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Most Famous Irish Military Figures
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Ireland 1,143
19,636 RM 
Richard Montgomery Irish Officer 1738–1775
Richard Montgomery Irish Officer 1738–1775 30,657 WB 
William Brown (admiral) Irish Militar 1777–1857
William Brown (admiral) Irish Militar 1777–1857 48,776 TB 
Thomas Blood Irish Soldier 1618–1680
Thomas Blood Irish Soldier 1618–1680 56,655 PL 
Peter Lacy Irish Militar 1678–1751
Peter Lacy Irish Militar 1678–1751 59,330 OR 
Owen Roe O'Neill Irish Militar 1590–1649
Owen Roe O'Neill Irish Militar 1590–1649 66,240 PS 
Patrick Sarsfield (1st Earl of Lucan) Irish Officer 1655–1693
Patrick Sarsfield (1st Earl of Lucan) Irish Officer 1655–1693 87,174 LL 
Liam Lynch (Irish republican) Irish Officer 1893–1923
Liam Lynch (Irish republican) Irish Officer 1893–1923 97,505 RR 
Robert Ross (British Army officer) Irish Officer 1766–1814
Robert Ross (British Army officer) Irish Officer 1766–1814 112,165 ED Eric Dorman-Smith Irish Officer 1895–1969
163,257 RK 
Richard Kane Irish Militar 1666–1736
Richard Kane Irish Militar 1666–1736 182,109 RP 
Robert Patterson Irish Officer 1792–1881
Robert Patterson Irish Officer 1792–1881 251,503 AC 
Albert Cashier Irish Militar 1843–1915
Albert Cashier Irish Militar 1843–1915 450,577 LW 
Lord William Beresford Irish Militar 1847–1900
Lord William Beresford Irish Militar 1847–1900 593,569 JM 
Joe McKelvey Irish Militar d. 1922
Joe McKelvey Irish Militar d. 1922 667,970 MD 
Maurice Dease Irish Officer 1889–1914
Maurice Dease Irish Officer 1889–1914 684,025 ME 
Marcus Ervine-Andrews Irish Militar 1911–1995
Marcus Ervine-Andrews Irish Militar 1911–1995 688,736 CF 
Charles FitzClarence Irish Officer 1865–1914
Charles FitzClarence Irish Officer 1865–1914 810,324 MM Martin Maher Irish Army 1876–1961
1,043,713 PB Peter Bellew Irish Officer
1,063,361 MS 
Martin Savage Irish Officer 1898–1919
Martin Savage Irish Officer 1898–1919 1,220,788 EC Edmund Charles Beard Irish Militar 1894–1974
1,486,327 AB Andrea Brewster Irish Sailor b. 1982
1,488,860 DT 
David Thompson Seymour Irish Army 1831–1916
David Thompson Seymour Irish Army 1831–1916 1,533,308 TB 
Thomas Bernard Hackett Irish Militar 1836–1880
Thomas Bernard Hackett Irish Militar 1836–1880 1,565,847 JE James Emerson Irish Militar 1895–1917
1,736,526 JB 
Joseph Bradshaw (VC) Irish Militar 1835–1875
Joseph Bradshaw (VC) Irish Militar 1835–1875 1,799,824 TG 
Thomas Grady Irish Militar 1835–1891
Thomas Grady Irish Militar 1835–1891 2,200,891 PO Paget O'Brien-Butler Irish Militar 1901–1952
2,228,633 HG 
Herbert George Hegarty Irish Flying Ace 1885–1953
Herbert George Hegarty Irish Flying Ace 1885–1953
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