricketer
- Jeremy Bray (cricketer) – cricketer
- Andrew Bree – swimmer
- Brian Burke – general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs (National Hockey League)
- John Pius Boland – double Olympic medal-winner/tennis,1896
- Kenny Carroll – cricketer
- Michael Carruth – Olympic gold medal winner/boxing
- Eamonn Coghlan – runner
- Séamus Coleman – footballer
- Enda Colleran – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Ray Cummins – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Brendan Cusack - fencer
- Liam Daish – soccer player
- Gordon D'Arcy – rugby union player
- Paul Darragh – showjumper
- Ron Delany – Olympic medal winner/athletics
- Ken Doherty – former World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association champion
- John Doyle – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Mick Doyle – rugby union player
- Mick Doyle – Muay Thai and kickboxing
- Damien Duff – soccer player
- Kieran Dynes- NASCAR Driver
- Eamon Dunphy – former soccer player, media commentator and broadcaster
- Seamus Elliott – professional cyclist
- Stephen Farrelly – current WWE wrestler
- Dave Finlay – former WWE wrestler
- Seán Flanagan – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Sharon Foley – track and field athlete
- Mick Galwey – rugby player and coach
- Edmond Gibney – equestrian
- Shay Given – soccer player
- Johnny Giles – soccer player
- Peter Gillespie – cricketer
- Pádraig Harrington – golfer
- Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed – 19th century mountaineer
- David Healy – soccer player (Northern Ireland)
- Kevin Heffernan – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Denis Hickie – rugby player
- Ray Houghton – soccer player
- Denis Irwin – soccer player
- Eddie Jordan – racing driver and Formula 1 team owner
- Trent Johnston – cricketer
- Bryan Kaplan – Inventor of Beer Pong
- John Keane – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Robbie Keane – soccer player
- Roy Keane – soccer player
- Eddie Keher – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Seán Kelly – cyclist
- Joe Keohane – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Kevin Kilbane – soccer player
- Michael Kinane – jockey
- Ham Lambert – rugby union and cricket player
- Tommy Langan – Gaelic footballer, member of he Football Team of the Millennium
- Dave Langford-Smith – cricketer
- Jim Langton – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Alan Lewis – rugby referee
- Jack Lynch – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium, politician
- Eddie Macken – horse showjumper
- Mick Mackey – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Owen Madden – soccer player
- Daniel Marten – cyclist
- Dave McAuley – boxer
- Kevin McBride – boxer
- Willie John McBride – rugby union player
- W. Michael McCabe – soccer player
- Kyle McCallan – cricketer
- David McCann – cyclist
- Mick McCarthy – former Republic of Ireland soccer manager
- Wayne McCullough – Olympic Silver Medalist / WBC World Boxing Champion
- John McEnroe – former World's No. 1 tennis player
- Paul McGinley – golfer
- Owen Roe McGovern - former Gaelic football player for Cavan. An All-Ireland player.
- Paul McGrath – soccer player
- Barry McGuigan – former world Featherweight boxing champion
- Catherina McKiernan – athlete
- Jimmy McLarnin – boxer
- Lory Meagher – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Jason Molins – cricketer
- John Mooney – cricketer
- Paul Mooney – cricketer
- Eoin Morgan – cricketer
- Geordan Murphy – rugby union player
- Seán Murphy – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Tommy Murphy – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Kevin O'Brien – cricketer
- Niall O'Brien – cricketer
- Vincent O'Brien – Voted Greatest horse trainer of all time by Racing Post
- Pat O'Callaghan – Olympic gold medal/hammer, 1928, 1932
- Martin O'Connell – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Mick O'Connell – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Patrick O'Connell – Real Betis/FC Barcelona manager, 1930s
- Paul O'Connell – rugby player
- Cian O'Connor – show jumper who had Olympic gold medal taken from him
- Shane O'Connor - Alpine skier, Olympian 2010
- Nick O'Donnell – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Brian O'Driscoll – rugby union player
- Ronan O'Gara – rugby union player
- Dan O'Keeffe – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Malcolm O'Kelly – rugby union player
- Jonjo O'Neill – jockey
- Seán O'Neill – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Tony O'Reilly – rugby union player
