List of Sligo people
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Sligo
is a large town in the North West of the Republic of Ireland
and the county town of County Sligo, and has produced several noted artists, entertainers, politicians and business-people.
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
is a large town in the North West of the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and the county town of County Sligo, and has produced several noted artists, entertainers, politicians and business-people.
Music
- Perry BlakePerry BlakePerry Blake is an Irish singer and songwriter from Sligo, known for the delicate, downtempo, melancholic style of his songs and his soft singing voice....
, award-winning singer and songwriter - Tabby CallaghanTabby CallaghanTrevor John "Tabby" Callaghan is an Irish musician. He finished third in the first series of The X Factor in 2004.- Early career :...
, musician, 'The X FactorThe X Factor (UK)The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
' finalist - Keith Mulligan, musician, 'The Hooks'
- Ronan Mulligan, musician, 'The Hooks'
- Mark FeehilyMark FeehilyMarkus Michael Patrick Feehily is one of the lead singers of the Irish boyband Westlife.-Early life:Feehily was born in Sligo, Ireland, to Marie Verdon and Oliver Feehily. He has two younger brothers, Barry and Colin .-Career:Feehily rose to fame as one of the two lead singers of the boyband...
, member of WestlifeWestlifeWestlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one... - Shane FilanShane FilanShane Steven Filan was one of the lead singers in the Irish pop band Westlife. Filan is one of the five original Westlife members, along with other current members Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Nicky Byrne and former member Brian McFadden....
, member of WestlifeWestlifeWestlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one... - Kian EganKian EganKian John Francis Kelly Egan was a member of the Irish boyband, Westlife and coach on The Voice of Ireland.-Music career:*Main article: Westlife...
, member of WestlifeWestlifeWestlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one... - Carmel GunningCarmel GunningCarmel Gunning is an Irish composer and musician, from Sligo, Ireland. Gunning is one of Ireland's most accomplished tin whistle players who is also known for her singing and flute playing. Gunning's rich stylised form of whistle playing and tradition stems from her homeland of Geevagh in South...
, traditional Irish musician and singer - Liam Kelly, flute player and founding member of DervishDervish (band)Dervish are a traditional Irish music group from County Sligo, Ireland. They were formed in 1989 by Liam Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin McGinley, Brian McDonagh and Michael Holmes. The band was originally formed to record an album of local music which was later released as “The Boys of Sligo”. They...
- Seamie O'DowdSeamie O'DowdSeamie O’Dowd is an Irish musician.He recorded his first solo album, Headful Of Echoes, in 2006. It received critical acclaim from many sources and was playlisted on radio programmes in Ireland, the U.K., mainland Europe and the U.S....
, multi-instrumentalist and former member of DervishDervish (band)Dervish are a traditional Irish music group from County Sligo, Ireland. They were formed in 1989 by Liam Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin McGinley, Brian McDonagh and Michael Holmes. The band was originally formed to record an album of local music which was later released as “The Boys of Sligo”. They... - Mary O'HaraMary O'HaraMary O'Hara is an Irish soprano and harpist from County Sligo. O'Hara achieved fame on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her recordings of that period influenced a generation of Irish female singers who credit O'Hara with influencing their style, among them Carmel...
, singer & harpist - Oisín Mac Diarmada, fiddler & member of Téada
- Alfie Joe Dineen, traditional Irish musician
- Andrew Healy, Irish Showband musician
Arts and Literature
- William Butler Yeats, poet
- Nick MillerNick Miller (artist)Nick Miller is an artist. In 1984 He graduated in Development Studies at the University of East Anglia. In that year he moved to Ireland, He lives and works in Co Sligo, Ireland...
, artist - Joe McGowanJoe McGowanJoe McGowan is an Irish historian, folklorist, and author specialising in the history and heritage of Ireland. He is based in Sligo.Sligo Champion interview Wednesday August 5, 2009:...
, author and historian, born Mullaghmore - Neil JordanNeil JordanNeil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won an Academy Award for The Crying Game.- Early life :...
