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  • 03-05-2006 10:45am
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    luckat
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    What famous people are related to figures from Irish history?

    To give this a start, the actor Gregory Peck was a cousin of Thomas Ashe.

    In politics, Michael McDowell is a grandson of Eoin MacNeill. Mary O'Rourke is a great-niece of Michael Collins. Somebody or other is related to Kevin O'Higgins, who was himself a nephew of Tim Healy...


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    harrybosch
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    Eamonn o cuiv, gaeltacht and rural affairs is related to the long fellow himself, dev


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    Hermione*
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    luckat wrote:
    . Mary O'Rourke is a great-niece of Michael Collins. Somebody or other is related to Kevin O'Higgins, who was himself a nephew of Tim Healy...

    You're thinking of Norah Owen and Mary Banotti. Mary O'Rourke is the wrong party. :)


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    Dummy
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    Are you sure about Gregory Peck & Thomas Ashe? Many years ago I knew a relative of Thomas Ashe and the Peck relationship was never mentioned.

    That is amazing.

    I know that one of the British officers that Pearse surrendered to went on to star in some Hollywood movies.


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    luckat
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    Mmmm, wasn't a British officer but the son of one, I think.... what was his name again.... Loden? Something like that.

    Gregory Peck, yup, well known. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/show_image_gallery.do?institution_id=20&topic_id=26

    for a bit of family stuff, and also take a look at the Wiki about Peck. Or maye Ashe, forget which. Or both.

    This page

    http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Ireland.htm

    says Mary O'Rourke is Collins' grand-niece, but maybe it's wrong.

    Oops, edit - misread the page. Sorry. My mistake. Collins can stop turning in his grave now.


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    moynihan
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    Colin Farrell is Fr. Pat Noise's grandson. (Ye can't trust them made up priests to keep their celebacy vows.)
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/luasbellgoesdingdingding/143896958/


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    arctic lemur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 442 ✭✭arctic lemur


    luckat wrote:
    What famous people are related to figures from Irish history?

    To give this a start, the actor Gregory Peck was a cousin of Thomas Ashe.

    In politics, Michael McDowell is a grandson of Eoin MacNeill. Mary O'Rourke is a great-niece of Michael Collins. Somebody or other is related to Kevin O'Higgins, who was himself a nephew of Tim Healy...

    I'm a great-grand neice of Tim Healy but i'm not famous!
    Nora Owen is michael Collin's great-neice.


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