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Writing & Arts
Teresa Mannion
born 1961Irish journalist and broadcaster
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Ollamhnua · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Ballygall, Dublin
A single famous person was born in Ballygall: Teresa Mannion
The Irish journalist and broadcaster Teresa Mannion was born in 1961. That places their birth between 1922 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Drumcondra, 3 km off, can claim 13 famous people, the best known Bertie Ahern.
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Teresa Mannion
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1961
Teresa Mannion
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Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Ballygall
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Drumcondra has the most on record: 13.
Questions about famous people from Ballygall
Who is the most famous person from Ballygall?
Teresa Mannion (Irish journalist and broadcaster) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Ballygall?
1 people born in Ballygall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ballygall known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across Irish towns.
Who counts as from Ballygall?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ballygall’s neighbourhood (its Census 2022 Small Areas), 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. In Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford a birth recorded only as the city stays on the city’s page; a neighbourhood lists only people recorded as born in it.
Why is someone missing?
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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 (4)
- Bertie Ahern: ProhibitOnions at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Montague: Josh Lim ( Sky Harbor ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lyons: Flickr user " William Murphy ", CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Baker: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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