PO#1
Writing & Arts
Pat O'Shea
1931–2007Irish writer (1931-2007)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Sulmac at English Wikipedia · Public domainFamous people · Eyre Square, Galway
3 famous people call Eyre Square their birthplace
At the top of the list is the Irish writer Pat O'Shea, covered in 5 languages. Aislinn Connolly is second and Tom Fleming third. The list runs from Tom Fleming, born in 1901, to Pat O'Shea, born in 1931. A short trip away, Castlegar (2 km) counts 6 famous people, Joe Connolly among them.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pat O'Shea
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Tom Fleming
Youngest
1931
Pat O'Shea
The best known
Born in Eyre Square
By how many languages cover them, Pat O'Shea comes first (5), then Aislinn Connolly (1) and Tom Fleming (1).
AC#2
TF#3
Known for
What Eyre Square is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
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
The longest list nearby is Castlegar’s, with 6.
Questions about famous people from Eyre Square
Who is the most famous person from Eyre Square?
Pat O'Shea (Irish writer (1931-2007)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Aislinn Connolly and Tom Fleming.
How many famous people were born in Eyre Square?
3 people born in Eyre Square have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Eyre Square?
Tom Fleming, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Eyre Square?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Eyre Square’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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