These are the People born in the country of the Republic of Ireland. The Boundary Between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (Which is a Part of the United Kingdom) is clear, however, differentiating historical figures who were born in the island of Ireland before the separation is sometimes less so. I have done my best to differentiate between the two.
Entries:
- Alice Kyteler, The First Woman Condemned of Witchcraft in Ireland
- Anne Bonny, Pirate
- Annie Moore Schayer, The First Immigrant to Pass Through Ellis Island
- Bridget Driscoll, First Person to Be Killed by an Automobile in the United Kingdom *Note, Her Place of Birth is Listed as "Ireland" in numerous sources, so I have listed her here and under Northern Ireland to Cover My Bases
- Catherine O'Leary, Life Ruined by the Implication She had Started the Great Chicago Fire *Note, Her Place of Birth is Listed as "Ireland" in numerous sources, so I have listed her here and under Northern Ireland to Cover My Bases
- Emily Wilde, Oscar Wilde's Half-Sister Who Died in a Freak Accident
- Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen and Chieftain
- Father James Coyle, Catholic Priest Murdered for Performing an Interracial Marriage
- Josephine Hensley, Influential Landowner in America's Wild West *Note, Her Place of Birth is Listed as "Ireland" in numerous sources, so I have listed her here and under Northern Ireland to Cover My Bases
- Kate Shelley, Railroad Heroine
- Katherine Gilnagh Manning, Titanic Survivor
- Lola Montez, Professional Liar
- Margaret Bulkley, Successful Army Surgeon
- Margaret Heffernan Borland, One of the First Female Cattle Drivers in the United States *Note, Her Place of Birth is Listed as "Ireland" in numerous sources, so I have listed her here and under Northern Ireland to Cover My Bases
- Mary Wilde, Oscar Wilde's Half-Sister Who Died in a Freak Accident
- Petronilla de Meath, The First Irish Woman Condemned and Burned at the Stake for Witchcraft