Sligo, a town in the north-west of Ireland and county town of County Sligo, has produced noted artists, authors, entertainers, politicians and business-people.
Music
Perry Blake, singer and songwriter Tabby Callaghan, musician, The X Factor finalist Michael Coleman, musician Thomas Connellan, harper/composer William Connellan, harper/composer Kian Egan, member of Westlife Mark Feehily, member of Westlife Shane Filan, member of Westlife Tommy Fleming, singer Carmel Gunning, traditional Irish musician and singer Paddy Killoran, musician Naisse Mac Cithruadh, musician Maisie McDaniel, Irish country and showband singer James Morrison, musician Seamie O'Dowd, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Dervish Mary O'Hara, singer and harpist Lisa Stanley, Irish country singer/songwriter and daughter of Maisie McDaniel
Arts and literature
Leland Bardwell, poet, novelist and playwright Mary Colum, literary critic and author Owen Connellan, scholar, RIA Thady Connellan, scholar, published Irish-English dictionary 1814 Neil Jordan, filmmaker and novelist; won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Crying Game Brian Leyden, short story writer and novelist Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh, Irish scribe, author of the Great Book of Irish Genealogies Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fir Bhisigh, historian, scribe compiler of the Yellow Book of Lecan, Great Book of Lecan Joe McGowan, author and historian Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh, Ollamh of poetry at Lissadell and crusader Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, file/poet, author of many poems in classical Dán Díreach style Jack Butler Yeats, painter and cartoonist William Butler Yeats, poet
Historical and political figures
St. Attracta of Killaraght, Irish ecclesiastic, 5th century, Saint Declan Bree, politician and social campaigner, former Labour TD for Sligo/Leitrim John J. Burns, mayor of Burlington, Vermont Frank Carty, Sligo IRA leader during the War of Independence and Irish Civil War; elected a TD for Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil William Bourke Cockran, U.S. congressman Brigadier General Michael Corcoran, Union army general, American civil war Luke Duffy, trade unionist and politician Féchín of Fore, Irish ecclesiastic Michael Fenton, first Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Patrick J. Hamrock, Colorado National Guardsman, participant in Sioux Wars and Ludlow Massacre John Jinks, politician Tuathal Mac Cormac Maelgarbh ua Cairbre, King of Ireland?, conqueror of Brega Chris MacManus, Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands–North-West Constituency Seán MacManus, Sligo Weekender, 24 June 2003. former Sinn Féin Mayor of Sligo Cairbre Mac Néill, Irish king and warrior, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages Ray MacSharry, former government minister and EU Commissioner Linda Kearns MacWhinney Nurse, revolutionary and Fianna Fáil politician Constance Markievicz (née Gore-Booth), revolutionary; first elected female MP in the UK Parliament; first Irish female cabinet minister Alexander McCabe, revolutionary and Sinn Féin TD, later a member of Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Moffat, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross Nath í of Achad an Rí, 6th century Irish ecclesiastic Fearghal Ó Gadhra, Chief of Coolavin, patron of the Annals of the Four Masters Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno, Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru during the Spanish domination of the Americas Bernardo O'Higgins, Liberator of Chile William Partridge, trade unionist, revolutionary, leader of Irish Citizen Army, fought during Easter Rising Liam Pilkington, IRA commander, 3rd western division, 1921-23. Anti-treaty IRA Martin Savage, Irish Republican Brian Luighnech Ua Conchobhair, King of Cairbre Drom Cliabh, ancestor of the Ó Conchobar Sligigh, son of Toirdealbhach Mór Ó Conchobar, High King of Ireland 1106-1156
Medicine and science
William Cunningham Blest, creator of the first Chilean School of Medicine Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, mathematician and physicist
Sports
Jonathan Dolan, Irish badminton player Sean Fallon, former Republic of Ireland and Celtic F.C. footballer Mickey Kearins GAA Paul McGee, Sligo Rovers F.C. and Ireland international soccer player Mona McSharry swimmer Barnes Murphy GAA Christopher O'Donnell, Ireland International track and field sprinter Eamonn O'Hara GAA Mark Scanlon, cyclist Brother Walfrid (aka Andrew Kerins), Marist Brother, and founder of Celtic F.C. in Glasgow
Film and entertainment
Roger Clark, voice actor, portrayed Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2 Pauline Flanagan, film and television actress Scott Fredericks, film and television actor, radio producer Neil Jordan, director of The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire, Michael Collins Eugene Lambert, puppeteer and children's entertainer Pauline McLynn, actress, Mrs Doyle in the sitcom Father Ted Noelle Middleton, film and television actress Lola Montez, actress, exotic dancer, courtesan and the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria Joan O'Hara, film and television actress Dearbhla Walsh, film and TV director Olga Wehrly, actor
Business
Niall FitzGerald, chairman of Reuters Group plc; former chairman and CEO of Unilever plc Dermot Mannion, CEO of Aer Lingus
See also :Category:People from County Sligo
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