, filmmaker and novelist. Won an Academy Award (Best Original Screenplay) for The Crying GameThe Crying GameThe Crying Game is a 1992 psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan. The film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles...
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Historical and/or political figures
- Declan BreeDeclan BreeDeclan Bree is an Irish independent politician who is currently the joint longest-serving member of Sligo Borough Council. He was a founder of the Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation in 1974, and was a member of that group until joining the Labour Party in 1991. He served in Dáil...
, Politician & social campaigner, former Labour TD for Sligo/Leitrim - Volunteer Kevin CoenKevin CoenKevin Coen , was a volunteer in the Sligo Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who was killed in Northern Ireland by a British soldier.-Background:...
, Irish republican and IRA Volunteer - Luke J. DuffyLuke J. DuffyLuke Joseph Duffy was an Irish trades unionist and Labour Party politician, who served for five years as a Senator.Born in Gurteen, County Sligo in 1890, Duffy's first job was as a draper's apprentice in Moon's of Galway. By 1910, he was an active member of the local branch of the Irish Drapers'...
, Trade unionist and politician - John Jinks, Politician
- Constance Markievicz (née Gore-Booth), Revolutionary and first elected female MP in the UK Parliament, first Irish female cabinet minister
- Volunteer Joseph MacManus, Irish republican and IRA Volunteer
- Seán MacManusSean MacManusSean or Seán MacManus may refer to:* Seán MacManus , Irish Sinn Féin politician in Sligo* Sean McManus , American television network executive...
, Irish republican and first Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
Mayor in the Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
since The TroublesThe TroublesThe Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
began. Father of Cllr. Chris MacManus and Vol. Joseph MacManus - Ray MacSharryRay MacSharryRaymond MacSharry is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician, who served in a range of cabinet positions, most notably as Tánaiste, Minister for Finance and European Commissioner.-Early life:...
, former Government Minister & EU CommissionerEuropean CommissionThe European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union.... - Martin MoffatMartin MoffatMartin Joseph Moffat VC was born in Sligo and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, Irish recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of OsornoAmbrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of OsornoAmbrosio Bernardo O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno born Ambrose Bernard O'Higgins , was a member of the O'Higgins family and an Irish-born Spanish colonial administrator...
, Governor of ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Viceroy of PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, during the Spanish domination of the Americas. - Volunteer Martin SavageMartin SavageVolunteer Martin Savage was an Officer in the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Republican Army, from Ballisodare, County Sligo....
, Irish Republican - William Bourke CockranWilliam Bourke CockranWilliam Bourke Cockran , commonly known as Bourke Cockran, was a United States Representative from New York and a noted political orator.-Biography:...
,US congressman - Frank CartyFrank CartyFrancis Joseph Carty was a leader of the IRA in the fight with the Black and Tans in the Irish War of Independence, and a long-serving Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála .- Prison Escapes and Attempts :...
Sligo IRA leader during the War of Independence and Irish Civil War. Elected a TD for Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
and Fianna Fáil
Medicine & Science
- William Cunningham BlestWilliam Cunningham BlestWilliam Cunningham Blest was an Anglo-Irish doctor, the president of the first Medical Society of Chile, creator of the first School of Medicine in Chile, a politician and father of the novelist Alberto Blest Gana.-Early life:...
, creator of the first Chilean School of Medicine - Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, mathematician and physicist
Sports
- Sean Fallon, former Republic of Ireland and Celtic F.C. footballer
- Paul McGeePaul McGee (footballer born 1954)Paul 'Skee' McGee is a former Irish football player and current manager of League of Ireland First Division club Salthill Devon....
, Sligo Rovers F.C.Sligo Rovers F.C.Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...
and IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
international soccer player - Leo McMorrow, National Hunt jockey - winner of 1949 Aintree Grand National (Russian Hero: 66/1)
- Hugo Fontes, former Porto footballer
- Mark Scanlon, cyclist
- Brother WalfridBrother WalfridBrother Walfrid is the religious name of Andrew Kerins, an Irish Marist Brother and founder of Celtic Football Club....
