List of Irish Travellers

This is a list of Irish Travellers.

• Francie Barrett (b. 1972) represented Ireland at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996.^[1]
• Margaret Barry (1917–1989), singer
• Michael Collins, actor (King of the travellers )^[2]
• John Connors, (b. 1990) actor, screen writer, documentary film-maker and human rights activist (Love/Hate)
• Patrick "Paddy" Doherty, a former bare-knuckle boxer. He is best known as one of the interviewed Irish Travelers in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2011.
• Johnny Doran was one of the most influential uilleann pipers in the history of Irish music, active during the first half of the 20th century.
• Pecker Dunne was a well known member of the Traveller Community and singer from County Wexford, Ireland.^[3]
• Tyson Fury, a professional boxer based in Manchester, England and former WBA heavyweight champion.^[4]
• Michael Gomez, a professional boxer based in Manchester, England, was born to an Irish Traveller family in County Longford.
• Bartley Gorman was the "king" of the gypsies and undefeated bareknuckle boxing champion until his death in 2002.
• Nan Joyce is a pioneering Irish Travellers' rights activist.
• Paddy Keenan, piper, is a foundating member of the Bothy Band in the 1970s and a key figure in the transition of Irish traditional music into the world of Celtic-dominated music.^[5]
• Andy Lee, former WBO Middleweight world champion
• Hughie Maughan, runner-up of Big Brother 17 (UK) and a contestant on the Irish Dancing with the Stars
• Kelly Mongan, an Irish singer who came runner up on series 2 of The Voice of Ireland. She is an Irish Traveller from Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland.
• John Joe Nevin, Irish International, two-time Olympian, and a London 2012 silver medalist^[6]
• John O'Donnell, boxer
• John Reilly was a traditional Irish singer and source of songs.
• Shayne Ward is an English singer and former winner of X Factor, whose parents are Irish Travellers who settled in England.
• Mike Ward is an English singer and runner up/finalist from The Voice UK. He has Irish Traveller roots on his father's side and is also distant cousins with Shayne Ward.

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