Richard Harris
Richard Harris (1930-2002) was an Irish actor from Limerick. A popular personality, famous for his role in Les Révoléts du Bounty and Gladiator!
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Luc de Wadding
Saint Patrick's Day didn't just happen. It was designed by the Franciscan friar Luc de Wadding (1558-1657). The Waterford-based company was keen…
Jack Gleeson
Jack Gleeson is an Irish actor from Cork. Born in 1992, everyone remembers him as the terrible King Joffrey Baratheon from the…
Mark Ryder
Mark Ryder is a Northern Irish actor, best known for playing the famous Cesare Borgia in the "Borgia" series. A rising star…
Saint Brigid
St. Brigid (451-525) is one of Ireland’s patron saints, like St . Patrick. Known for her contribution to the development of Christianity…
Saint Colmcille
St. Colmcille (521-597) is one of Ireland’s three greatest patron saints, along with St. Patrick and St. Brigid. He is still celebrated…
Daniel O’Connell
In Ireland, there are national heroes who can’t be ignored. And Daniel O’Connell is one of them! Nicknamed “The Liberator”, or “the…
James Joyce
James Joyce (1882-1941) was a celebrated Irish novelist and poet. Considered an emblematic figure of twentieth-century Irish literature, James Joyce was the…
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English soldier who crushed the Irish rebellions of the 17th century... A man of ambition, he is still…
Thomas Crean
Thomas Crean (July 20, 1877 - July 27, 1938) was one of the greatest Irish explorers in history! Known for his courage…