List of Meath people
This is a list of notable people who were either born in County Meath, have lived there for a significant portion of their lives or are otherwise generally associated with the county.
Aristocracy
- Nicholas St Lawrence (c. 1550-1607), 9th Baron Howth
- Egidia de Lacy (1205-?), Lady of Connacht
- Hugh de Lacy (c. 1176-1242), Earl of Ulster
- Hugh de Lacy (c. 1135-1186), First Lord of Meath, built Trim Castle
- Walter de Lacy (1172-1241), Lord of Meath
- Garret Wesley (1735-1781), 1st Earl of Mornington
- John Netterville (1603-1659), 2nd Viscount Netterville
- Nicholas Netterville (1581-1654), 1st Viscount Netterville
- Elizabeth Darcy (1332-1390), Countess of Ormond
- Jenet Sarsfield (1528-1598), noblewoman
- Simon Fleming (d. 1370), 1st Baron Slane
- Lady Anne Culling Smith (1775-1844), sister of the Duke of Wellington
- John Barnewall (d. 1538), 3rd Baron Trimlestown
Politics
- Thomas Hussey (1749-1824), MP for Aylesbury
- Sir William Johnson (c. 1715-1774), diplomat
- Frank McLoughlin (born 1946), TD for Meath
- William Wellesley-Pole (1763-1845), Chief Secretary for Ireland
- Matthew O'Reilly (1880-1962), TD for Meath
- Nicholas Plunkett (1602-1680), Member of Parliament
- John Reilly (1646-1717), Member of Parliament
- Francis Singleton (1812-1887), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
- Christopher Fleming (1669-1726), Member of Parliament
- Thomas Fleming (1358-1435), Member of Parliament
- Thomas Fleming (d. 1601), Member of Parliament
Law
- John Lowth (1822-1877), lawyer
- Peter Metge (1740-1809), judge
- Luke Netterville (1510-1560), judge
- Richard Netterville (1540-1607), barrister
- Nicholas Nugent (1525-1582), Solicitor-General for Ireland
- Thomas Plunket (1440-1519), Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland
- Thomas Fitz-Christopher Plunket (1407-1471), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
- Richard Plunkett (1340-1393), judge and statesman
- Richard Rede (fl. 1416), statesman
- Edward George Ryan (1810-1880), 3rd chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Patrick Segrave(d. 1610), judge
- Richard Segrave (1540-1598), judge
- James Alleyn (d. 1457), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
- William Skrene (1350-1421), Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
- Barnaby Skurloke (1520-1587), lawyer
- Richard Sydgrave (d. 1425), Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
- Richard White (d. 1367), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
- Patrick White (1480-1561), Baron of the Court of Exchequer
Military
- Guy Johnson (c. 1740-1788), British officer in the American Revolutionary War
- Patrick James Leonard (1847-1899), United States Army sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient
- Tony Magan (1910-1981), Chief of Staff of the IRA
- Simon Mangan (d. 1906), Lord Lieutenant of Meath
- Thomas Meredyth (d. 1719), officer
- John Nangle (d. 1508), soldier
- Richard Ridgeway (1848-1924), Victoria Cross recipient
- Frederick Augustus Smith (1826-1887), Victoria Cross recipient
- Thomas Sullivan (1859-1940), soldier and US Medal of Honor recipient
- Thomas Preston (1585-1655), soldier and mercenary
- Peter Warren (1703-1752), Royal Navy officer
- Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
Royalty
- Máel Dóid mac Suibni (d. 653), King of Uisneach
- Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (d. 862), High King of Ireland
- Rose Ní Conchobair (fl. 1180), Lady of Meath
- Cormac mac Art Ó Melaghlain (1182-1239), King of Meath
- Órlaith íngen Cennétig (d. 941), Queen of Ireland
- Tigernach mac Fócartai (d. 865), King of Loch Gabhair
- Túathal Máelgarb (d. 540s), High King of Ireland
- Donnell Mor Mideach Ua Conchobair (1144-1176), Prince of Connacht
Sports
- Adrian Maguire (born 1971), trainer and jockey
- Donal McDermott (born 1989), footballer
- Seamus McDonagh (born 1962), boxer
- Jamie McGrath (born 1996), footballer
- Eamonn O'Brien (born 1960), Meath GAA manager
