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Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville
1863–1936Royal Navy officer, hydrographic surveyor, and author (1863–1936)
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Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Castletownshend, Co. Cork
Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville is the only name on the Castletownshend list
Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville came into the world in 1863. That places their birth between the Union and 1870. 5 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Skibbereen, 6 km away, lists 24, led by Agnes Mary Clerke.
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Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1863
Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville
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1 person
The best known
Born in Castletownshend
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Skibbereen has the most on record: 24.
Questions about famous people from Castletownshend
Who is the most famous person from Castletownshend?
Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville (Royal Navy officer, hydrographic surveyor, and author (1863–1936)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages.
How many famous people were born in Castletownshend?
1 people born in Castletownshend have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Castletownshend known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who counts as from Castletownshend?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Castletownshend’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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- Agnes Mary Clerke: Hayman Selig Mendelssohn (1847–1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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