Born and raised in Dublin and trained at the city's distinguished Abbey Theatre and in Switzerland, stage actress Fionnula Flanagan now resides in Los Angeles. By: Veronica Fionnula Flanagan was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. From an early age she grew up speaking both English and Gaelic--the native Irish language--on a daily basis. Her parents weren't native Gaelic speakers but wanted Fionnula and her four siblings to learn the language. Her mother used to say, A nation withou ...[Read Story]