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==Notable people==<!-- Please respect alphabetical order --> * [[Margaret Buckley]], former president of Sinn Féin (originally from Cork, lived on Marguerite Road, Glasnevin)<ref>{{cite book | title = Sinn Féin, 1905–2005: in the shadow of gunmen | first = Kevin | last = Rafter | publisher = Gill & Macmillan | date = 2005 | page = 72 | isbn = 9780717139927 }}</ref> * [[Saint Canice]], early Christian abbot (studied under [[Mobhí Clárainech|Mobhí of Glasnevin]])<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irishstones.org/place.aspx?p=699 | publisher = Glasnevin Parish | website = irishstones.org | title = St. Canice's Abbey | access-date = 5 May 2020 | archive-date = 1 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200801033605/http://www.irishstones.org/place.aspx?p=699 | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[Saint Comgall]], early Christian abbot and founder of a monastery at Bangor<ref name="parishhistory">{{cite web | url = https://www.glasnevinparish.ie/history | website = glasnevinparish.ie | title = History of the Parish of Our Lady of Dolours, Glasnevin | access-date = 5 May 2020 | archive-date = 1 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200801073138/https://www.glasnevinparish.ie/history | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[Marian Finucane]], architect, journalist and broadcaster<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/marian-finucane-obituary-a-brave-and-trusted-broadcaster-1.4129944 | work = Irish Times | title = Marian Finucane obituary: A brave and trusted broadcaster | date = 4 January 2020 | accessdate = 17 October 2023 }}</ref> * [[Colm Gallagher]], [[Fianna Fail]] T.D. * [[Ian Gallahar]], cyclist and commissaire<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/updated-with-funeral-arrangements-tributes-paid-on-passing-of-ian-gallahar/ | website = stickybottle.com | title = Tributes paid on passing of Ian Gallahar | date = 1 March 2012 | access-date = 5 May 2020 | archive-date = 1 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200801045057/http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/updated-with-funeral-arrangements-tributes-paid-on-passing-of-ian-gallahar/ | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[Alice Glenn]], [[Fine Gael]] T.D. * [[Niamh Kavanagh]], singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eurovision 1993 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh – "In Your Eyes"|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1993/ireland|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Eurovisionworld|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801013435/https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1993/ireland|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Robbie Kelleher]], former All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/the-great-divide-should-dublin-be-split-in-two-36512040.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie | title = The Great Divide: Should Dublin be split in two? | date = 21 January 2018 | access-date = 5 May 2020 | archive-date = 5 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200805191527/https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/the-great-divide-should-dublin-be-split-in-two-36512040.html | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[Anne Kernan]] (1933–2020), Irish physicist<ref>{{Cite news|title=Anne Kernan obituary: trailblazing Irish physicist|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/anne-kernan-obituary-trailblazing-irish-physicist-1.4264877|access-date=2021-01-16|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|archive-date=27 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227002802/https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/anne-kernan-obituary-trailblazing-irish-physicist-1.4264877|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Celia Lynch]], Fianna Fáil TD and assistant government whip (originally from Galway, lived on Botanic Road)<ref>{{cite book | title = Ireland: A Parliamentary Directory, 1973–1974 | publisher = Institute of Public Administration | editor = Nealon, Ted | date = 1974 | page = 28 | isbn = 9780902173606 }}</ref> * [[Damien McCaul (presenter)|Damien McCaul]], television presenter and radio DJ<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/me-and-my-money-damien-mccaul-26296920.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | title = Me and My Money Damien McCaul | date = 12 June 2007 | access-date = 5 May 2020 | archive-date = 5 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200805190018/https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/me-and-my-money-damien-mccaul-26296920.html | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[Colm Meaney]], actor<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/colm-meaney-my-missus-doesn-t-like-los-angeles-she-s-french-1.4098226 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Colm Meaney: "My missus doesn't like Los Angeles. She's French" | date = 6 December 2019 | access-date = 5 May 2020 | archive-date = 23 September 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200923205129/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/colm-meaney-my-missus-doesn-t-like-los-angeles-she-s-french-1.4098226 | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[Mobhí Clárainech|Saint Mobhi]], early Christian missionary and abbot of Glasnevin monastery<ref name="parishhistory"/> * [[John O'Connell (Dublin politician)|John O'Connell]], Fianna Fáil TD and former Minister for Health, attended school in the area<ref>{{Cite news|last=Collins|first=Liam|date=March 10, 2013|title=John O'Connell|work=Sunday Independent|url=https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/sunday-independent-ireland/20130310/282389806911469|url-status=live|access-date=January 16, 2021|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122175444/https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/sunday-independent-ireland/20130310/282389806911469}}</ref> * [[Francis Martin O'Donnell]], diplomat{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} * [[Michael O'Hehir]], sports commentator and journalist<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/o-hehir-the-voice-of-sport-for-six-decades-1.109689 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = O'Hehir the voice of sport for six decades | date = 25 November 1996 | access-date = 5 May 2020 | archive-date = 26 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210926203003/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/o-hehir-the-voice-of-sport-for-six-decades-1.109689 | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[James O'Higgins Norman]], academic{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} * [[John J. O'Kelly]], politician, former President of Sinn Féin and government minister<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-20|title=John Joseph O'Kelly: devout Catholic and republican purist|url=https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/0916/1165593-john-joseph-okelly-devout-catholic-and-radical-republican/|language=en|access-date=16 January 2021|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112112242/https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/0916/1165593-john-joseph-okelly-devout-catholic-and-radical-republican/|url-status=live | website = rte.ie }}</ref> * [[Michael O'Riordan]], founder of the Communist Party of Ireland<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-05-18|title=Spanish Civil War veteran dies at 88|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0518/76398-oriordanm/|language=en|access-date=16 January 2021|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121041914/https://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0518/76398-oriordanm/|url-status=live | website = rte.ie }}</ref> * [[Róisín Owens]], biochemist<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2015/03/10/irish-researcher-awarded-e150000-eu/ | publisher = Engineers Ireland |website = engineersjournal.ie | title = Irish researcher awarded €150,000 from EU | date = 10 March 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225829/http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2015/03/10/irish-researcher-awarded-e150000-eu/ | archive-date = 23 September 2015 }}</ref> * [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]], satirist, playwright, and politician<ref>{{Cite web|title=Richard Brinsley Sheridan {{!}} Biography & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Brinsley-Sheridan|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=6 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706093619/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Brinsley-Sheridan|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2020|reason=Britannica entry doesn't seem to mention Glasnevin?}} * [[Jonathan Swift]], author and essayist who lived across the road from the Glasnevin Model School (now Glasnevin Educate Together)<ref>{{Citation |last=McMinn |first=Joseph |title=Swift, Jonathan |date=2009-10-01 |url=https://doi.org/10.3318/dib.008415.v1 |work=Dictionary of Irish Biography |access-date=2023-10-17 |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |language=en |doi=10.3318/dib.008415.v1}}</ref> * [[Thomas Tickell]], poet whose Glasnevin property was later developed as the [[National Botanic Gardens (Ireland)|National Botanic Gardens]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/gardens/glasnevn.shtm | website = irelandseye.com | title = National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin | access-date = 5 May 2020 | archive-date = 11 May 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080511171754/http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/gardens/glasnevn.shtm | url-status = live }}</ref>
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