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Writing & Arts
Patrick Kavanagh
1904–1967Irish poet (1904–1967)
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Cathar11 · CC0Famous people · Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan
3 famous people were born in Inniskeen from 1600 to 1980
Patrick Kavanagh, the Irish poet, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Heber MacMahon and Oliver Callan. Nearby, Dundalk, 12 km away, lists 71, led by Andrea Corr. The list’s best known name, Patrick Kavanagh, dates from 1904.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Patrick Kavanagh
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1600
Heber MacMahon
Youngest
1980
Oliver Callan
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Inniskeen
Counted by languages, Patrick Kavanagh is ahead of Heber MacMahon and Oliver Callan: 21, 6 and 5.
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What Inniskeen 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.
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Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Dundalk · 12 kmAndrea Corr & 70 more
Carrickmacross · 9 kmArdal O'Hanlon & 10 more
Castleblayney · 16 kmJames McMahon Graham & 6 more
Ardee · 17 kmBeatrice Hill-Lowe & 6 moreDMKingscourt · 18 kmDiarmaid Murtagh & 4 moreÉLCastlebellingham-Kilsaran · 17 kmÉanna ni Lamhna & 2 morePMDromiskin · 15 kmPatrick McDonnellQuestions about famous people from Inniskeen
Who is the most famous person from Inniskeen?
Patrick Kavanagh (Irish poet (1904–1967)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 21 languages. Next come Heber MacMahon and Oliver Callan.
How many famous people were born in Inniskeen?
3 people born in Inniskeen have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Inniskeen known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 12% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Inniskeen?
Heber MacMahon, born in 1600. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.
Who counts as from Inniskeen?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Inniskeen’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 (4)
- Andrea Corr: Charlie Brewer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardal O'Hanlon: Conor, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James McMahon Graham: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrice Hill-Lowe: British Olympic Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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