Circa 1968

People of note born in Limerick;

Richard Harris - 1930-2002 (Actor; Il Deserto Rosso, Mutiny on the Bounty, Camelot, This Sporting Life, The Field)

G.E.M. Anscombe - 1919-2001 (Philosopher and Theologian, disciple of Wittgenstein)

Catherine Hayes - 1690-1726 (Opera singer, known as the 'Limerick Nightingale', died by being burnt at the stake for petty treason)

Mary Jane Kelly 1863-1888 (Fifth and final victim of Jack the Ripper)

Lady Mary Heath 1896-1939 (1920s aviation pioneer, first woman to parachute from an airplane, Britain's first womens javelin champion, died after fall from a tramcar)

Kate O' Brien - 1897-1974 (Novelist and playwright, a film version of her novel 'That Lady' was made starring Olivia de Havilland)

Constance Smith - 1928-2003 (Actress; Man in the Attic, I'll Never Forget You, Brighton Rock, worked in England for Rank and then moved to Hollywood)

Maureen Pryor - 1922-1977 (Actress; made over 500 television appearances, also appeared on stage and in many movies, Doctor at Large, The Music Lovers, Doctor in the House, The Weak and the Wicked)

Liam Redmond 1913-1989 (Actor; Barry Lyndon, The Avengers, Yield to the Night, 23 Paces to Baker St., The Cruel Sea, I See a Dark Stranger)

Gerald Griffin 1803-1840 (Novelist, Poet and Playwright)

William Brooke O'Shaughnessy 1808-1889 (Physician, responsible for introducing the therapeutic use of cannabis to Western Medicine)

Others include;
Terry Wogan (Television presenter)
Jimmy Carr ('Comedian')
Richard D. James (Musician, Aphex Twin)
Lester Lonergan (Actor, died 1931, starred alongside Paul Muni and others)
Ada Rehan (Actress, died 1916, American stage actress)
Sean Keating (1889- 1977, figure and portrait artist)
Tim Ahearne (Gold medal winner at London Olympics, 1908)
Hooray for Hollywood (listal member, 1989-20??)