- Georgie Poynton (born 1997), footballer
- Gary Rogers (born 1981), football goalkeeper
- Edward Rooney (1880-1950), cricketer
- Tom Sheridan (born 1969), handball player
- Brian Smyth (1924-2016), Gaelic Footballer
- Adderley Wilkinson (1887-1978), cricketer
Religion
- Robert Barnewall (1704-1779), religious rights activist
- Thomas Hussey (1746-1803), bishop and diplomat
- Ia of Cornwall (d. 5th century), evangelist
- James Keene (1849-1919), bishop
- Richard Lacy (1841-1929), Bishop of Middlesbrough
- Lommán of Trim (d. 6th century), saint
- Mac Nisse of Connor (d. 514), saint
- Petronilla de Meath (1300-1324), first known person in Ireland to be burned for heresy
- Thomas Messingham (d. 1638), hagiologist
- Denis Nulty (born 1963), Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
- Thomas Nulty (1818-1898), Bishop of Meath
- Eugene O'Growney (1863-1899), priest
- Peter Joseph O'Reilly (1850-1923), Auxiliary bishop of Peoria
- John Payne (d. 1507), Bishop of Meath
- Oliver Plunkett (1625-1681), Archbishop of Armagh[1]
- Joseph Rooney (d. 1857), missionary
- Secundinus (d. 448), Bishop of Armagh
- Michael Smith (born 1940), Bishop of Meath
- Paul Tighe (born 1958), Prelate
- Tola of Clonard (d. 700s), Saint
- Walter Wellesley (1470-1539), Bishop of Kildare
- William Walsh (1512-1577), Bishop of Meath
Entertainment
- Pierce Brosnan (born 1953), actor[2]
- Robin McAuley (born 1953), rock vocalist
- Joe Moore (1894-1926), actor
- Matt Moore (1888-1960), actor
- Owen Moore (1886-1939), actor
- Tom Moore (1883-1955), actor and director
- Henry Mountcharles (born 1951), organiser of the Slane Concert
- Daráine Mulvihill (born 1983), television personality
- Sibéal Ní Chasaide (born 1998), singer
- Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh (born 1970), television presenter
- Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1955), singer
- Sinéad Noonan (born 1987), model
- Ciarán Ó Cofaigh (born 1968), director and producer
- Nathan O'Toole (born 1998), actor
- Angela Scanlon (born 1983), television presenter
- Sharon Horgan (born 1970), actor
Science and Education
- Francis Beaufort (1774-1857), hydrographer, creator of the Beaufort scale[3]
- Sir Thomas Molyneux (1661-1733), physician
- Peadar Ó Gealacáin (1792-1860), scribe
- Francis Porter (fl. 1650-1702), professor
- Francis Webb Sheilds (1820-1906), engineer
Art and Literature
- Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917), poet
- J.S. Anna Liddiard (1773-1819), poet
- Liam Mac Cóil (born 1952), Irish language novelist
- Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta (c. 1647-1733), poet
- Seon Mac Solaidh (fl. 1720), poet and scribe
- Martina Fitzgerald, journalist and author
- Arthur Mathews (born 1959), writer
- John Mulvany (1839-1906), artist
- Aonghus Fionn Ó Dálaigh (d. 1570), poet
- Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh (d. 1244), poet
- Joseph Osborne (1810-1901), author
- Edward Lovett Pearce (1699-1733), architect
- Richard Pigott (1835-1889), journalist
- John B. Sheridan (1870-1930), sportswriter
- Edward Smyth (1749-1812), sculptor
- Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside (fl. 1147), poet
See also
References
- Earlier biographers gave his date of birth as 1 November four years later, but since the discovery of an ancient reference to Oliver Plunkett’s birth in the Bodleian Library, Ashmolean, MS.436 which stated: "He was born on 1st. November 1625" biographers of Plunkett since the 1930s agree on 1625. These include: Hanly, O’Fiaich, Forristal, Curtis, O'Higgins, Walsh, Bennett, Stokes, Concannon, Carty, Matthews, Murphy, Nowak, Burns, Meagher and the St. Oliver web-site.
- Chutkow, Paul (December 1997). "Brosnan. Pierce Brosnan". Cigaraficionado.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- Mollan, R Charles (2002). Irish Innovators. Royal Irish Academy. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-874045-88-5.
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