AC#1
Faith
Alphonsus Cullinan
born 1959Irish Roman Catholic bishop
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Alphonsus Cullinan tops a list of 3 famous people born in Lehinch
Alphonsus Cullinan, the Irish Roman Catholic bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second place goes to the Catholic bishop Robert Dermot O'Flanagan, third to Paddy Skerritt. Within 3 km, Ennistimon lists the most: 6, with Brian Merriman first. The list runs from Robert Dermot O'Flanagan, born in 1901, to Alphonsus Cullinan, born in 1959.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alphonsus Cullinan
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Robert Dermot O'Flanagan
Youngest
1959
Alphonsus Cullinan
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known
Born in Lehinch
Clergy and people of faith take two of the three places.
RO#2
Faith
Robert Dermot O'Flanagan
1901–1972Catholic bishop (1901–1972)
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PS#3
Sports
Paddy Skerritt
1926–2001Professional golfer (1926–2001)
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Known for
What Lehinch is known for
Faith leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Ennistimon leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
Questions about famous people from Lehinch
Who is the most famous person from Lehinch?
Alphonsus Cullinan (Irish Roman Catholic bishop) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages. Next come Robert Dermot O'Flanagan and Paddy Skerritt.
How many famous people were born in Lehinch?
3 people born in Lehinch have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Lehinch known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lehinch?
Robert Dermot O'Flanagan, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.
Who counts as from Lehinch?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lehinch’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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