- Derval O'Rourke – World Indoor Champion and European Silver Medalist
- William Porterfield – cricketer
- J. J. O'Reilly – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Peter O'Sullevan – horse racing commentator
- Eddie O'Sullivan – rugby coach
- Gillian O'Sullivan – World Championships Silver Medalist
- Sonia O'Sullivan – Olympic silver medalist
- Paddy Phelan – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Guy Polden – triathlete
- Seán Purcell – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Niall Quinn – soccer player
- Bobby Rackard – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Boyd Rankin – cricketer
- Tony Reddin – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Christy Ring – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Nicolas Roche – cyclist
- Stephen Roche – cyclist
- Alain Rolland – rugby referee
- Glenn Ross- Strongman
- Mark Scanlon- cyclist
- Tom Sharkey – boxer
- Mikey Sheehy – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Michelle Smith – Multi gold medalist 1996 Olympics
- Des Smyth – golfer
- Dr. Bethel Solomons – rugby union forward, Ireland national team, Olympic team silver
- Pat Spillane – Gaelic footballer, member of the Football Team of the Millennium
- Steve Staunton – soccer player
- Jim Stynes – Champion Australian rules footballer
- Bob Tisdall – Olympic gold medal/400mH, 1932
- John Treacy – Olympic silver medal/marathon, 1984
- Ruby Walsh – jockey
- Ronnie Whelan – soccer player
- Brian Whelahan – member of the hurling Team of the Millennium
- Andrew White – cricketer
- Joe Wickham – former FAI President and soccer player
- Keith Wood – rugby union player
Others[link]
- Emma Barrett - Multi-talented.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington – Field Marshal(Defeated Napoleon at Waterloo), Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and British Prime Minister
- Peter Lacy – Russian Field Marshal
- José de Ribas – Imperial Russian Admiral, wars with Ottomans
- Aidan of Lindisfarne – Saint
- Steve Allen – Irish/American musician, comedian, writer and first host of The Tonight Show
- Rosanna Davison – Miss World 2003
- Eamonn Andrews – TV personality, producer and businessman
- Todd Andrews – civil servant
- Sir Alfred Chester Beatty – Mining magnate
- George Berkeley – Philosopher
- Seán Brady – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
- Brigid of Kildare – Irish saint and bishop
- Brigh Brigaid – 1st century Irish judge
- Amanda Byram – Broadcaster
- Gay Byrne – Broadcaster and presenter of The Late Late Show (1962–1999)
- Graham Cantwell – Director
- Nellie Cashman – Gold prospector in the United States; born in County Cork
- Harry Clarke – stained glass Artist
- Desmond Connell – Roman Catholic Cardinal of Ireland
- Tom Crean – Explorer
- Moya Doherty – Impressario
- Bishop James Doyle – Bishop
- Jim Duffy – Irish advisor to Australia's Republic Advisory Committee
- Saint Dymphna – Irish saint
- Margaretta Eagar – Limerick Born Governess to the last Russian Royal Family
- Robin Eames – Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
- Johannes Scotus Eriugena – Theologian (b. 810)
- Michael Anthony Fleming – Bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Brian Gibbons – Welsh politician
- Glenda Gilson – Model
- Veronica Guerin – Journalist, murdered by drug-dealers in 1996
- Mary, Lady Heath – Early aviator
- Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet – Pioneer settler of America
- Pat Kenny – Broadcaster & Presenter of The Late Late Show (1999–present)
- Lord Killanin – former head of the International Olympic Committee
- James Larkin – Labour leader
- Eliza Lynch – Mistress of Francisco Solano López, Paraguayan dictator
- Catherine McAuley – Founder the Sisters of Mercy
- Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh – Scribe, Translator, Historian and Genealogist
- Catherine McGuinness – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland, President of the Law Reform Commission
- Edward MacLysaght – Chief Herald of Ireland, 1943–54
- Martin Maher – Famed cadet instructor at the United States Military Academy
- Diarmuid Martin – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
- Edward Martyn – Co-founder of the Irish Literary Theatre
- John McKenna – Liverpool FC manager
- Annie Moore – 1st Person to pass through Ellis Islands Immigration system
- John Moore – Director
- Dermot Morgan – Satirist and star of Father Ted
- Kevin Murphy – Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
- Ronan Murphy - Notable student
- Seosamh Ó Duibhginn- Writer, Editor, Publisher, Republican and Gaelic language activist.
