What was the height of the taller of the two Irishmen Patrick Cotter O'Brien and Charles Byrne ?
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Patrick Cotter O'Brien Patrick Cotter O'Brien (19 January 1760 – 8 September 1806) was the first of only seventeen people in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet (2.44 m) or more. O'Brien was born in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. His real name was Patrick Cotter and he adopted O'Brien as his stage name in the sideshow circus, claiming descent from the legendarily gigantic Brian Boru. He was also known as the "Bristol Giant" and the "Irish Giant". Another giant of this period, Charles Byrne, also claimed to be an O'Brien.
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Charles Byrne (giant) Charles Byrne (1761–1783) or "The Irish Giant", was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s. Byrne's exact height is of some conjecture. Some accounts refer to him as being 8 ft to 8 ft tall, but skeletal evidence places him at just over 7 ft .
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Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell (Irish: "Cathal Stiúbhard Parnell" ; 27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician and one of the most powerful figures in the British House of Commons in the 1880s.
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Danny Padilla Dennis "Danny" Padilla (born April 3, 1951) is an American bodybuilder nicknamed "The Giant Killer" because of his short 5'2 stature and amazing ability to defeat much taller competitors.
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Charles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley Lieutenant General Charles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley (died 9 June 1724) was Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.
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Garrett Byrne Garrett Michael Byrne (1829 – March 3, 1897) was an Irish nationalist and MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented Co. Wexford, 1880–83, and West Wicklow, 1885-92. He was a strong supporter of Charles Stewart Parnell.
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Christopher O'Kelly Christopher Patrick John O'Kelly {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (18 November 1895 – 15 November 1922) was a Canadian soldier and prospector. O'Kelly was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Charles Kickham Charles Joseph Kickham (9 May 1828 – 22 August 1882) was an Irish revolutionary, novelist, poet, journalist and one of the most prominent members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
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Patrick Joseph O'Brien Patrick Joseph O'Brien (1835 – 10 January 1911) was Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament for North Tipperary, 1885-1906.
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John Byrne (VC) John Byrne VC DCM (September 1832 – 10 July 1879), born at Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Jimmy O'Neill (footballer, born 1931) James Anthony O'Neill (13 October 1931 – 15 December 2007) was an Irish international football goalkeeper. He played 405 league games in a 17-year career in the Football League, and also won 17 caps for the Republic of Ireland. Though only 5 ft , he was able to use his acrobatic ability to save the ball.
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Charles O'Brien (cricketer) Charles O'Brien (19 May 1921 – 15 December 1980) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class matches for New South Wales in 1945/46.
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Coleman Barrett Coleman Barrett (born 10 November 1982), nicknamed Coley, is an Irish professional boxer who has held the Irish heavyweight title.
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O'Moore Creagh General Sir Garrett O'Moore Creagh (2 April 1848 – 9 August 1923), known as Sir O'Moore Creagh, was a senior British Army officer and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Frank Byrne (Irish nationalist) Frank Byrne (1848 - 1894) was an instigator of the Irish National Invincibles, the radical offshoot of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. He was implicated, if not as the organizer, then at least as the spirit behind the assassinations of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Under Secretary Thomas Henry Burke in the Phoenix Park Murders of May 6, 1882. He was one of only two who managed to flee Ireland to escape prosecution for the crime. His escape was the source of much legal wrangling in Ireland, France, and the United States.
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Rory O'Connor (Irish republican) Rory O'Connor (Irish: "Ruairí Ó Conchubhair" ; 28 November 1883 – 8 December 1922) was an Irish republican activist. He is best remembered for his role in the Irish Civil War (1922–23), and the circumstances of his execution.
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Cathal O'Byrne Cathal O'Byrne (1867 – 1 August 1957) was an Irish singer, poet and writer.
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William Patrick Byrne Sir William Patrick Byrne, KCVO, CB (1859 – 1935) was a senior member of the British Civil Service.
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Myles Byrne Myles Byrne (20 March 1780 – 24 January 1862) was a leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and chef de bataillon in Napoleon’s Irish Legion.
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Charlie Hurley (Irish republican) Charles "Charlie" Hurley (Irish: "Cathal Ó Muirthile" ) (died March 1921) was Officer Commanding of the 3rd Cork Brigade (West Cork) of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921). He was born near the village of Kilbrittain, and in his adolescence became a clerk working for the government. In 1905 he was offered a promotion and a transfer to Haulbowline Island, but declined on the grounds that this entailed enlisting in the Royal Navy, albeit in a purely administrative role.
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William O'Callaghan (Irish Army officer) Lieutenant-General William Bull O'Callaghan (DSM) (Irish: "Liam Ó Céallachgáin" ; 3 July 1921 – 26 December 2015) was an Irish Army officer.
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Richard Byrnes Richard Byrnes (1832 – June 10, 1864) was an Irish-American officer in the United States Army, who rose to command the Union Army's Irish Brigade during the American Civil War.