Eric Mervyn Lindsay (26 January 1907-27 July 1974) was an Irish astronomer.

John Birmingham (1816-1884) was an Irish astronomer, amateur geologist, polymath and poet.

August 14 - Margaret Lindsay (died 1915), Irish astronomer.

Charles E. Burton (1846 - June 9, 1882) was an Irish astronomer.

William Edward Wilson (19 July 1851-6 Mar 1908) was an Irish astronomer.

James Breen (5 July 1826 - 25 August 1866) was an Irish astronomer.

A. David Andrews is an Irish astronomer (active 1962-2000).

Arthur Alcock Rambaut (21 September 1859 - 14 October 1923) was an Irish astronomer.

Mervyn Archdall Ellison (May 5, 1909-September 12, 1963) was an Irish astronomer.

It is named after David McDonald, an Irish amateur astronomer.