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Famous living Waterford men

  • 19-09-2009 6:17pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 151 ✭✭


    Who would you consider to be a famous living Waterford man or woman? i.e Politician, Historian, Sportsman,celebrity etc?
    Regards.
    Tom.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Jim Beglan is a famous soccer player. Played for one of the great teams of our time. John O Shea would be another.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    Pat O'Connor - film director (Dancing At Lughnasa, Cal, Circle of Friends).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭Junior


    That's Jim Beglin and he played for Liverpool, you could also add Sean Kelly the cyclist not the president of the GAA. Keith Barry, Magician would be another to add.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,656 ✭✭✭dannydiamond


    Sean Kelly.(cyclist)

    Keith Barry (magician)

    John Treacy (cross country runner,and ex world champ)

    Val Doonican(:))


  • Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭jimbojazz


    Gilbert O'Sullivan
    Stephen and Noel Hunt
    Jim Power - ecomomist
    and Howdoo


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭Woodgate


    jimbojazz wrote: »
    and Howdoo
    Good one.:D


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    Pat Flynn the horse trainer


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭ROCKMAN


    jimbojazz wrote: »
    Gilbert O'Sullivan
    Stephen and Noel Hunt
    Jim Power - ecomomist
    and Howdoo

    Sorry Stephen is a Laois Man , so only a half blaa :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    Gilbert.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭ROCKMAN


    Well if online hits are anything to go by

    " HOWDO " is the city best known resident at the moment


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  • Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭jimbojazz


    ROCKMAN wrote: »
    Sorry Stephen is a Laois Man , so only a half blaa :D

    Yeah...........try tell him that:rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    John O'Shea - the footballer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭marlin vs


    Gilbert o Sullivan, Brendan Boyer, Hal Roche,Anna Mannahan, and Val Doonican,Keirán Power, Barty Simpson,Jerry Deegan, John Tracy.


  • Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭manus30


    jack laffan, ex irish no 1 squash player and ex international player.
    richie power, also ex irish no 1 squash player. two unsung heroes from waterford..


  • Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭jimbojazz


    Anna Manahan is dead


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭daftdave


    lets not forget the one the only tawdy


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭anplaya


    manus30 wrote: »
    jack laffan, ex irish no 1 squash player and ex international player.
    richie power, also ex irish no 1 squash player. two unsung heroes from waterford..

    eh who?asking about famous people.

    theres not really that many in waterford.we must be desperate if for famous people if were mentioning the hunt brothers:pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭Junior


    Plus last time I checked Anna Manahan was a woman, not a man as the op has asked for ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Junior wrote: »
    Plus last time I checked Anna Manahan was a woman, not a man as the op has asked for ?

    Incredibly anal if that is the case.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭blue-army


    ROCKMAN wrote: »
    Well if online hits are anything to go by

    " HOWDO " is the city best known resident at the moment
    I thought HowDo was from Kilkenny?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭ROCKMAN


    blue-army wrote: »
    I thought HowDo was from Kilkenny?

    Resident not Local :rolleyes::D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,411 ✭✭✭SUNGOD


    and the winner is.........MULTIVAN


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,233 ✭✭✭bullpost


    Roy Foster - Author and academic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭stick-dan


    chris doran :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭ROCKMAN


    stick-dan wrote: »
    chris doran :p

    No points for that:pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭marlin vs


    Brian Flynn.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,985 ✭✭✭mikeym


    daftdave wrote: »
    lets not forget the one the only tawdy

    He's a living legend:D


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