JD#1
Faith
James Duhig
1871–1965Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane (1871–1965)
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Broadford, Co. Limerick
From 1841 to 1944, Broadford was the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig, with articles in 6 languages. Vincent Browne is second and Eugene Sheehy third. Of its neighbours, Charleville, 20 km away, lists the most: 14, Patrick Leahy first. The list’s best known name, James Duhig, dates from 1871.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
James Duhig
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1841
Eugene Sheehy
Youngest
1944
Vincent Browne
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Broadford
Three names lead: James Duhig (6 languages), Vincent Browne (5) and Eugene Sheehy (1).
VB#2
Writing & Arts
Vincent Browne
born 1944Irish journalist
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ES#3
Known for
What Broadford is known for
Clergy and people of faith are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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 nearby, Charleville lists the most people: 14.
Questions about famous people from Broadford
Who is the most famous person from Broadford?
James Duhig (Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane (1871–1965)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Vincent Browne and Eugene Sheehy.
How many famous people were born in Broadford?
3 people born in Broadford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Broadford known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 4% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Broadford?
Eugene Sheehy, born in 1841. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
Who counts as from Broadford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Broadford’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)
- Pat O'Callaghan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Travers: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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