Jonathan Swift was an Irish author and satirist. Best known for writing Gulliver's Travels, he was dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

Maeve Binchy was the author of various literary works, including 16 novels. Her most popular books include Light a Penny Candle, Echoes, Circle of Friends and Tara Road.

Irish republican and rebel Wolfe Tone led a French military force to Ireland during the insurrection of 1798.

John Millington Synge was a playwright and a leading figure of the Irish literary renaissance. He wrote Playboy of the Western World, drawing on everyday life.

Liam O'Flaherty was a novelist and short story writer and a leading writer of the Irish literary renaissance.

Author Flann O’Brien’s most famous novel, At Swim-Two-Birds, combines folklore, poetry and humor. It was published in 1939.

Irish tenor John McCormack made his Italian debut in 1906. After his London debut, an international operatic career ensued, especially in the United States.

Gerard Manley Hopkins, a priest born in England in 1844, wrote poetry which influenced many leading poets of the 20th century.

Seamus Heaney was a renowned Irish poet and professor who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Journalist Arthur Griffith was a founder of the Irish nationalist movement (Sinn Féin) and briefly served as President of the Irish Republic in 1922.

Irish revolutionary Eamon de Valera (1882-1975) was the head of Sinn Féin, and the third president of an independent Ireland.

Bredan Behan was a rebellious Irish author of plays and short stories noted for his earthy satire and powerful political commentary.

Sean MacBride was an Irish politician and the former chief of staff of the IRA

James Larkin was an Irish labor organizer and activist who founded the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union.