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Famous Northeasterners

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  • #32
    Citizen Jake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 123 ✭✭Citizen Jake


    Oh yeah, the Iron Duke was supposedly born in Trim too. However, there is a difference of opinion about that. Trim folk claim he was born in the town while his parents were en route to Dublin. Dublin folk claim he was born in Dublin, at the site of the present Merrion Hotel. He didn't help the argument by stating he honestly didn't know where he was born. He's the guy famous for the "just because one was born in a stable does not make one a horse" quote that people in our nation take to be a slur on the Irish. Personally I think he was talking about Trim . . . :D


  • #33
    DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    QC wrote:
    Dermot Ahern - our Foreign Affairs Minister - is from Dundalk.
    Poblachtach wrote:
    Damien english,navan

    meh. Politicians don't count for being famous....


  • #34
    kevincoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭kevincoyle


    Ronan Keating was brought up in Cavan. His Dad played for Killygarry, and ran the OLD MILL pub in Cavan town.

    Damien O'Reillly (RTE) is from Cavan

    The Swarbriggs are from Cootehill

    Boxer Andy Murray

    and JFKs Granny


  • #35
    feck sake lads
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,889 ✭✭✭feck sake lads


    emm how about eamon cambell from the dubliners/dermot o brien/tommy mackem/philamina garvey golfer, des smith golfer,ya man handball champion joey mahar is that his name ,ah im sure theres loads more one of the weather men on rte.


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