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Foreigners who are more famous/acclaimed in Ireland than their home countries

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  • #102
    Donald Trump
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    Donald Trump

    Nobody in America has ever heard of the prick


  • #103
    fatknacker
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    St Patrick


  • #104
    MikeyTaylor
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    Ursus Horribilis wrote: »
    Another Irish person unknown here but a big star abroad: Rea Garvey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rea_Garvey Kerryman who's big in Germany.

    Which is the opposite of what this thread is about.


  • #105
    Donald Trump
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    Toto Schillaci


    ComjZB7WIAApUUl.jpgi


  • #106
    tonycascarino
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    Eamon De Valera


  • #107
    Donald Trump
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    tonycascarino wrote: »
    Eamon De Valera




    Feck off Tony ya Italian bollix :pac:


  • #108
    whisky_galore
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    RobAMerc wrote: »
    I think if he played for Liverpool on a weekly basis and scored the goal that got Ireland to the next world cup you'd call him the greatest Irishman ever.

    I don't give 2 shytes about football so yeah whatever.


  • #109
    [Deleted User]
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    Red_Wake wrote: »
    Tony Cascarino.

    He is one of Talksport’s best known presenters, id say he is better known in the UK now than in Ireland


  • #110
    sbsquarepants
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    Sorry but this joke fails as it's "Packie Bonner"

    Em, that kinda was the joke.

    You see Packie sounds very similar to a common racial slur for Pakistanis. The joke works by suggesting that I thought the famous Irish goalkeeper, due to his unusual moniker, was in fact a Pakistani. In other words it's a hilarious comedy of errors.

    Maybe jokes just aren't your thing murph!


  • #111
    The Crowman
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    That Auntie Poppy woman who used to read childrens stories on RTE in the 80's. Granted she was one of the Little Rascals but she's probably better known to a certain generation of Irish people than she is in the States.


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  • #112
    The Crowman
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Gerrit van Gelderen.

    There's a blast from the past. Loved To The Waters And The Wild.


  • #113
    MikeyTaylor
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    Country duo The Bellamy Brothers (of "Let Your Love Flow" fame) were popular in Northern Ireland before their fame expanded.


  • #114
    MikeyTaylor
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    English singer Tom Baxter had a massive hit here in 2007 with "Better", which peaked at #10 here but only #67 in the UK.

    Jamie Lawson, of "I Wasn't Expecting That" fame, was massive here (#3) about four or five years before Ed Sheeran signed him. It wasn't until 2015 that IWET was a hit in the UK (#6).


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