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Politics & Law
Samuel O'Flaherty
1894–1930Irish politician
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Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Castlefinn, Co. Donegal
Samuel O'Flaherty, born in 1894, is Castlefinn’s famous person on record
Samuel O'Flaherty, the Irish politician, was born in 1894. Their birth falls in the Revival and independence years. 4 languages have an article about them. Within 19 km, Letterkenny lists the most: 49, with Philip Deignan first.
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Samuel O'Flaherty
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1894
Samuel O'Flaherty
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Castlefinn
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Letterkenny’s, with 49.
Questions about famous people from Castlefinn
Who is the most famous person from Castlefinn?
Samuel O'Flaherty (Irish politician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Castlefinn?
1 people born in Castlefinn have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Castlefinn 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 Castlefinn?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Castlefinn’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)
- Philip Deignan: Balloholic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Browne: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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