O'Riordan
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O’Riordan is a surname of Irish
origin.
Famous people with this surname include:
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
origin.
Famous people with this surname include:
- Brendan O'RiordanBrendan O'RiordanBrendan O'Riordan was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s.His first club was Shamrock Rovers and he signed for Bohemians in November 1978 where he made 1 appearance for Bohs in European competition...
(contemporary), Irish professional football player - Brian O'RiordanBrian O'RiordanBrian O'Riordan , is a professional rugby player. He currently plays scrum-half for Lansdowne in the Irish AIB league. He previously played two seasons for Bristol after signing for them in the summer of 2006. For the previous four seasons he played for Leinster. He has represented Ireland at under...
(b. 1981), Irish professional rugby player - Cait O'RiordanCait O'RiordanCaitlín O'Riordan is a British musician. She played bass guitar for the British-Irish punk/folk band The Pogues from 1983 to 1986. She later played with Elvis Costello, her husband from 1986 to 2002, as well as several other projects....
(b. 1965), British rock musician - Conal Holmes O'Connell O'RiordanConal Holmes O'Connell O'RiordanConal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan was an Irish dramatist and novelist.He was born in Dublin and educated at Clongowes Wood College and Belvedere College. He had intended a military career until he suffered a spinal injury in a fall from a horse He moved to London at the age of 16 to pursue a...
(1874–1948), Irish dramatist and novelist - Dolores O'RiordanDolores O'RiordanDolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She led The Cranberries to worldwide success and fame for 13 years before the band took a hiatus in 2003. Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007...
(b. 1971), Irish singer and songwriter - Don O'RiordanDon O'RiordanDonald Joseph O'Riordan is an Irish former professional footballer and football manager currently in charge of American side FC New York. O'Riordan notably played for Grimsby Town amongst others and has previously been on the coaching staff at Sheffield United, in the role of technical...
(b. 1957), Irish professional football player and coach - Eugene O'RiordanEugene O'RiordanEugene O'Riordan is an author and professor at the Dublin City University School of Mathematical Sciences. His areas of research include singularly perturbed differential equations, numerical analysis and Shishkin meshes.-Published works:...
(contemporary), Irish author and professor of mathematics - Gerry O'RiordanGerry O'RiordanGerry O'Riordan was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling at various times with his local clubs Blackrock in Cork and both Claughaun and Ahane in Limerick. O'Riordan was also a member of the Dublin and Cork senior inter-county teams from 1945 until 1954....
(fl. mid-20th c.), Irish hurler - Mark O'RiordanMark O'RiordanMark O'Riordan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Croom and with the Limerick senior inter-county team...
(b. 1980), Irish hurler - Michael O'RiordanMichael O'RiordanMichael O'Riordan was the founder of the Communist Party of Ireland and also fought with the Connolly Column in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.-Early life:...
(1917–2006), Irish communist; founder of the Communist Party of Ireland - Mossy O'RiordanMossy O'RiordanMaurice Francis "Mossy" O'Riordan was an Irish sportsperson who played hurling with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1940s and 1950s....
(fl. mid-20th c.), Irish hurler - Seán Ó RíordáinSeán Ó Ríordáin-Life:He was born in Baile Mhúirne, County Cork, the eldest of three children of Seán Ó Ríordáin of Baile Mhúirne and Mairéad Ní Loineacháin of Cúil Ealta....
(1917-1977), an Irish language poet - Robert O'RiordanRobert O'RiordanRobert O'Riordan is a Canadian author best known for his Cadre trilogy. He is currently an English teacher at Sir Robert Borden High School in the Ottawa west end suburb of Nepean, Canada.-External links:...
(b. 1943), Canadian author