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Thomas McGovern
1832–1898Catholic bishop (1832-1898)
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Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan
Swanlinbar has just one famous person to its name: Thomas McGovern
In 1832, the Catholic bishop Thomas McGovern was born. That places their birth between the Union and 1870. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. Joe McCartin heads the list in Ballinamore, 17 km away, which has 4 names.
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Best known
Thomas McGovern
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1832
Thomas McGovern
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Ballinamore lists the most people: 4.
Questions about famous people from Swanlinbar
Who is the most famous person from Swanlinbar?
Thomas McGovern (catholic bishop (1832-1898)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Swanlinbar?
1 people born in Swanlinbar have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Swanlinbar known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who counts as from Swanlinbar?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Swanlinbar’s urban area (the CSO’s 2022 urban area), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a county or just “Ireland”, a townland or village we don’t list, another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
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