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Eoin MacNeill

Irish politician and scholar (1867-1945)
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Eoin MacNeill
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
May 15, 1867
Date of death
October 15, 1945
Place of birth
Glenarm
Place of death
Dublin
Country of citizenship
Ireland, Irish Republic, Irish Free State, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11][12][13]
Occupation
politician, university teacher, writer, historian, civil servant, minister[14]
Employer
University College Dublin[25]
Field of work
history of the Republic of Ireland[15]
Position held
Minister for Education (Ireland), Minister for Industries, Minister for Finance (Ireland), Ceann Comhairle, Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, president, Chair of Early Irish History at University College Dublin[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Educated at
Queen's University Belfast, St Malachy's College, Royal University of Ireland[26][27][28]
Member of political party
Sinn Féin[32]
Award received
Doctor of Letters[29]
Sibling
James McNeill, Charles McNeill[45]
Work location
London[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Irish[39][40]
Academic degree
Bachelor of Arts[33]
Birth name
Eoin MacNeill[41]
Candidacy in election
1918 United Kingdom general election
Described by source
Thom's Irish Who's Who, Erskine[37][38]
Different from
Eógan mac Néill[43]
Family name
MacNeill[34]
Given name
Eoin[35]
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Member of
Royal Irish Academy[30]
Name in native language
Eoin Mac Néill[42]
Number of children
+8[44]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eoin McNeill en Eoin MacNeill en Eoin Mac Néill en John MacNeill en John McNeill ar أوين ماكنيل he איאן מקניל it John McNeill ja オーン・マクニール ru Макнейл, Оуэн ru Оуэн Макнейл zh 伊万·麦克尼尔 zh 約恩·麥克尼爾 zh 约恩·麦克尼尔
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000108876590
VIAF cluster ID
36907614
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82129141
GND ID
115379746
AINM ID
452
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
eoin-macneill
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10319747n, 16484145j
CTHS person ID
115508
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
115379746
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
005283
Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
1067, 2145
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Eoin-MacNeill
Show all 48 identifiers +36
FAST ID
99502
FES digital collections entity ID
429313
Freebase ID
/m/01q54p
Geni profile ID
6000000015737330039
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01q54p
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Eoin_MacNeill
Hansard (1803–2005) ID
professor-john-macneill
IdRef ID
085884790
IxTheo authority ID
077210751
J9U entity ID
987007272686805171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
115379746
LONSEA ID
12969
NLA Trove people ID
1287015
NUKAT ID
n2009129278
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1351566
National Virtual Library of India ID
1014863, 251721
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
145238199
Oireachtas member ID
Eoin-MacNeill.D.1919-01-21
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3935819
Open Library ID
OL1299369A, OL1917263A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
66786
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
34813
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100123929
Parsifal cluster ID
455242
Persée author ID
729402
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
164951
Project Gutenberg author ID
45057
Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
4873
SHARE Catalogue author ID
667721
SNAC ARK ID
w6d92387
TheyWorkForYou ID
18274
UK National Archives ID
F61113
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/171501
WikiTree person ID
McNeill-2729
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCV4W4QHH8RbVdGcm8G3
Yale LUX ID
person/3c3ce163-c217-4395-9d4a-0f03b73a817b

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🔗 Connections
Position held 8
president, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála, Ceann Comhairle, Minister for Finance (Ireland), Minister for Education (Ireland)
Occupation 5
writer, politician, historian, civil servant, university teacher
Country of citizenship 4
Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Irish Free State, Irish Republic
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Irish
Academic degree 1
Bachelor of Arts
Award received 1
Doctor of Letters
Candidacy in election 1
1918 United Kingdom general election
Different from 1
Eógan mac Néill
Edited works 1
An Claidheamh Soluis
Educated at 1
Queen's University Belfast
Employer 1
University College Dublin
Field of work 1
history of the Republic of Ireland
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Royal Irish Academy
Member of political party 1
Sinn Féin
Place of birth 1
Glenarm
Place of death 1
Dublin
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
James McNeill
Siblings 1
James McNeill
Work location 1
London
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Summary

Eoin MacNeill was born on May 15, 1867[1], in Glenarm[2]. He died on October 15, 1945[3], in Dublin[4]. He worked as a politician[5], university teacher[6], writer[7], historian[8], and civil servant[9].

FAQs

Where was Eoin MacNeill born?

Eoin MacNeill's place of birth was Glenarm[2].

Where did Eoin MacNeill die?

Eoin MacNeill passed away in Dublin[4].

What did Eoin MacNeill do for work?

Eoin MacNeill worked as a politician[5], university teacher[6], writer[7], historian[8], and civil servant[9].

Where did Eoin MacNeill go to school?

Eoin MacNeill was educated at Queen's University Belfast[26], St Malachy's College[27], and Royal University of Ireland[28].

What awards did Eoin MacNeill receive?

Honors received include Doctor of Letters[29].

Related Entities

Ireland Irish Free State London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . oireachtas.ie. oireachtas.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . An Bunachar Náisiúnta Beathaisnéisí Gaeilge. wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Thom's Irish Who's Who, Erskine
    "Changed [en] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: Q141795226 (details)"
  2. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 28d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL1299369A, OL1917263A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL1917263A, batch #290734"
  4. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 10319747n, 16484145j
    "Created claim: Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16484145j, batch #263972"
  5. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 164951
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 164951, batch #260429"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, university teacher, writer +1
    FES digital collections entity ID → 429313
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 429313, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
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