- Graham Norton – TV personality and actor
- Pat O'Connor – Director
- Gráinne O'Malley – Gráinne Ní Mháille, pirate queen
- Emily O'Reilly – Journalist, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
- Katharine O'Shea – Mistress of Charles Stewart Parnell
- Saint Patrick – Irish patron saint
- Horace Plunkett – founder of co-operative movement
- Phoebe Prince – Victim of bullycide
- Ernest Shackleton – Explorer
- Gerard Slevin – Chief Herald of Ireland, 1954–81
- Ed Sullivan – Irish/American entertainment writer and television host
- Timothy Smiddy – Academic, Economist, Ireland's first ambassador
- Philip Treacy – Milliner
- Ryan Tubridy – Entertainer
- Louis Walsh – Music manager and television personality
- Terry Wogan – TV and radio "personality"
See also[link]
- List of cities in Ireland
- List of Irish botanical illustrators
- List of people on stamps of Ireland
- List of universities in Northern Ireland
- List of universities in the Republic of Ireland
- Lists of people by nationality
References[link]
http://wn.com/List_of_Irish_people
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| Tommy Tiernan | |
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| Born | (1969-06-16) 16 June 1969 (age 43) Donegal, Ireland |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Genres | Satire, Observational comedy |
| Subject(s) | Irish culture, Irish politics, religion, spirituality |
| Influences | Lenny Bruce |
| Spouse | Yvonne McMahon (2009-present) |
| Website | www.tommytiernan.com |
Tommy Tiernan (born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. He and Hector Ó hEochagáin presented The Tommy and Hector Show on i102-104FM. Tiernan also featured in Father Ted as a depressed priest.
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Early life[link]
Tiernan was born in Carndonagh, County Donegal.[1] His father is a native of County Kerry while his mother is from County Limerick. He moved, with his family, from County Cork as a child. After spells living in Zambia and London, he attended the same school as Irish television presenter Hector Ó hEochagáin and Dylan Moran, in St. Patrick's Classical School, Navan, Co Meath, a former Roman Catholic junior seminary.[2][3] He later attended a boarding school, Garbally College, in Ballinasloe, County Galway.[citation needed]
Appearances[link]
Tiernan has appeared several times on The Late Late Show. In the United States he has appeared several times on the Late Show with David Letterman.[4] Recently[when?] he appeared on the Michael McIntyre Comedy Roadshow, Lee Mack Show, DAVE's One NIght Stand and joined comedic legends Eddie Izzard and Ross Noble at Laughs in the Park.
Former World Record Holder[link]
In 2009, Tiernan set the Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up comedy show by an individual achieving 36 hours and 15 minutes at Nuns Island in Galway (12 April 2009).[5] Later in 2009 that record was broken by Australian Comedian Lindsay Webb. However, the new record now stands at 40 hours, and was set on 23 September 2010 by the American Comedian Bob Marley.
TV career[link]
In "Going to America", the final episode of the clerical sitcom Father Ted, Tiernan plays a young priest whose suicide attempt is foiled by Ted at "It's Great Being a Priest '98". He is later cured of depression by the "Theme From Shaft", but subsequently relapses after overhearing the Radiohead song "Exit Music (For a Film)".
In the 1999 Channel4 sitcom, Small Potatoes, Tiernan took the lead role of Ed Blewitt, an underachiever who works in an east London video rental shop. It ran for 13 episodes over 2 seasons, ending in 2001.[6]
Radio career[link]
In 2008, Tommy and Hector Ó hEochagáin formed as a radio duo on The Tommy and Hector Show on i102-104FM after hinting at a desire to be on the radio, months before on The Late Late Show. Speaking about his role, Tommy said, “I’ve always wanted to have loads of craic on the radio. What better way to have a mountain of devilment than to do a show with my best friend.”[7] Following the success of their show on iRadio Northwest, the show moved to the nationwide slot of Saturday 10am-12pm on 2FM.
Comedic style[link]
When he started out he had an ambition to be like Lenny Bruce.[8] He doesn't regard himself as being, like Lenny Bruce, a comedian with a message.[8] Tommy Tiernan admits that his sense of humour is controversial, but claims that it is based on instinct and denies there is any malice or meanness in it.[8]
In 2007 some families of people with Down Syndrome complained about a routine about people with Down Syndrome in his act.[9] It had caused some surprise to some of the families as Tiernan has run a marathon in support of Down Syndrome Ireland.[9] The Chief Executive of Down Syndrome Ireland, John Lindsay, National Secretary, Ingrid Murphy, National Executive member Caroline Courtney and President of Down Syndrome Ireland Mary O'Reilly attended the Tommy Tiernan show Bovinity at Vicar Street and released the following statement: "We all agreed that the section of the show devoted to Down Syndrome was not offensive in any way to individuals with Down Syndrome, one of whom was in attendance, or to their parents/siblings/friends, many of whom were in the audience. If the sketch is viewed in its totality and pieces not taken out of context it can only be interpreted as hilarious."
