Seán Ó Riada

Summary

Seán Ó Riada is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Cork^[2]. He was born on August 1, 1931^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on October 3, 1971^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], musicologist^[7], and conductor^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Seán Ó Riada was born in Cork^[2].
• Seán Ó Riada died in London^[4].
• Seán Ó Riada was born on August 1, 1931^[3].
• Seán Ó Riada died on October 3, 1971^[5].
• A child of Seán Ó Riada was Liadh Ní Riada^[10].
• A child of Seán Ó Riada was Peadar Ó Riada^[11].
• A child of Seán Ó Riada was Sorcha Ní Riada^[12].
• Seán Ó Riada held citizenship in Ireland^[13].
• Seán Ó Riada's professions included composer^[6].
• Seán Ó Riada's professions included musicologist^[7].
• Seán Ó Riada's professions included conductor^[8].
• Seán Ó Riada's education included a stint at University College Cork^[14].
• Seán Ó Riada's education included a stint at St Munchin's College^[15].
• Seán Ó Riada is recorded as male^[16].
• Seán Ó Riada's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Seán Ó Riada's genre is music of Ireland^[18].
• Seán Ó Riada's record label is recorded as Shanachie Records^[19].
• Seán Ó Riada's Commons category is recorded as Seán Ó Riada^[20].
• The cause of death was liver cirrhosis^[21].
• Seán Ó Riada's family name is recorded as Q37072469^[22].
• Seán Ó Riada's given name is recorded as John^[23].
• Seán Ó Riada's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[24].
• Seán Ó Riada's instrument is recorded as violin^[25].
• Seán Ó Riada's described by source is recorded as The Companion to Irish Traditional Music^[26].
• Seán Ó Riada's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Reidy'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1931-08-01^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1971-10-03^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 59cf1529-6013-4606-802e-908581a5154a^[32]

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Origins and Family

Seán Ó Riada was born in Cork^[2]. He was born on August 1, 1931^[3].

Education

Educated at University College Cork^[14], a university college^[33], in Ireland^[34], founded in 1845^[35], headquartered in Cork^[36] and St Munchin's College^[15], a secondary school^[37], in Ireland^[38], founded in 1796^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], musicologist^[7], and conductor^[8].

Personal Life

Children include Liadh Ní Riada^[10], a politician^[40], b. 1966^[41], of United Kingdom^[42]; Peadar Ó Riada^[11], a musician^[43], b. 1954^[44], of Ireland^[45]; and Sorcha Ní Riada^[12].

Death and Burial

Seán Ó Riada died on October 3, 1971^[5]. He passed away in London^[4]. The cause of death was liver cirrhosis^[21].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Seán Ó Riada include Corn Uí Riada^[46], a recurring event^[47], in Ireland^[48].

Why It Matters

Seán Ó Riada ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

He has been cited as an influence by Alan Stivell^[51], a singer-songwriter^[52], b. 1944^[53], of France^[54], awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[55], specialised in music^[56].

Entities named for him include Corn Uí Riada^[46], a recurring event^[47], in Ireland^[48].

FAQs

Where was Seán Ó Riada born?

Born in Cork^[2], Seán Ó Riada…

Where did Seán Ó Riada die?

Seán Ó Riada passed away in London^[4].

What did Seán Ó Riada do for work?

Seán Ó Riada worked as composer^[6], musicologist^[7], and conductor^[8].

Where did Seán Ó Riada go to school?

Seán Ó Riada was educated at University College Cork^[14] and St Munchin's College^[15].

Who did Seán Ó Riada influence?

Seán Ó Riada has been cited as an influence by Alan Stivell^[51].