MH#1
Politics & Law
Michael Herbert
1925–2006Irish politician and hurler (1925–2006)
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Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
From 1824 to 1993, Castleconnell was the birthplace of 16 famous people
The best known is the Irish politician and hurler Michael Herbert, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the Irish hurler Dan Morrissey, third to Lucinda Sullivan. The largest group, 7, was born in the Revival and independence years. Michael Herbert was born in 1925.
Born here
16
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michael Herbert
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1824
Frederick Henry Rich
Youngest
1993
Dan Morrissey
The best known
Born in Castleconnell
Leaders take two of the three places.
DM#2
LS#3
Politics & Law
Lucinda Sullivan
1831–1881Irish philanthropist, writer and promoter of children's welfare
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Through the years
When Castleconnell’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Castleconnell is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Castleconnell
Here are 13 more, born from 1824 to 1983.
Frederick Henry Rich
1824–1904British Army officer, and railway inspector (1824-1904)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Newport’s, at 9 names.
Questions about famous people from Castleconnell
Who is the most famous person from Castleconnell?
Michael Herbert (Irish politician and hurler (1925–2006)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Dan Morrissey and Lucinda Sullivan.
How many famous people were born in Castleconnell?
16 people born in Castleconnell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 19 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Castleconnell?
Frederick Henry Rich, born in 1824. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Castleconnell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Castleconnell’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)
- Leah McNamara: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Quinlivan: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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