An appearance on The Late Late Show in 2008 led to complaints about his jokes involving a methadone user, eastern European immigrant accents, buying a motorbike from an injured biker, and a film idea about gay Traveller spacemen seeking a cure for gayness, eight of which were upheld by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission. Previous routines which went largely without remark included a comic reference to disproportionate American reaction to 9/11 and a long comic repetition on the indifferent Israeli attitude to foreign criticism of Israeli occupations of surrounding land .[10][11][12]
Controversy over Holocaust remarks[link]
In September 2009 Tommy responded to a question concerning antisemitism at a pre performance public question and answer session at the Electric Picnic by making remarks about the Holocaust and comments about Jews and the death of Christ while he was interviewed by Olaf Tyaransen,[13] stating "These Jews, these fucking Jew cunts come up to me. Fucking Christ-killing bastards. Fucking six million? I would have got 10 or 12 million out of that. No fucking problem! Fuck them.".[14] He was responding to an audience member who asked if he had ever been accused of antisemitism.[15]
The response of the audience was criticised by Alan Shatter as "disappointing" and also said "I would regard it as particularly sad that people found that sort of outburst in any way amusing".[15]
Tommy Tiernan released a statement that said he had not meant to cause offence and that his words had been taken out of context.[16] He said that the comments were part of an attempt to explain his belief that comedians have a duty to be irresponsible and reckless, to allow "whatever lunacy is within you to come out" and that they should never be taken out of context.[16] He added that the statements that had caused controversy had been preceded by a statement not to take the rant seriously.[16]
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin also criticised the remarks, describing them as "offensive to the Jewish community", "offensive to all who feel revulsion concerning the Holocaust, one of the most horrific events in human history” and “I can only decry the comments as insensitive and hurtful to the suffering of the victims and to a memory which is sacred”.[17]
Holocaust Education Trust Ireland condemned Tiernans' statements as "appalling".[17] Ruairi Quinn, chairman of the Trust, said that "as someone in the public eye, he has to take responsibility for his racist comments. We are equally concerned about the report of the audience’s reaction, which appears to have endorsed, sustained and enjoyed his comments. We would hope that the Irish public will choose to stay away from such racist ‘entertainment’ in future”.[17] The Trust also said it "utterly condemns Mr Tiernan’s anti-Semitic outburst and calls upon him to repudiate completely and apologise unreservedly for the comments about the Holocaust and the Jews he is reported to have made" and "This incident highlights the necessity and relevance of the role of Holocaust education in order to educate and inform people in Ireland about the Holocaust, intolerance and anti-Semitism.”[17]
Louis Lentin said Tiernan should be denied a visa for his shows in the U.S. in October.[18] Lentin said Tiernan's comments at the Electric Picnic festival in County Laois were "disgraceful", and “extraordinarily racist." "He doesn’t realise what he has said. He doesn’t realise the seriousness of it. You can’t make a joke about the Holocaust and just because you say it is a joke does not make it funny or acceptable".[18]
Rabbi Robert Alper who is also a comedian said that Tommy Tiernans' statement on the subject was an attempt to weasel out of the situation.[19] Rabbi Alper also said about Tiernans claim that comedians have a duty to be irresponsible: "To me that’s really stupid. I don’t think that comedians should be reckless or irresponsible. Comedians should be concerned about the feelings of other human beings. It’s hurtful. Comedians (in America) don’t do anti-semitic things. I’ve rarely heard of it. There are plenty of tasteless comedians out there but none of them pick on a group of people."[19] He also did not consider Tiernans' statement to be an apology, suggesting that Tiernan should say "I'm sorry".[19] The Editor of Hot Press magazine, Niall Stokes later said that "To interpret it as anti-Semitism, is wrongheaded in the extreme. The way I see it, he is satirising anti-Semitism, while making a more general point that we should all be able to laugh at ourselves."
Olaf Tyaransen wrote that neither he nor Tommy Tiernan had anticipated the subsequent response to unreserved comments made by the comedian during an afternoon interview hosted by Hot Press magazine at the Electric Picnic — an end-of-season arts & music festival.[13] Tyaransen said the last question asked from the floor (by an audience member readily identifiable by a green 'Palestina' t-shirt) about a dogged charge of anti-Semitism led to the comments at issue, and part of Tiernan's response recounted criticism of his routine by a Jewish couple after a show in New York.[13] Olaf Tyaransen claimed Tiernan's subsequent ideas — focusing on a "two-at-a-time" efficiency concerning the systematic murder of millions of Jews — had been taken out of context, though he personally held the comedian's monologue as 'very funny' and said as much on Marian Finucane's RTÉ Radio 1 show of 26 September 2009.
