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To Find out more click the name on the left hand side Ladies of Llangollen - the two most celebrated virgins in Europe Fintan Lalor - his ideas would later bring about the Land League Peter Lalor - he is considered one of the fathers of democracy in Australia Sir Hugh Lane - art collector John Larchet - composer Delia Larkin - union activist, sister of Big Jim James Larkin - Big Jim, union organiser Fr Patrick Lavelle - stood against proselytism and evictions in Mayo Maura Laverty - writer, Tolka Row Lady Hazel Lavery - her face graced the Irish banknotes for decades Sir John Lavery - painter Mary Lavin - writer, Tales from Bective Bridge Patrick Lawlor and Peter Murphy - Red Cross workers who died in service William Lawless - United Irishman who the French Legion of Honour Mary Leadbeater - writer, the Leadbeater Journals W.E.H. Lecky - historian Francis Ledwidge - poet who died in the First World War Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - writer of the macabre Fr Peter Lemass - documentary maker Sean Lemass - Taoiseach Maurice Lenihan - Limerick historian Desmond Leslie - science fiction writer, Flying Saucers have Landed Shane Leslie - writer Charles Lever - writer Richard Levey - director of music at Theatre Royal for 43 years C.S. Lewis - writer, Chronicles of Narnia Limerick Mayors - shot dead by the British during the War of Independence Joe Linnane - actor Philip Francis Little - prime minister of Newfoundland Joseph Locke - singer, Hear My Song John Bernard Logier- inventor of the Logerian sytem of music Michael Logue - cardinal John St John Long - quack doctor Lady Longford - writer, patron of the Gate Theatre Lord Longford - writer and patron of the Gate Theatre Samuel Lover - writer, Handy Andy Dan Lowrey - music hall owner, now the Olympia Charles Lucas - founded the Freeman's Journal Robert Lundy - the original Lundy from the Siege of Derry Lusitania - some graves in Cobh of the victims Charles Lynch - musician Jack Lynch - Taoiseach Joe Lynch - actor, Dinny Byrne in Glenroe Kevin Lynch - died on hunger strike Patricia Lynch - writer, the Turf Cutter's Donkey Robert Lynd - essayist Kathleen Lynn - took part in 1913 Lock Out and the Rising, founded St Ultans Phil Lynott - lead singer with Thin Lizzy F.S.L. Lyons - historian |