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Politics & Law
Patrick Brennan
1891–1999Irish politician and police commissioner
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Famous people · Ballycannan, Co. Clare
Patrick Brennan, born in 1891, is Ballycannan’s famous person on record
Patrick Brennan, the Irish politician and police commissioner, was born in 1891. That places their birth in the Revival and independence years. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Of its neighbours, Caherdavin, 3 km away, lists the most: 2, Kevin Downes first.
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Patrick Brennan
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Famous people from the towns next door
Caherdavin leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
Questions about famous people from Ballycannan
Who is the most famous person from Ballycannan?
Patrick Brennan (Irish politician and police commissioner) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Ballycannan?
1 people born in Ballycannan have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ballycannan known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who counts as from Ballycannan?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ballycannan’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?
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- Maurice Quinlivan: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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