Irish (name)
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Irish is a given and surname.
Notable people bearing the name include:
Notable people bearing the name include:
- As surname:
- Carolyn Tanner IrishCarolyn Tanner IrishCarolyn Tanner Irish is the 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah. At the time of her election and consecration in 1996 she became the fourth woman in the Episcopal Church to hold the office of bishop.-Education:Irish received a B.A...
(b. 1940), Episcopal Bishop - Frank IrishFrank IrishArthur Frank Irish, born at Dudley, then in Worcestershire, on 23 November 1918 and died at Sidmouth, Devon on 17 July 1997, played first-class cricket for Somerset for one season, and Minor Counties cricket for Devon for many years....
(1918–1997), English cricketer who played for Somerset and Devon - Fred IrishFred Irish-External links:...
, Arizona football coach, 1896-1906 - George IrishGeorge IrishJames Alfred George Patrick Irish, generally known as George Irish or J. A. George Irish, is a Montserratian academic, community leader and activist....
, Montserratian academic, professor of Caribbean studies - Mark IrishMark IrishMark Irish is an English rugby union footballer who plays at prop for Bristol Rugby.Irish joined Gloucester from amateur club Bridgwater but failed to make a first team game and was released at the end of the 2003-04 season. He signed a 2 year contract with Bristol in February 2005.Irish is a...
(b. 1981), English rugby player - Ned IrishNed IrishEdward S. "Ned" Irish was a basketball promoter and one of the key figures in popularizing professional basketball. He was the president of the New York Knicks from 1946 to 1974...
(1905-1982), American basketball promoter - Ronald IrishRonald IrishSir Ronald Arthur Irish attended Fort Street High School in the 1930s. He later became Chairman of Rothmans of Pall Mall , now British American Tobacco Australia. He is also the author of several books on auditing. He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Sydney....
(b. 1913), Australian executive - William Irish, pseudonym of Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968), an American writer
- Carolyn Tanner Irish
- As given name:
- Irish Bob MurphyIrish Bob MurphyBob Murphy, , was an Irish-American light heavyweight boxer who fought from 1945 to 1954. He was born Edwin Lee Conarty in Flagler, Colorado, but fought out of San Diego, California...
- Irish McCallaIrish McCallaNellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla was an American actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Sheena co-starred actor Chris Drake...
- Irish MeuselIrish MeuselEmil Frederick "Irish" Meusel was an American baseball Left fielder.He was first signed with the Washington Senators in 1914 and played one game. After a tour in the minor league, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1918...
- Irish McIlveenIrish McIlveenHenry Cooke "Irish" McIlveen, commonly nicknamed "Irish" because he was born in Belfast, Ireland, is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1906 and the New York Highlanders in 1908-1909....
- Irish Bob Murphy