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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Irish celebrities

POSTED: 12:00 PM PST Mar 07, 2012 UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Mar 14, 2013

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, let's take a look at some celebrities born in Ireland, from Liam Neeson to Colin Farrell.

Irish celebs - Liam Neeson — 1 / 28

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There are plenty of big stars who hail from Ireland. Let's start with actor Liam Neeson ("Star Wars," "Schindler's List," "Taken"), born June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Irish celebs - Liam Neeson

Irish celebs - Pierce Brosnan

Irish celebs - Colin Farrell

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Irish celebs - Kenneth Branagh

Irish celebs - Evanna Lynch

Irish celebs - Gabriel Byrne

Irish celebs - Cillian Murphy

Irish celebs - Brendan Gleeson

Irish celebs - Peter O'Toole

Irish celebs - Roma Downey

Irish celebs - Stephen Rea

Irish celebs - Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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Irish celebs - Sinead O'Connor

Irish celebs - Van Morrison

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Irish celebs - Michael Fassbender

Irish celebs - Sam Neill

Irish celebs - Saoirse Ronan

Irish celebs - Damien Rice

Irish celebs - Chris O'Dowd

Irish celebs - Brenda Fricker

Irish celebs - Glen Hansard

Irish celebs - Sarah Bolger

Irish celebs - Gary Lightbody

Irish celebs - Stuart Townsend

Irish celebs - Ciaran Hinds

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