Personal life[link]
Tommy married Yvonne, his partner and manager, on 9 August 2009 in County Monaghan. Guests included Ardal O'Hanlon, Gay Byrne and Dylan Moran. He has four children from a previous relationship with Jayme Street with whom he shared a home in Galway. The two met when they joined a Christian community based on the Aran Islands, but broke up in October 2002.[20] Tiernan is a supporter of Liverpool F.C..[21]
Awards[link]
In 1996 Tiernan won the Channel 4 "So You Think You're Funny" award. Two years later he was awarded the Perrier Comedy Award at the 1998 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won the Best Stand-Up Award at the British Comedy Awards. In 2003 he won the Nokia Best of the Fest Award and the Orange People Choice Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival. In 2006 Tommy won Ireland's Funniest Living Person Award at the People of the Year Awards.
References[link]
- ^ http://www.donegaldaily.com/2011/11/28/divilment-and-a-cupla-focal-le-tommy-tiernan-in-donegal
- ^ Tommy Tiernan: Comedian profile — biography from the Comedy Zone website, retrieved 28 November 2006.
- ^ Where you're smiling, Charles Nevin, The Guardian, 19 November 2005, retrieved 12 February 2010
- ^ [1].
- ^ "Tommy Tiernan sets new comedy world record". independent.ie. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ IMDB: Small Potatoes (TV Series 1999–2001)
- ^ McDonald, Brian. "Comic strip Tommy and Hector get exposure for show". independent.ie. Retrieved 02 April, 2009.
- ^ a b c Testament according to Tommy, Keith Duggan, The Irish Times, 4 April 2009
- ^ a b Comic refuses to drop Down Syndrome jokes, 27 November 2007, retrieved 23 September 2009
- ^ Tiernan's Traveller joke leads to uproar, Geraldine Gittens, Evening Herald, 30 October 2008, retrieved 23 September 2009
- ^ BCC upholds complaints against RTÉ show, RTE News, 8 January 2009, retrieved 23 September 2009
- ^ Complaint made by: Mr. B. Archibald on behalf of Pavee Point Ref. No. 383/08, Broadcasting Complaints Commission of Ireland, September 2008, retrieved 25 September 2009
- ^ a b c How could reporter take my interview with Tommy out of context?, Olaft Tyaransen, Evening Herald, 25 September 2009
- ^ 'TIERNAN MUST SAY SORRY FOR HURTFUL JEWISH SLUR' - The Mirror, 5 October 2009
- ^ a b "Six million? I would have got 10 or 12 million out of that. No f**kng problem! F**k them. Two at a time, they would have gone. Hold hands, get in there! Leave us your teeth and your glasses", Ken Sweeney, Entertainment Editor, Sunday Tribune, 20 September 2009
- ^ a b c 'Words were not meant to wound', chortle.co.uk, retrieved 22 September 2009
- ^ a b c d Remarks on Holocaust offensive, says archbishop, Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times, 23 September 2009
- ^ a b Tiernan should be denied US visa, says filmmaker, Ken Sweeney, Sunday Tribune, 27 September 2009, retrieved 26 January 2010
- ^ a b c Tiernan says he’s sorry for Jewish jibes, Geraldine Gittens, Evening Herald, 23 September 2009
- ^ Comic Tommy calls in wedding guru to oversee his special day, Lorna Nolan, Evening Herald, 8 August 2009, retrieved 12 February 2010
- ^ "Tommy Tiernan Picture". The Kop. http://thekop.liverpoolfc.tv/_Tommy-Tiernan/photo/13404610/173471.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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| Date of birth | 16 June 1969 |
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| Bernard O'Shea | |
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| Birth name | Bernard Kendrick O'Shea |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Notable works and roles | TJ and TJ, Breakfast with Bernard and Keith, Republic of Telly |
Bernard O'Shea is an Irish comedian.[1], hailing from Co Laois.[2].
O'Shea started out in entertainment at an early age playing traditional Irish music, touring Europe with several groups. While at college he studied Theatre and went on to star in several theatrical productions. He also worked in the National Theatre of Ireland, the Abbey Theatre. He won the Harp Newcomer Comedy Award in 2000 and performed in the BBC Newcomer Awards the same year. He was chosen to perform in The Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2005 and also The Kilkenny Cats Laughs festival in 2005 and 2006. He wrote TJ and TJ sketches on Today FM. His Edinburgh debut "Do not adjust your mind reality is a fault" received a five star review from The Scotsman. He has previously co-hosted the Breakfast with Bernard and Keith show on the Irish radio station I105-107FM but on the 25/06/2011 he announced he would be leaving.
O'Shea appears in the music video for "Orange" by David O'Doherty.
