Swift may have written part of Gulliver's Travels while staying here. People Michael Fingleton, former chief executive of Irish Nationwide Building Society lives in Rathmichael with his wife Eileen. Pádraig Harrington, international golfer and winner of the 2007 and 2008 British Open and the 2008 USPGA tournaments, lives in Rathmichael. Ireland men's field hockey internationals, Kyle Good and Alan Sothern, both attended Rathmichael Parish National School. See also List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Dublin) Sources References Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown National Monuments in County Dublin Civil parishes of Rathdown, County Dublin