List of Famous people born in County Mayo, Ireland

Michael J. O'Doherty

First Name Michael

Last Name O'Doherty

Born on July 30, 1874

Died on October 13, 1949 (aged 75)

Born in Ireland, Connacht, County Mayo

Michael James O'Doherty was the 27th Archbishop of Manila in the Philippines.

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P. J. Ruttledge

Patrick Joseph Ruttledge

First Name P.

Last Name Ruttledge

Born on January 1, 1892

Died on May 8, 1952 (aged 60)

Born in Ireland, Connacht, County Mayo

Patrick Joseph Ruttledge was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1939 to 1941, Minister for Justice from 1933 to 1939, Minister for Lands and Fisheries from 1932 to 1933 and Vice President of Sinn Féin from 1923 to 1926. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1921 to 1951.

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James T. Kelley

First Name James

Last Name Kelley

Born on July 10, 1854

Died on November 12, 1933 (aged 79)

Born in Ireland, Connacht, County Mayo

James T. Kelley was an Irish-born American silent film actor.

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Martin Sheridan

First Name Martin

Last Name Sheridan

Born on March 28, 1881

Died on March 27, 1918 (aged 36)

Born in Ireland, Connacht, County Mayo

Height 190 cm | 6'3

Martin John Sheridan was a three time Olympic Games gold medallist. He was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, and died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, a very early casualty of the 1918 flu pandemic. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York. He was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales".

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