Television credits[link]
- The Liffey Laugh (RTÉ)
- Naked Camera (RTÉ)
- Just for Laughs
- The World Stands Up (Paramount)
- Newcomer Awards (BBC)
- The Cafe (RTÉ)
- Touching People (RTÉ)
- The Byrne Ultimatium (RTÉ)
- Republic of Telly (RTÉ)
- The Panel (RTÉ)
References[link]
- ^ Stacey, Pat (27 January 2009). "Do-gooder comedy needed light touch". Evening Herald. http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/dogooder-comedy-needed-light-touch-1615943.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ stated by himself on Republic of Telly, final episode, Season 3
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Not to be confused with Russell Peterson or Peter Russell.
| Russell Peters | |
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 Russell Peters in 2009 |
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| Birth name | Russell Dominic Peters |
| Born | (1970-09-29) September 29, 1970 (age 41) Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Medium | Stand-up, Television, Film, Radio |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Genres | Satire, Improvisational comedy, Black comedy |
| Subject(s) | Racism, Race relations, Stereotypes, Multiculturalism, Indian culture |
| Influences | George Carlin,[1] Steve Martin, Cheech and Chong,[2] Don Rickles,[3] Eddie Murphy |
| Spouse | Monica Diaz (2010–2012) 1 child |
| Website | RussellPeters.com |
Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970)[4] is a Canadian comedian, actor and disc jockey. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and has been nominated for four Gemini Awards.
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Early life[link]
Russell Peters was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada to Eric and Maureen Peters. His family is of Anglo-Indian ancestry and is Catholic.[4] His father was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, and worked as a federal meat inspector; he is regularly mentioned and featured in his comedy work.[5] His mother was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He has an older brother named Clayton who was born in Calcutta.[6] Russell attended Chinguacousy Secondary School for grades 9–10, and North Peel Secondary School for grades 11–12 in Brampton.[7][8][9]
Career[link]
Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989. Peters' popularity extends to several countries. He has since also performed in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Afghanistan, Sweden, South Africa, India, the Caribbean, Philippines, Vietnam, mainland China, Canada, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, France, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Norway, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Trinidad among other places.
Peters attribute performance he did on the Canadian TV comedy series Comedy Now! that was uploaded onto YouTube and became viral.[10] While the initial video upload featured his performance in its 45 minute entirety, subsequent videos uploaded by other YouTube users were snippets of that performance, chopped into each of the cultural groups he targeted. According to Peters, those snippets made their way to those specified cultural groups, and were well received by them.[11]
Notable performances[link]
In Canada, Peters became the first comedian to sell out Toronto's Air Canada Centre,[12] with more than 16,000 tickets in two days for the single show. He ended up selling over 30,000 tickets nationally over the two-day sales period. A total of over 60,000 tickets were sold across six cities.[citation needed] His show in Sydney, Australia on 15 May 2010 had an audience of 13,880, making it the largest stand-up comedy show in Australian history.[13] He broke a UK comedy sales record at London's O2 Arena when he sold over 16,000 tickets to his show on 2009.[14]
He hosted the Canada Day Comedy Festival 2006. Peters participated in a USO tour of Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Africa and Greenland in November 2007 with Wilmer Valderrama and Mayra Veronica.[15]. Peters also currently produces and stars on the radio situation comedy series, Monsoon House, on CBC Radio One.
Peters was the host of the 2008 Juno Awards televised ceremonies in Calgary on April 6, 2008,[16] for which he won a Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series". The 2008 awards broadcast received the second-highest ratings ever for the program. He was asked to host the Juno Awards for a second year in a row. The 2009 Juno Awards took place in Vancouver on March 29, 2009.
Publications[link]
His comedy special Russell Peters: Outsourced, aired on Comedy Central on August 16, 2006. The DVD version features his uncensored performance. The DVD has been popular, especially in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies. Outsourced remained on the National DVD Chart over one and a half years after release. Peters released a second DVD/CD combo Russell Peters: Red, White, and Brown in Canada in September 2008 and in the US on January 27, 2009. The DVD/CD was recorded on February 2, 2008, at The WAMU Theatre at Madison Square Garden. Peters and his brother, Clayton Peters, who is also his manager, self-produced and financed Red, White and Brown. In May 2011, Peters released Russell Peters: The Green Card Tour a live performance recorded in front of a total audience of 30,000 over a two-night performance at O2 Arena in London, England.[17]
On October 26, 2010, Peters released his autobiography, Call me Russell, co - written with his brother Clayton and Dannis Koromilas.
