People

• Henry Grattan
  Henry Grattan
  Henry Grattan was an Irish politician and member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. He opposed the Act of Union 1800 that merged the Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain.-Early life:Grattan was born at...
  
  , the great orator and politician
  Politician
  A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
  
  , having been awarded £50,000 by the Irish Parliament in 1782 to purchase lands, bought property in this area from the Cosby family of Stradbally.
• Francis Harrison Biddulph (1774-1827) long time Registrar Of Court of Exchequer in Dublin lived in Vicarstown House probably constructed by his father Francis Biddulph (1727-1806). He married Mary Marsh in 1797 and they had fourteen children. After a protracted dispute he finally got possession of the family ancestral home and estate at Rathrobin, Tullamore in 1824. After his death in 1827 the family appear to have left Vicarstown. Himself and his father were buried in Curaclone graveyard near Vicarstown and in his will he requested a simple headstone with their names and dates upon. Alas the headstone does not appear to have survived.
• William Dunne
  Dunne
  Dunne is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic O'Duinn and O'Doinn, meaning "dark" or "brown."The name Dunne in Ireland is derived from the O'Duinn and the O'Doinn Gaelic Septs who were based in County Laois and County Wicklow. These septs in turn are descendants of the O'Regan noble family. It...
  
   (1843-1915) Ballymanus House owner/breeder of two Irish Derby Winners Soulouque 1879, King of the Bees 1880 and one Grand National
  Grand National
  The Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...
  
   Winner 1867 Cortolvin. His racing colours were black with a pink cap.

Sport

• Annanough (Áth na nEac in Irish
  Irish language
  Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
  
  ) is the local Gaelic football
  Gaelic football
  Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
  
   team.

Facilities

• The village has a Catholic
  Catholic
  The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
  
   church, a large community hall and a Gaelic Athletic Association
  Gaelic Athletic Association
  The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
  
   field.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland