Fergal or Feargal are Irish, male given names. They are anglicized forms of the name

Fearghal Fearghal is an Irish, male given name. One possible derivation for the name is from the Gaelic words for "man" and ghal "valour", thus the name translates to "man of valour".Mairéad Byrne, Irish Baby Names – 25 Apr 2005. The anglicized form is ...

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The arts

Fergal Keane Fergal Patrick Keane (born 6 January 1961) is an Irish foreign correspondent with BBC News, and an author. For some time, Keane was the BBC's correspondent in South Africa. He is a nephew of the Irish playwright, novelist and essayist John B. ...

, OBE (born 1961), Irish writer and broadcaster *

Feargal Sharkey Seán Feargal Sharkey (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single "A Good H ...

(born 1958), former lead singer of The Undertones * Fergal Stapleton (born 1961), Irish contemporary artist

Sports

Fergal Byron Fergal Byron is a former Gaelic footballer for Laois from Ballybrittas. A goalkeeper, he won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal with Laois in 2003 and picked up an All-Star award in the same year. He also won a Leinster Under 21 F ...

(born 1974), former Gaelic football player for Laois *

Fergal Devitt Fergal or Feargal are Irish, male given names. They are anglicized forms of the name Fearghal.Mairéad Byrne, Irish Baby Names – 25 Apr 2005 The arts *Fergal Keane, OBE (born 1961), Irish writer and broadcaster *Feargal Sharkey (born 1958), for ...

(born 1981), Irish professional wrestler *

Fergal Doherty Fergal Doherty (born 7 October 1981) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title. He was nominated for an All Star four times but narrowly missed out on each occasion. Doherty p ...

(born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Fergal Hartley Fergal Hartley (born 4 February 1972) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Waterford senior team. Born in Ballygunner, County Waterford, Hartley first played competitive hurling during his schooling at De La Salle C ...

(born 1973), Irish hurler *

Fergal Healy Fergal Healy (born 21 September 1977 in Craughwell, County Galway) is an Irish hurler who plays for his local club Craughwell and, formerly, at senior level for the Galway county team from 1997–2009. Playing career Club Healy played h ...

(born 1977), Irish hurler *

Feargal Logan Feargal Logan is a Gaelic football manager and former player, who was a starting member of the Tyrone county team that reached the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Legal career Since retiring from play, Logan's name has bec ...

(born 20th century), former Tyrone Gaelic footballer *

Fergal McCormack Fergal McCormack (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish hurling coach and former hurler. He played for North Cork club Mallow and was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually lined out at centre-fo ...

(born 1974), Irish sportsperson *

Fergal McCusker Fergal P. McCusker is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He played club football with Watty Graham's GAC Glen until retiring in 2007. McCusker was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland C ...

(born 1970), Gaelic footballer * Fergal O'Brien (born 1972), Irish professional snooker player * Fergal Ryan (born 1972), former Irish sportsperson

Other

* Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile (died 696), King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne branch of the Connachta * Fergal Browne (born 1973), Fine Gael Party politician from County Carlow in Ireland * Fergal Caraher (born 1970), Sinn Féin member who was killed by British security forces * Fergal mac Anmchada (died 802), King of Osraige in modern County Kilkenny * Fergal mac Máele Dúin (died 722), High King of Ireland * Fergal O'Hanlon (1936–1957), member/volunteer in the Irish Republican Army * Feargal Quinn (born 1936), businessman * Fergal Ua Ruairc (died 956), King of Connacht

References

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