Earnings[link]
According to Forbes.com, Peters earned an estimated $15 million between June 2009 and June 2010, continuing his run as one of the highest-paid comedians after earning an estimated $5 million in the prior year's report. He was ranked as the 7th highest paid comedian by Forbes.[18][19]
Comedic style[link]
Russell Peters' stand-up performances are mostly made up of observational comedy where he uses humour to highlight racial, ethnic, class and cultural stereotypes. He often refers his own life experiences growing up in an Indian family and impersonates various English accents of different groups in his act to poke fun at each group. As Peters told an audience in San Francisco, "I don't make the stereotypes, I just see them."[20] Russell Peters uses his minority status to allow him to poke fun at different races in his performance, but according to an interview done for The National, he does not intend to put down or offend different races and cultures, but instead tries to raise them up through humour.[21]
Peters' is widely known for his comedy punchlines "Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad" in which he tells a joke about his childhood with a traditional Indian father who would use corporal punishment and “Be a man!" while imitating an Asian trying to get him to pay more for an item at a shop.[22]
Personal life[link]
Peters proposed to girlfriend Monica Diaz on July 10, 2010, at the Los Angeles International Airport. He announced the engagement via Twitter.[23][24] The couple married on August 20, 2010 at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. The wedding was attended by about 20 guests, including an Elvis impersonator. Peters and Diaz had their first child, a girl, who was due to be born on February 23, 2011. When announcing the pregnancy, Peters told The Canadian Press, "Did I get married because she was knocked up? I would say that expedited it." His daughter was born two and a half months early (on December 14, 2010), but was healthy as Peters stated on his Twitter. She was given the name Crystianna Marie Peters.
Peters lives in Los Angeles and owns two homes there. He also owns homes in Las Vegas and Vaughan, Ontario.[25]
Filmography[link]
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Show Me The Funny" | 1997 |
| Lord Have Mercy! (main cast) | 2004 |
| "Comedy Now!" | 2004 |
| "Russell Peters: Outsourced" | 2006 |
| "Russell Peters: Red, White, and Brown" | 2008 |
| "Russell Peters: Presents" | 2010 |
| "Russell Peters: The Green Card Tour" | 2011 |
| Source Code[26] | 2011 |
| Speedy Singhs released internationally as Breakaway | 2011 |
| New Year's Eve | 2011 |
| Girl in Progress | 2012 |
Television and film appearances[link]
Peters has appeared in a few films, most recently in the 2011 Canadian-Punjabi movie titled Speedy Singhs alongside Camilla Belle, Anupham Kher, and Vinay Virmani. He has also appeared in Senior Skip Day starring Larry Miller, Tara Reid, and Gary Lundy. Besides this, he has also had short appearances in the 1994 film Boozecan as Snake's Friend, the 1999 film Tiger Claws III as Detective Elliott, the 2004 film My Baby's Daddy as the obstetrician, the 2006 film Quarter Life Crisis as Dilip Kumar, the 2007 film The Take as Dr. Sharma, and the 2008 film Senior Skip Day as Uncle Todd.
Peters starred in a Christmas special,A Russell Peters Christmas aired in Canada on 1 December, 2011. Guests included Michael Bublé, Pamela Anderson, Jon Lovitz among others.[27]
He also acted in Duncan Jones's movie Source Code as Max, an amateur comedian with a bad attitude, and is scheduled to star as "Pervius" in National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus.[28]
- Acting roles – television
- "Comics Without Borders" (2008)
- Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown (2008)
- Senior Skip Day/High School's Day Off (Australia title) (2008)- Uncle Todd
- Bob's Burgers - "Moody Foodie" (Season 2, Episode 7) - Tran
- Appearances on television
- "A Russell Peters Christmas" - Himself (1 December 2011)
- "Lopez Tonight" - Himself (2010)
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" – Himself (2009)
- "The 9th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards" (2008)- Himself (Winner – Best Large Venue Stand-up)
- "CBC News: The Hour" .... Himself – Episode dated 18 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" – Himself – Episode dated 15 February 2008 (2008)
- "Def Comedy Jam" – Episode #8.4 (2008) TV episode – Himself/Comedian
- "Pulse: The Desi Beat" – Episode #1.9 (2007) TV episode – Himself
- "Video on Trial" – Episode #3.3 (2007) TV episode – Himself
- "Comics Unleashed" – Episode #1.6 (2009) TV episode- Himself
- The 4th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2039) – Himself
- The 5th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2004) – Nominee (Male Stand-up)
- MTV Cribs (Where he featured on two different episodes)
- "8 out of 10 Cats" (Season 12, Episode 9)
- Self
- Heckler (2007)
- Let's All Hate Toronto (2007)
References[link]
- ^ Alan Cho, Gauntlet Entertainment (2005-11-24). "Gauntlet Entertainment — Comedy Preview: Russell Peters won't a hurt you real bad! - 2005-11-24". Gauntlet.ucalgary.ca. http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/a/story/9549. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "Russell Peters Official Site: Said With A Punch". Russell Peters Official Site: News - Said with a Punch. http://www.russellpeters.com/bio_press.php.
