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Born in Ireland

258 Medal of Honor recipients were born in Ireland.

Recipients · page 2 of 3

CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JK John Kelley Second Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1862 TK Thomas Kelly Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 TK Thomas Kelly Private · Army Civil War · 1864 TK Thomas Kelly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JK John Kennedy Private · Army Civil War · 1864 PK Philip Kennedy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JK John Keough Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865

Thomas R. Kerr Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 TK Thomas Kerrigan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 JK Joseph Killackey Landsman · Navy Boxer Rebellion · 1900 HK Hugh King Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1871 JK John King Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1901

John King Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1909

Patrick J. Kyle Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1879 BL Bartlett Laffey Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 DL David Larkin Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 JL John Laverty First Class Fireman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1881 CL Cornelius J. Leahy Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 ✦ JL James Lenihan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 PL Patrick James Leonard Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 PL Patrick Thomas Leonard Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 GL George Lloyd Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890

John Lonergan Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 MM Michael Madden Private · Army Civil War · 1861 RM Richard Christopher Mangam Private · Army Civil War · 1865 EM Edward S. Martin Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 JM James Martin Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1864 PM Patrick Martin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873

Peter McAdams Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 SM Samuel McAllister Ordinary Seaman · Navy Boxer Rebellion · 1900

Charles McAnally Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 WM William McCabe Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 BM Bernard McCann Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ✦ BM Bernard McCarren Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MM Michael McCormick Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 PM Patrick H. McEnroe Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 MM Michael A. McGann First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 OM Owen McGough Corporal · Army Civil War · 1861 JM John McGowan Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1862 TM Thomas McGraw Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 PM Patrick McGuire Private · Army Civil War · 1863 AM Alexander U. McHale Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 GM George McKee Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 MM Michael McKeever Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MM Michael McLoughlin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JM James McNally First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 MM Michael McNamara Private · Marine Corps Korea 1871 · 1871 WM William McNamara First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 RM Robert McPhelan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JM John James Mitchell Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JM John Mitchell First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874

Hugh Molloy Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 PM Patrick H. Monaghan Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 DM Daniel Montague Chief Master-at-Arms · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 CM Charles Moore Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JM James L. Morris First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 JM John G. Morrison Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1862 CM Charles W. Morton Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863

St. Clair Agustin Mulholland Major · Army Civil War · 1863 PM Patrick Mullen Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1865–1870 · 1865 PM Patrick Mullen Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1865 DM Dennis J. f Murphy Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862

Jeremiah J. Murphy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JM John Edward Murphy Coxswain · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JM John P. Murphy Private · Army Civil War · 1862 MM Michael C. Murphy Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864

Patrick Murphy Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 PM Philip Murphy Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 TM Thomas Murphy Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 TM Thomas Murphy Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 TM Thomas Murray Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

John Nihill Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 JN John J. Nolan Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 RN Richard J. Nolan Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 CN Christopher Nugent Orderly Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1863 JO James Rowan O'Beirne Captain · Army Civil War · 1862 PO Peter O'Brien Private · Army Civil War · 1865 TO Thomas O'Connell Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864 TO Timothy O'Connor Private · Army Civil War · 1864

John O'Dea Private · Army Civil War · 1863

Menomen O'Donnell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 JO John O'Neal Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1872 JO John Francis O'Sullivan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 MO Moses Orr Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

William Russell Parnell First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 GP George Crawford Platt Private · Army Civil War · 1863 FP Frederick Platten Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875

Thomas Plunkett Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 TP Thomas Francis Prendergast Corporal · Marine Corps Philippine Insurrection · 1899 JP John Preston Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864

James Quinlan Major · Army Civil War · 1862

Peter F. Rafferty Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JR John Rannahan Corporal · Marine Corps Civil War · 1865 JR James C. Reed Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 PR Patrick Regan Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1873 PR Patrick Reid Chief Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 GR George Reynolds Private · Army Civil War · 1864 TR Thomas Riley Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JR James S. Roantree Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1864

John Cleveland Robinson Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 TR Thomas Robinson Private · Army Civil War · 1864 DR David Roche First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 PR Patrick Rogan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 DR David Ryan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 DR Denis Ryan First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874

Peter J. Ryan Private · Army Civil War · 1864 PS Patrick Scanlan Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GS George Schutt Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 WS William Joyce Sewell Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 PS Patrick Shanahan Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1899 BS Bernard Shields Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HS Henry Simpson Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1877 JS James Smith Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864 TS Thomas Smith Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1878 TS Timothy Spillane Private · Army Civil War · 1865 TS Thomas Stanton Chief Machinist's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 JS Joseph Stewart Private · Army Civil War · 1865 ES Edward Sullivan Private · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898 TS Timothy Sullivan Coxswain · Navy Civil War