St. Patrick's Day: Irish Stars
By Rose Wythe
March 14, 2018
It's that time of year again when all we see is green, courtesy of St. Patrick's Day. In honor of the annual tradition, iHeartRadio wanted to spread the Irish love with a list of some of our favorite Irish stars. From P!nk to Colin Farrell, there are plenty of celebrities of Irish descent and we're here to spread the knowledge around. Take a look below!
Michael Fitzpatrick (Fitz and the Tantrums)
Michael Fitzpatrick gets his Irish background from his father, Robert Fitzpatrick, who is 100 percent Irish-American.
Tori Kelly
Tori Kelly gets her Irish background from her mother, who is of Irish and German descent. She's also Jamaican and Puerto Rican, thanks to her father.
Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
Some of Patrick's closest Irish ancestors were from Southern Ireland!
P!nk
P!nk is quite a mix of ethnicities. The pop star previously described her background herself as "Irish-German-Lithuanian-Jew."
Colin Farrell
If you're a fan of Colin Farrell, you obviously know of his Irish background. Just listen to the actor talk. He was born in Castleknock, Dublin.
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde was born in NYC, but her father, Andrew Cockburn, was raised in Ireland.
U2
The band was formed in Dublin.
The Rovers
Sinead O'Connor
The Script
The Irish pop rock band formed in 2001. Lead singer Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan became been best friends while growing up in Dublin together.
Niall Horan
The One Direction band mate was born in Mullingar, Republic of Ireland.
Enya
The singer-songwriter was born in Gweedore, Republic of Ireland.
The Cranberries
These rockers came together in Limerick, Republic of Ireland in 1990.
Snow Patrol
This Northern Irish alt-rock band formed in 1994.
Van Morrison
He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Gilbert O'Sullivan
The Irish singer-songwriter was born in Waterford, Republic of Ireland.
Thin Lizzy
The rockers of Thin Lizzy joined forces in Dublin in 1969.
Hozier
He was born in Bray, Republic of Ireland.
The Jonas Brothers
These bros are not only of Irish descent but also Italian, German, Cherokee, English, Scottish, and French-Canadian!
Demi Lovato
Demi is of Irish descent on her mom's side.
Darren Criss
He's Irish from his father's side.
Mandy Moore
Mandy's dad is of Irish and Cherokee descent.
Christina Aguilera
The multi-cultural singer is Ecuadorian on her dad's side as well as German, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch on her mom's side.
Mariah Carey
Her mother is of Irish descent.
Michelle Branch
Her father is Irish.
Alicia Keys
Her mother is of half Italian and half English/Irish/Scottish descent.
Nick and Aaron Carter
Alice Cooper
Cooper is of English, Huguenot, Irish, Scottish, and Sioux ancestry.
Chris Colfer
Chris is Irish and proud! He's said "I'm very Irish, my family is all Irish and St. Patrick's day in my house is crazy."
Elvis
He was Scots-Irish, with some French Norman ancestry.
Zooey Deschanel
This half of She and Him has Irish, French, Swiss, and Dutch roots.
Vanessa Hudgens
This singer-actress is of Irish descent on her father's side.
Benji and Joel Madden
The Madden Brothers are of Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry. They even have Irish flag tattoos!
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce is of Irish and Dutch ancestry on his father's side.
Tim McGraw
The country hunk is of Irish and Italian descent on his mother's side and of Scots-Irish, English, Scottish, French, Dutch, Czech and German descent on his father's side.
Howie D.
This Backstreet Boy is Irish on his father's side.
Hilary Duff
She has Northern Irish, German, English, Scottish, Welsh, and French ancestry.
Patrick Monahan
The Train frontman is of Irish descent and has said his daughter talks too much, just like him, because they're Irish.
Macklemore
He is primarily of Irish descent and even has a song titled "Irish Celebration".
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