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Thomas Grady
1831–1891Irish soldier (1835–1891); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Famous people · Claddagh, Galway
Claddagh’s famous people span 107 years: 2 births from 1831 to 1938
With articles in 2 languages, Thomas Grady is the most widely known. The only other name is the Irish politician Pat McNamara. The list’s best known name, Thomas Grady, dates from 1831. A short trip away, Castlegar (4 km) counts 6 famous people, Joe Connolly among them.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Thomas Grady
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1831
Thomas Grady
Youngest
1938
Pat McNamara
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Claddagh
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Known for
What Claddagh is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Castlegar has the most on record: 6.
Questions about famous people from Claddagh
Who is the most famous person from Claddagh?
Thomas Grady (Irish soldier (1835–1891); recipient of the Victoria Cross) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Pat McNamara.
How many famous people were born in Claddagh?
2 people born in Claddagh have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Claddagh known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Claddagh?
Thomas Grady, born in 1831. The youngest on the list was born in 1938.
Who counts as from Claddagh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Claddagh’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?
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)
- Thomas Grady: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Séamus Brennan: Flickr user "Justsplit.com", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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