- ^ Comedy Preview: Russell Peters won't a hurt you real bad. Gauntlet Entertainment.
- ^ a b "OK OK here is the answer!". Russellpeters.com. http://www.russellpeters.com/faq.aspx. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ "Press". RussellPeters.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEL_IuIBLgs/Press.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-06. [dead link]
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- ^ Post Reply. "Russell Peters". Mahalo.com. http://www.mahalo.com/russell-peters. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ "Punchline Magazine Blog " Russell Peters creates $20,000 college scholarship - Comedy Blog, Comedy News, and all things in Stand Up Comedy". Punchlinemagazine.com. 2010-04-30. http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ "Comedian Russell Peters awards scholarship to Randy Adams". Digitaljournal.com. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/294038. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ "Allan Greg asks Russell Peters at the 15:28 mark what was the turning point in his career that made him a superstar. Peters responds "The internet, YouTube"". Youtube.com. 2010-12-16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dog-H6vEpNI. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Russell Peters on his memor "Call Me Russell" - full show". YouTube. 2010-12-16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dog-H6vEpNI. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Russell Peters' Homecoming Tour SELLS OUT Across Canada!". News Blaze. http://newsblaze.com/story/2007032313240200003.cc/topstory.html.
- ^ "World laughs with you". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 2010. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/world-laughs-with-you-20100513-v1ce.html. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "The Official Russell Peters Website, Hi-lites". russellpeters.com. http://www.russellpeters.com/biography.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "USO visits Bagram". United States Department of Defense. November 21, 2007. http://www.defenselink.mil/PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=522. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ "Russell Peters to Host The 2008 JUNO Awards, April 6 on CTV" (PDF). CARAS. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080216000747/http://www.junoawards.ca/PDF/20080205_f.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ De Giorgio, Lorianna (2011-05-31). "Russell Peters releases third DVD, panic ensues". Toronto: thestar.com. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/999839--russell-peters-releases-third-dvd-panic-ensues?bn=1. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ Lacey Rose. "In Pictures: The 10 Top Earning Comedians - 7) Russell Peters". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/07/handler-dunham-cook-fator-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_8.html. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ Lacey Rose. "In Pictures: The 10 Top Earning Comedians - 9) Russell Peters, (tie)". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/top-earning-comedians-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_11.html. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ Piccalo, Gina (16 April 2010). "No joke — Russell Peters is a famous comedian". LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/16/entertainment/la-et--russell-peters-20100416. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ Russell Peters Interview on CBC The National, May 30th 2006, Clifton Joseph
- ^ Nguyen, An (19 MAY 2009). "Defying Stereotypes and Breaking All Laws of Decency, Russell Peters Lets It All Hang Out". (Cult)ure magazine. http://culturemagazine.ca/culture/defying_stereotypes_and_breaking_all_laws_of_decency_russell_peters_lets_it_all_hang_out.html. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. http://twitter.com/therealrussellp/status/18234024633. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ "Shinan: Leave out The Beaver?". National Post. http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/07/14/shinan-leave-out-the-beaver/. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ Hough, Robert (September 2009). "Lighten Up". Toronto Life. http://www.torontolife.com/features/lighten-up-russell-peters/. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Russell Peters Talks Source Code, Working with Jake Gyllenhaal". http://www.reelmovienews.com/2011/03/exclusive-russell-peters-talks-source-code-working-with-jake-gyl/.
- ^ "Christmas Comes Early to CTV: 2.1 Million Viewers Make A RUSSELL PETERS CHRISTMAS Most-Watched Canadian Holiday Special Ever on CTV". CTV-Bell Media PR. http://www.bellmediapr.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=14578&yyyy=2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ Compolongo, Gabrielle. "EXCLUSIVE: Russell Peters Talks Source Code, Working with Jake Gyllenhaal Read more <a href="http://www.moviefanatic.com">movie news</a> at: http://www.moviefanatic.com/2011/03/exclusive-russell-peters-talks-source-code-working-with-jake-gyl/#ixzz1kpejEtzZ". Movie Fanatic. http://www.moviefanatic.com/2011/03/exclusive-russell-peters-talks-source-code-working-with-jake-gyl/. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
Further reading[link]
- Russell Peters (26 July 2011). Call Me Russell. Random House Digital, Inc.. ISBN 978-0-385-66965-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=Man0-BpnFjkC&pg=PP1.
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