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Robert Strawbridge
1732–1781American methodist preacher
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Photo: Darrin Antrobus · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
Drumsna has just one famous person to its name: Robert Strawbridge
In 1732, the American Methodist preacher Robert Strawbridge was born. That places their birth before the Act of Union. Their story is told in 2 languages. Go 9 km to Mohill and the list grows to 12, with William Henry Drummond at the top.
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Best known
Robert Strawbridge
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Robert Strawbridge
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Mohill’s, with 12.
Questions about famous people from Drumsna
Who is the most famous person from Drumsna?
Robert Strawbridge (American methodist preacher) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Drumsna?
1 people born in Drumsna have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Drumsna known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who counts as from Drumsna?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Drumsna’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.
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- Maureen O'Sullivan: Russell Ball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan L. Mitchell: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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