People
- Joseph Henry Blake, nobleman and socialist, grew up on a nearby estate in Treanlaur, Maree.
- Thomas Nicholas Redington, Irish politician, born here.
- Joe Howley, Irishman involved in the struggle for Irish Independence, was killed by the British in December 1920. A statue stands in Oranmore in his honour.
- Bill King, round-the-world sailor and owner of Oranmore Castle.
- Fidelma Healy Eames, the Fine Gael senator, famously resides in a three-story residence with her husband at Maree, Oranmore.
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