Proinsias

Proinsias is a given name, the Irish equivalent of Francis. Notable people with the name include:

People

• Proinsias De Rossa (born 1940), Irish Labour Party politician
• Proinsias Mac Airt (1922–1992), Irish republican activist
• Proinsias Mac an Bheatha (1910–1990), Irish language activist and writer
• Proinsias Mac Aonghusa (1933–2003), Irish journalist, writer, TV presenter, and campaigner
• Proinsias Mac Cana (1926–2004), academic and Celtic scholar
• Proinsias Ó Doibhlin (1660–1724), Irish Franciscan friar, poet, and scribe
• Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (1922–2006), Irish fiddler

Characters

• Proinsias Cassidy, character from the Preacher comic book series

See also

• Francis (given name)
• List of Irish-language given names