List of Irish-speaking people
List of notable speakers of the Irish language
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This article lists notable speakers of the Irish language (Irish: Gaeilgeoir, pl. Gaeilgeoirí).[1]
Some notable fluent Irish language speakers
List
- Vincent Barry (1908–1975), scientist[2]
- Linda Bhreathnach
- Marie Breathnach
- Páraic Breathnach (b. 1956), Irish actor, performer, writer and storyteller
- Seán Bán Breathnach[3]
- Séamus Brennan
- Dara Calleary
- Catherine Connolly[4]
- John Creedon
- Carrie Crowley[5]
- Cyril Cusack
- Maura Derrane[6]
- Noel Dempsey
- Proinsias de Rossa
- Éamon de Valera
- Pearse Doherty[7]
- Éamonn Draper
- Alan Dukes
- Enya
- Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
- Eamon Gilmore[8]
- Brendan Gleeson
- Tony Gregory
- Arthur Griffith
- Joe Heaney
- Joe Higgins
- Michael D. Higgins[9]
- Ann Marie Horan
- Douglas Hyde[10]
- Seán Kelly
- Enda Kenny
- Seán Kyne
- Mick Lally
- Declan Lynch[11]
- Diarmuid Mac an Adhastair
- Darach Mac Con Iomaire
- Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
- Rónán Mac Con Iomaire
- Thomas MacDonagh
- Niall Mac Eachmharcaigh
- Tomás Mac Eoin
- Seán Mac Fhionnghaile
- Aonghus Óg McAnally
- Donal McCann
- Eoghan McDermott[12]
- Charlie McGeever[13]
- Seán McGinley[14]
- Dinny McGinley
- Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
- Odhrán Mac Niallais[15]
- Joe McDonagh[16]
- Aengus Mac Grianna[17]
- Eoin MacNeill
- Manchán Magan[18]
- Micheál Martin
- Imelda May
- Bobby Molloy
- Shane Moynihan
- Sharon Ní Bheoláin[19]
- Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh[20]
- Eimear Ní Chonaola
- Róisín Ní Chúaláin
- Máire Eilis Ní Fhlaithearta
- Fionnuala Ní Fhlatharta
- Siún Nic Gearailt
- Yvonne Ní Laife Melo
- Bríd Ní Neachtain
- Liadh Ní Riada[21]
- Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin[22]
- Flann O'Brien
- Maurice O'Donoghue
- Dara Ó Briain
- Eoin Ó Broin
- Breandán Ó Buachalla
- Máirtín Ó Cadhain
- Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
- Darach Ó Catháin
- Trevor Ó Clochartaigh[4]
- Dara Ó Cinnéide
- Seán Ó Coisdealbha
- Tomás Ó Criomhthain
- Éamon Ó Cuív[23]
- Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
- Máirtín Ó Direáin
- Peadar Ó Doirnín
- Brian Ó Domhnaill
- Macdara Ó Fátharta
- Gavin Ó Fearraigh
- Tom Sailí Ó Flaithearta
- Seán Óg Ó hAilpín[24]
- Breandán Ó hEithir
- Hector Ó hEochagáin[25]
- Breandán Ó hEithir
- Colm Ó Maonlaí
- Liam Ó Maonlaí
- Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh[26]
- Joe Steve Ó Neachtain
- Peadar Ó Riada
- Seán Ó Riada
- Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
- Dáithí Ó Sé[27]
- Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé[28]
- Páidí Ó Sé[29]
- Cathal Ó Searcaigh
- Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha
- Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha
- Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Art Parkinson
- Patrick Pearse
- Joseph Plunkett
- Bob Quinn
- Marian Richardson[30][31]
- Trevor Sargent
- Gráinne Seoige[32]
- Síle Seoige[33]
- Niall Tóibín
- Peadar Tóibín
- Máire Uí Dhroighneáin
- Mo Chara
- Móglaí Bap
The following non-natives have been known to use the Irish language: