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Ireland 1,143
1,423 SO 
Sinéad O'Connor Irish Singer b. 1966
Sinéad O'Connor Irish Singer b. 1966 2,025 E 
Enya Irish Singer b. 1961
Enya Irish Singer b. 1961 2,738 BG 
Bob Geldof Irish Singer b. 1951
Bob Geldof Irish Singer b. 1951 2,827 DO 
Dolores O'Riordan Irish Music 1971–2018
Dolores O'Riordan Irish Music 1971–2018 5,286 RG 
Rory Gallagher Irish Singer 1948–1995
Rory Gallagher Irish Singer 1948–1995 5,614 NH 
Niall Horan Irish Singer b. 1993
Niall Horan Irish Singer b. 1993 7,449 LM 
Lola Montez Irish Dancer 1821–1861
Lola Montez Irish Dancer 1821–1861 7,470 AC 
Andrea Corr Irish Singer b. 1974
Andrea Corr Irish Singer b. 1974 9,380 CD 
Chris de Burgh Irish Singer b. 1948
Chris de Burgh Irish Singer b. 1948 9,789 RM 
Róisín Murphy Irish Singer b. 1973
Róisín Murphy Irish Singer b. 1973 12,057 H( Hozier (musician) Irish Singer b. 1990
12,237 SM 
Shane MacGowan Irish Music b. 1957
Shane MacGowan Irish Music b. 1957 14,759 JL 
Johnny Logan (singer) Irish Singer b. 1954
Johnny Logan (singer) Irish Singer b. 1954 21,518 LH 
Lisa Hannigan Irish Singer b. 1981
Lisa Hannigan Irish Singer b. 1981 25,872 ND 
Ninette de Valois Irish Ballet 1898–2001
Ninette de Valois Irish Ballet 1898–2001 32,339 CM 
Christy Moore Irish Singer b. 1945
Christy Moore Irish Singer b. 1945 33,888 JM John McCormack (tenor) Irish Opera 1884–1945
57,252 SS 
Sharon Shannon Irish Music b. 1968
Sharon Shannon Irish Music b. 1968 59,228 DO 
Daniel O'Donnell Irish Singer b. 1961
Daniel O'Donnell Irish Singer b. 1961 61,016 TM 
Tommy Makem Irish Singer 1932–2007
Tommy Makem Irish Singer 1932–2007 61,766 MN 
Máiréad Nesbitt Irish Violin b. 1979
Máiréad Nesbitt Irish Violin b. 1979 62,529 DL 
Dónal Lunny Irish Composer b. 1947
Dónal Lunny Irish Composer b. 1947 69,652 ÓF Órla Fallon Irish Composer b. 1974
72,198 SÓ 
Seán Ó Riada Irish Composer 1931–1971
Seán Ó Riada Irish Composer 1931–1971 72,578 LC 
Liam Clancy Irish Singer 1935–2009
Liam Clancy Irish Singer 1935–2009 77,328 LO 
Liam O'Flynn Irish Music 1945–2018
Liam O'Flynn Irish Music 1945–2018 81,411 NK 
Niamh Kavanagh Irish Singer b. 1968
Niamh Kavanagh Irish Singer b. 1968 81,421 GH 
Gemma Hayes Irish Singer b. 1977
Gemma Hayes Irish Singer b. 1977 89,865 CD 
Cara Dillon Irish Singer b. 1975
Cara Dillon Irish Singer b. 1975 103,838 MM 
Matt Molloy Irish Music b. 1947
Matt Molloy Irish Music b. 1947 110,514 PC Patrick Cassidy (composer) Irish Composer b. 1956
112,079 T Tuotilo Irish Composer 850–915
114,499 JD 
Janet Devlin Irish Singer b. 1994
Janet Devlin Irish Singer b. 1994 126,259 BM 
Barney McKenna Irish Singer 1939–2012
Barney McKenna Irish Singer 1939–2012 138,575 BG Brendan Graham Irish Composer b. 1945
139,325 KC 
Karan Casey Irish Singer b. 1969
Karan Casey Irish Singer b. 1969 154,869 LR Lesley Roy Irish Singer b. 1987
182,476 MS 
Molly Sterling Irish Singer b. 1998
Molly Sterling Irish Singer b. 1998 201,259 PK 
Patricia Kelly Irish Songwriter b. 1969
Patricia Kelly Irish Songwriter b. 1969 213,310 MB Mary Byrne (singer) Irish Singer b. 1959
224,897 MF 
Mick Flannery Irish Pianist b. 1983
Mick Flannery Irish Pianist b. 1983 234,266 SÓ Seosamh Ó hÉanaí Irish Singer 1919–1984
251,298 CM Caitlín Maude Irish Singer 1941–1982
255,610 IB 
Ina Boyle Irish Composer 1889–1967
Ina Boyle Irish Composer 1889–1967 268,530 MN 
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Irish Singer b. 1978
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Irish Singer b. 1978 272,216 MB Mary Bergin Irish Music b. 1949
294,935 RH 
Red Hurley Irish Singer b. 1949
Red Hurley Irish Singer b. 1949 309,503 MT Michael Tubridy Irish Music b. 1935
338,691 JM Jimmy MacCarthy Irish Singer b. 1953
342,036 DB 
Don Baker (musician) Irish Singer b. 1950
Don Baker (musician) Irish Singer b. 1950
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