List of Famous people named Maire

Maire MacCarthy

First Name Maire
Last Name MacCarthy
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Máire Rua O'Brien

First Name Máire
Last Name O'Brien
Born on November 30, 1614
Died on November 30, 1685 (aged 71)

Máire Rua O'Brien was an Irish aristocrat who married three times to retain family lands. Born into the MacMahon family of Thomond, her name, Máire Rua or Red Mary, derived from her red hair. First married to Daniel Neylon (O'Neillan) of Dysert O'Dea Castle in north County Clare, after his death in 1639, she married Conor O'Brien of Leamaneh Castle. With her second husband, she backed the Confederate cause against Cromwell's forces during the Eleven Years' War. However, after her second husband was killed in 1651, she married a Cromwellian officer; in a reputed attempt to save her estate. Remaining on her estate at Leamaneh for several decades, her son Donough O'Brien moved the family seat to the larger Dromoland Castle where she lived until her death in 1686. A sometimes notorious figure in Irish folklore, a number of exaggerated stories and legends are associated with her life.

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Maire Gullichsen

First Name Maire
Last Name Gullichsen
Born on June 24, 1907
Died on July 9, 1990 (aged 83)

Maire Eva Johanna Gullichsen was a Finnish art collector and patron. She was a co-founder of the Artek furniture company. Pori Art Museum is based on Gullichsen's art collection.

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Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

First Name Máire
Last Name Geoghegan-Quinn
Born on September 5, 1950 (age 74)

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science from 2010 to 2014, Member of the European Court of Auditors from 2000 to 2010, Minister for Equality and Law Reform from November 1994 to December 1994, Minister for Justice from 1993 to 1994, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications from 1992 to 1993, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach from 1987 to 1989, Minister of State for Youth and Sport from March 1982 to December 1982, Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1979 to 1981, Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy from 1978 to 1979 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1977 to 1978. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 1975 to 1997.

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Maire Lynch

First Name Maire
Last Name Lynch

Maire Lynch, Countess of Clanricarde, fl. 1547.

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