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Politics & Law
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon
1682–1764Irish politician
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
6 famous people were born in Castlemartyr from 1682 to 1992
Most widely known is Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, the Irish politician, with articles in 7 languages. Between 1922 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, dates from 1682. No town in Co. Cork lists more than Cork, with 712.
Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1682
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon
Youngest
1992
Brian Lawton
The best known
Born in Castlemartyr
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Brian Lawton (2) and Liam Abernethy (2).
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Through the years
When Castlemartyr’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
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What Castlemartyr is known for
Share of Castlemartyr’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Castlemartyr
3 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Cobh counts 42 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Cobh · 19 kmSonia O'Sullivan & 41 moreEBMidleton · 8 kmEdward Bransfield & 37 more
Youghal · 14 kmAnna Haslam & 32 moreJHCloyne · 8 kmJohn Joseph Hennessy & 10 moreDBCarrigtwohill · 14 kmDáibhí de Barra & 10 moreRBGlounthaune · 20 kmRichard Beamish & 6 moreWCWhitegate · 15 kmWilliam Cosgrove & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Castlemartyr
Who is the most famous person from Castlemartyr?
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon (Irish politician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Brian Lawton and Liam Abernethy.
How many famous people were born in Castlemartyr?
6 people born in Castlemartyr have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Castlemartyr?
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, born in 1682. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
Who counts as from Castlemartyr?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Castlemartyr’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.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). A birthplace is placed in a town by its own Wikidata item, its Logainm place name, or a point inside its CSO 2022 outline; a birth recorded only as one of the five cities stays on the city’s page. Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across Irish towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Sonia O'Sullivan: Sean Kelly MEP from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Haslam: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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