, (aka Andrew Kerins), Marist BrotherMarist BrothersThe Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary...
, and founder of Celtic F.C.Celtic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
in GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... - Ronan McNamara, Owner of Joes 2 Pros Fitness Coaching
Film and Entertainment
- Pauline FlanaganPauline FlanaganPauline Flanagan was a County Sligo, Irish Free State-born actress who had a long career on stage. American television audiences best knew her as Annie Colleary on the soap opera Ryan's Hope....
, Irish movie and television actress and republican - Scott FredericksScott FredericksScott Fredericks is an Irish actor best known for his roles on British television.He appeared in the Doctor Who serials Day of the Daleks and Image of the Fendahl. Other credits include: Blake's 7, Z-Cars, Sutherland's Law, Dixon of Dock Green and Triangle. More recently he appeared as a regular...
, movie and television actor, radio producer - Neil JordanNeil JordanNeil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won an Academy Award for The Crying Game.- Early life :...
, director, The Crying GameThe Crying GameThe Crying Game is a 1992 psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan. The film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles...
, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire ChroniclesInterview with the Vampire: The Vampire ChroniclesInterview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles is a 1994 American drama and horror film directed by Neil Jordan, based on the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. The film focuses on Lestat and Louis, beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791...
, Michael CollinsMichael Collins (film)Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.... - Eugene LambertEugene LambertEugene Lambert was an Irish puppeteer from County Sligo. He was owner of the Lambert Puppet Theatre in Monkstown, County Dublin....
, puppeteer and children's entertainer - Pauline McLynnPauline McLynnPauline McLynn is an Irish actress, comedienne and author, best known for playing Mrs Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, and Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless.- Early life :...
, actress, comedienne and author. Best known for her role as Mrs Doyle in the sitcom Father TedFather TedFather Ted is a comedy series set in Ireland that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for British broadcaster Channel 4. Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May...
. - Lola MontezLola MontezEliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld , better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a "Spanish dancer", courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld. She used her influence to institute liberal...
, actress, exotic dancer, courtesan and the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. - Joan O'HaraJoan O'HaraJoan O'Hara was an Irish stage, film and television actress. She was a member of the renowned Abbey Players and performed in many plays in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, including those by Seán O'Casey, Lady Gregory and W.B. Yeats...
, Irish movie and television actress - Louise Heraghty, Dublin's 98FM radio broadcaster & journalist
- Dearbhla WalshDearbhla WalshDearbhla Walsh is an Irish film and television director who has worked on drama series for several television channels in Ireland and the United Kingdom, including episodes of EastEnders, Shameless and The Tudors. She won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or...
, Film and TV director. - Paddy Cunningham, Radio Presenter and Reality TV contestant The Biggest Loser UK (series 4)The Biggest Loser UK (series 4)The Biggest Loser UK 2011 is the fourth season of the reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The season began airing on ITV1 on January 10, 2011, with seven overweight couples competing for a cash prize of £25,000...
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Business
- Dermot MannionDermot MannionDermot Mannion is the current Deputy Chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines and former Chief Executive Officer of Aer Lingus.Mannion was born in 1958 in Sligo, Ireland, one of eight children . He attended school at St. John's Boys School and Summerhill College, in Sligo...
, CEOChief executive officerA chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Aer LingusAer LingusAer Lingus Group Plc is the flag carrier of Ireland. It operates a fleet of Airbus aircraft serving Europe and North America. It is Ireland's oldest extant airline, and its second largest after low-cost rival Ryanair... - Niall FitzGeraldNiall FitzGeraldNiall FitzGerald, KBE is an Irish businessman. FitzGerald grew up in Limerick, Ireland and was educated at St Munchin's College in Limerick. He graduated with a degree in Commerce from University College Dublin...
, Chairman of Reuters Group plc, former Chairman and CEO of Unilever plc