Notable People
- Helen Maria Bayly - wife of Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton.
- J.D. Bernal - scientist
- John Dominic Crossan - religious scholar and a major figure in the fields of biblical archaeology, anthropology and New Testament textual and higher criticism.
- Patrick Donohoe - Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Doyle - journalist with Canada's Globe and Mail
- Bernadette Flynn - Irish dancer
- T.P. Gill MP of the Irish Parliamentary Party and agriculture pioneer
- Julian Gough - novelist and singer with Toasted Heretic
- Johnny Hayes - Olympic Marathon gold-medalist
- Billy Hassett - lead singer and guitarist with Mod band The Chords
- Joe and Ned Hassett - All Ireland handball champions five times in a row 1934-38.
- Vincent Hogan, Journalist and author
- Trevor Hogan - Irish Rugby International
- Jack Jones - British Labour politician
- Seán Kenny - Theatre Designer
- Tomás Mac Giolla - Former Workers' Party president, Dublin West TD and Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Shane MacGowan - singer and songwriter (His mother came from nearby Carney)
- Matt McGrath - Olympic Hammer-throwing gold-medalist
- Dan Morrissey - Government Minister
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill - Irish poet
- Michael O'Kennedy - former Government Minister and European Commissioner
- Mary Redmond - Sculptor
- Father Alec Reid - Facilitator of the Northern Ireland peace process
- Donnacha Ryan - Irish Rugby International
- Bob Tisdall - Olympic 400m hurdles gold-medalist
- John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury - Irish lawyer, politician and judge, 'The Hanging Judge'
- John Augustus O'Shea - "The Irish Bohemian" Journalist, writer and war correspondent.
- Brian McLoughlin - Radio Presenter
- Tom Hogan - Horse Trainer
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