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Liam O'Flynn

Irish musician (1945-2018)
Person Human Q2005923

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
April 15, 1945
Date of death
March 14, 2018
Place of birth
Kill
Place of death
Dublin
Country of citizenship
Ireland[10]
Occupation
uilleann piper, tin whistle, flautist, bagpiper, musician
Field of work
music[11]
Genre
music of Ireland[14]
Cause of death
pulmonary emphysema[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Described by source
The Companion to Irish Traditional Music[21]
End of work period
2018[24]
Family name
O'Flynn[16]
Given name
Liam[17]
Instrument
bagpipe, uilleann pipes[19][20]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Irish Traditional Music, WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[25][26]
Start of work period
1966[23]
Student
Tommy Keane[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Liam O'Flynn cs Liam Óg Ó Floinn cs Liam Óg O’Flynn cs Liam OʼFlionn ja リアム・オフリン sv Oflynn
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000055535409
VIAF cluster ID
8205149296213980670000
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88604794
GND ID
13498563X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Liam O'Flinn.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000227465
Apple Music artist ID
370512
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
2024408
CiNii Research ID
1980304959802726072
DBC author ID
87097991734656
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13498563X
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Discogs artist ID
255447
Europeana entity
agent/base/67380
FAST ID
222297
Freebase ID
/m/03p6xv
HAND ID
9E8D-B1E5-E037-2A5D-E904
IMDb ID
nm2500771, nm1620838
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000282510
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14228175
NL CR AUT ID
xx0199275
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001124173
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020Q3517
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:IHw;=Be
Obálky knih ID
xx0199275
RILM ID
2474
Shazam artist ID
370512
Songkick artist ID
199434
UOM ID
41671
Universal Music France artist ID
20000099388
Yale LUX ID
person/49995236-2150-4c35-8fc1-144359947b30

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 4
Out to an Other Side, The Given Note, The Piper's Call, The Poet & The Piper
Occupation 3
musician, tin whistle, flautist
Instrument 2
bagpipe, uilleann pipes
Belongs to 1
Séamus Ennis
Cause of death 1
pulmonary emphysema
Country of citizenship 1
Ireland
Field of work 1
music
Genre 1
music of Ireland
Given name 1
Liam
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
Planxty
Place of birth 1
Kill
Place of death 1
Dublin
Sex or gender 1
male
← Significant person 1
Matt Molloy
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Summary

Liam O'Flynn was born on April 15, 1945[1], in Kill[2]. He died on March 14, 2018[3], in Dublin[4]. He worked as an uilleann piper[5], tin whistle[6], flautist[7], bagpiper[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Liam O'Flynn born?

Liam O'Flynn was born in Kill[2].

Where did Liam O'Flynn die?

Liam O'Flynn passed away in Dublin[4].

What did Liam O'Flynn do for work?

Liam O'Flynn worked as an uilleann piper[5], tin whistle[6], flautist[7], bagpiper[8], and musician[9].

Related Entities

Ireland music

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . rte.ie. rte.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 9E8D-B1E5-E037-2A5D-E904
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46380: HAND ID (3)"
  2. 26w ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    IMDb ID → nm2500771, nm1620838
    Genre → music of Ireland
    Field of work → music
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Described by source: The Companion to Irish Traditional Music, Copying from John Beag Ó Flatharta"
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