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Born in Ireland

258 Medal of Honor recipients were born in Ireland.

By conflict

U.S. Civil War141

Indian Campaigns71

Interim 1871 - 189914

Spanish-American War10

Interim 1899 - 19107

Interim 1865 - 18704

Korean Campaign 18714

China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)4

Recipients · page 1 of 3

MA Michael Aheam Paymaster's Steward · Navy Civil War · 1864 WA William Ahern Watertender · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1897

James Allen Private · Army Civil War · 1862 RA Robert N. Anderson Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1863 RB Richard Barrett First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 AB Augustus Barry Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863 DB David L. Bass Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 TB Terrence Begley Private · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ JB James Bell Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 CB Charles Bradley Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 GB George F. Brady Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 EB Edward Branagan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 FB Felix Brannigan Private · Army Civil War · 1863 CB Christopher Brennan Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1862 JB James Brogan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 JB James Brophy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JB John Brosnan Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 EB Edward Brown Jr. Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB James Brown Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 CB Christopher C. Bruton Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 EB E. Michael Burk Private · Army Civil War · 1864 PB Patrick J. Burke Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 RB Richard Burke Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 TB Thomas Burke Seaman · Navy Interim 1865–1870 · 1866

Thomas M. Burke Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Edmond Thomas Butler Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 DB Denis Byrne Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JB James Byrnes Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 TC Thomas Cahey Seaman · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1901

Thomas Joseph Callen Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 WC William Campbell Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JC James Carey Seaman · Navy Interim 1865–1870 · 1867 TC Thomas Carroll Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 GC George Carter Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 DC David P. Casey Private · Army Civil War · 1864 MC Michael Cassidy Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 TC Thomas Cavanaugh Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1898 PC Patrick Colbert Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 JC John Coleman Private · Marine Corps Korea 1871 · 1871

Charles Henry tucky Collis Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 MC Martin Conboy First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 JC John Connor Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 TC Thomas Connor Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 WC William C. Connor Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 JC James Connors Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JC James Cooney Private · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 JC John Cooper Quartermaster · Navy Interim 1865–1870 · 1865 JC John Cooper Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864

Thomas E. Corcoran Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1863 TC Thomas Cosgrove Private · Army Civil War · 1864 TC Thomas Cramen Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1882 JC John Creed Private · Army Civil War · 1864 TC Thomas Cullen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 RC Richard J. Curran Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1862 CD Charles Daily Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

John Carroll Delaney Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JD John Dempsey Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1875 CD Charles H. Dickens Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 TD Thomas M. Doherty Corporal · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 CD Cornelius Donavan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JD John S. Donelly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 TD Timothy Donoghue Private · Army Civil War · 1862 PD Patrick H. Doody Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 WD William Doolen Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864 JD James Dougherty Private · Marine Corps Korea 1871 · 1871 MD Michael Dougherty Private · Army Civil War · 1863 PD Patrick Dougherty Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JD James Dowling Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WD William Downey Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JD James Drury Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

Richard D. Dunphy Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864

William Evans Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

Thomas Timothy Fallon Private · Army Civil War · 1864 DF Daniel Farren Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JF James Fegan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

John Fitzgerald Private · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898 JF John Flannagan Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1878 TF Thomas S. Flood Boy · Navy Civil War · 1862 EF Edward Floyd Boilermaker · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 CF Christopher Flynn Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JF John H. Foley Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 NF Nicholas Foran Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 GF George W. Ford First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

Nicholas Fox Private · Army Civil War · 1863

William Gardner Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 RG Richard Gasson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦

Philip Gaughan Sergeant · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898 MG Michael Gibbons Oiler · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 PG Patrick J. Ginley Private · Army Civil War · 1864 MG Michael Glynn Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 PG Patrick Golden First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 PG Patrick Henry Grace Chief Quartermaster · Navy Korea 1871 · 1871 JG James H. Gribben First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JH James Haley Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864 FH Frank Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 DH Daniel C. Harrington Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1862 JH John H. Havron Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 RH Richard Heartery Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1881 TH Thomas P. Higgins Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 PH Patrick Highland Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WH William Hinnegan Second Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1864 HH Henry Hogan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 HH Henry Hogan First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 TH Thomas Horan Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 SH Samuel Belton Horne Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 MH Martin Howard Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 MH Michael Hudson Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1864

Martin Hunt Private · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 JH John Hyland Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 BI Bernard John dowling Irwin Assistant Surgeon · Army Indian Campaigns · 1861

Patrick Irwin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AJ Andrew Jones Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 WJ William Jones First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ JK John Kane Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 MK Michael Kearney Private · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898 DK Daniel Keating Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870

Joseph Keele Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864 JK John Keenan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868