What nickname was shared by Patrick Cotter O'Brien and Charles Byrne?
Charles Byrne (giant) Charles Byrne (1761–1783) or "The Irish Giant", was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s. Byrne's exact height is of some conjecture. Some accounts refer to him as being 8 ft to 8 ft tall, but skeletal evidence places him at just over 7 ft .
Alfred P. Byrne Alfred Patrick Byrne (1913 – 26 July 1952) was an Irish politician. A clerk by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North-West at the 1937 general election. He was re-elected at the 1938 and 1943 general elections but lost his seat at the 1944 general election. He re-gained his seat at the 1948 general election and was re-elected at the 1951 general election. He died in 1952 and the subsequent by-election on 12 November 1952 was won by his brother Thomas Byrne.