JC#1
Politics & Law
James Cosgrave
1865–1936Irish politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Kieran Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
Eyrecourt’s famous people span 103 years: 4 births from 1828 to 1931
Most widely known is James Cosgrave, the Irish politician, with articles in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Billy Duffy and Sarah Clarke. James Cosgrave, the best known, was born in 1865. 38 towns in Co. Galway have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
James Cosgrave
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1828
Cornelius Coughlan
Youngest
1931
Billy Duffy
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Eyrecourt
By how many languages cover them, James Cosgrave comes first (4), then Billy Duffy (2) and Sarah Clarke (2).
BD#2
SC#3
Faith
Sarah Clarke
1919–2002Nun and human rights activist
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Eyrecourt’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1860s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Known for
What Eyrecourt is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Eyrecourt
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Eyrecourt
Who is the most famous person from Eyrecourt?
James Cosgrave (Irish politician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Billy Duffy and Sarah Clarke.
How many famous people were born in Eyrecourt?
4 people born in Eyrecourt have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Eyrecourt known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 16% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Eyrecourt?
Cornelius Coughlan, born in 1828. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Eyrecourt?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Eyrecourt’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)
- Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Harney: Department of Health and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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