MC#1
Writing & Arts
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
1906–1970Irish writer (1906–1970)
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: O'Dea · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · An Spidéal, Co. Galway
The 5 famous people born in An Spidéal, led by Máirtín Ó Cadhain
Articles in 22 languages make the Irish writer Máirtín Ó Cadhain the best known. The next two names are Gráinne Seoige and Eimear Ní Chonaola. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Henry Morris, born in 1872, the newest to Eimear Ní Chonaola, born in 1977. More are writers and artists than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
George Henry Morris
Youngest
1977
Eimear Ní Chonaola
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in An Spidéal
Three names lead: Máirtín Ó Cadhain (22 languages), Gráinne Seoige (6) and Eimear Ní Chonaola (2).
GS#2
Film, TV & Stage
Gráinne Seoige
born 1973Irish television journalist
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EC#3
Writing & Arts
Eimear Ní Chonaola
born 1977TV journalist and presenter
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When An Spidéal’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Known for
What An Spidéal is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in An Spidéal
2 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Maigh Cuilinn has the most on record, with 5.
Questions about famous people from An Spidéal
Who is the most famous person from An Spidéal?
Máirtín Ó Cadhain (Irish writer (1906–1970)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 22 languages. Next come Gráinne Seoige and Eimear Ní Chonaola.
How many famous people were born in An Spidéal?
5 people born in An Spidéal have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is An Spidéal known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 12% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from An Spidéal?
George Henry Morris, born in 1872. The youngest on the list was born in 1977.
Who counts as from An Spidéal?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside An Spidéal’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).
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- Séamus Brennan: Flickr user "Justsplit.com", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Grady: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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