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Peadar Ó Doirnín Peadar Ó Doirnín (c. 1700 – 1769), also known in English as Peter O'Dornin, was an Irish people, Irish schoolteacher, Irish language poet and songwriter who spent much of his life in south-east Ulster. Biography Ó Doirnín was born c.1700 po ...

(c. 1700 – 1769) Ulster poet, part of the Airgíalla tradition of poetry and song * Peadar Andrews, Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin * Peadar Byrne, Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Meath * Peadar Carton, Hurling player for Dublin and O'Tooles * Peadar Clancy (1888–1920), member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who served in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising *

Peadar Clohessy Patrick Peadar Clohessy (19 December 1933 – 18 January 2014) was an Irish politician from Fedamore, County Limerick. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick East constituency from 1981 to 1982 and from 1987 to 1997. A farmer, Clohessy ...

(born 1934), retired Irish Progressive Democrat politician * Peadar Cowan (1903–1962), Irish politician *

Peadar Doyle Peadar Seán Doyle (died 4 August 1956) was an Irish politician. An engineer by profession, his son Seán was killed by British forces at Kilmashogue in the Dublin Mountains on Sunday, 19 September 1920. Doyle was first elected to Dáil Éirean ...

(died 1956), Irish politician * Peadar Duignan (1898–1955), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Peadar Gaskins, former Irish football player who played as a full back *

Peadar Kearney Peadar Kearney ( ; 12 December 1883 – 24 November 1942) was an Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs. In 1907 he wrote the lyrics to "A Soldier's Song" (), now the Irish national anthem. He was the uncle of Irish writers Bren ...

(1883–1942), Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs *

Peadar Kirby Peadar Kirby is an author and academic at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick. Up to the academic year 2006/2007 he was a Senior Professor at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. ...

, author and academic at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick *

Peadar Livingstone Fr. Peadar Livingstone (1932 – 8 December 1987) was a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland. Early life and education Peadar Livingstone was born in 1932 and raised in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. His father was a jewel ...

(1930–1989), Roman Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland *

Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (5 October 1856 – 1 July 1942; ), known as Cú Uladh (''The Hound of Ulster''), was an Irish language writer during the Gaelic revival. He wrote stories based on Irish folklore, some of the first Irish-language p ...

(1857–1942), born in County Donegal, Ireland *

Peadar Maher Peadar Maher (1 February 1924 – 31 January 2012) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency. A publican by profession, Maher was first elected to Dáil Éireann Dáil Éi ...

(1924–2012), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and publican *

Peadar Ó Guilín Peadar Ó Guilín is an Irish novelist. Life and work Ó Guilín grew up in County Donegal though he went to school in Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare. He is now based in Dublin where he works for a computer company. Raised speaking Ir ...

, Irish author *

Peadar O'Donnell Peadar O'Donnell (; 22 February 1893 – 13 May 1986) was one of the foremost radicals of 20th-century Ireland. O'Donnell became prominent as an Irish republican, socialist politician and writer. Early life Peadar O'Donnell was born into an I ...

(1893–1986), Irish republican Marxist activist and writer *

Peadar O'Loughlin Peadar O'Loughlin (; 6 November 1929 – 22 October 2017) was an Irish fluter, fiddler, and piper from Kilmaley County Clare, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Nor ...

, Irish flute, fiddle, and uilleann pipes player from Kilmaley County Clare *

Peadar Tóibín Peadar Tóibín (; born 19 June 1974) is an Irish politician who has served as leader of Aontú since January 2019. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency since 2011. He previously served as Chair of the Committee on ...

(born 1974), Irish politician * Peadar Uí Gealacáin (1793–1860), Irish scribe and hedge school master *

Peadar Ua Laoghaire Father Peadar Ua Laoghaire or Peadar Ó Laoghaire (, first name locally ; 30 April 1839 – 21 March 1920), also anglicized as Peter O'Leary, was an Irish writer and Catholic priest, who is regarded today as one of the founders of modern literat ...

(1839–1920), Irish writer and Catholic priest

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