Tomás Ó Canainn

Uilleann piper
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Tomás Ó Canainn

Summary

Tomás Ó Canainn is a human[1]. Born in Pennyburn[2], he… he was born on 1930[3]. He died in Cork[4]. He died on September 15, 2013[5]. He worked as an engineer[6], singer[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Tomás Ó Canainn's place of birth was Pennyburn[2].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn died in Cork[4].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn was born on 1930[3].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn died on September 15, 2013[5].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn held citizenship in Ireland[10].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's professions included engineer[6].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's professions included singer[7].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's professions included composer[8].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn is recorded as male[11].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's genre is music of Ireland[13].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's given name is recorded as Tomás[14].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's official website is recorded as http://homepage.eircom.net/~tocanainn/index.html[15].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's instrument is recorded as bagpipe[16].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's instrument is recorded as uilleann pipes[17].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's described by source is recorded as The Companion to Irish Traditional Music[19].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Irish Traditional Music[20].
  • Tomás Ó Canainn's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: IE[23]

  • Began / founded: 1930[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-09-15[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0697b05d-575a-4160-b331-7229f2ceaf2e[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Tomás Ó Canainn's place of birth was Pennyburn[2]. He was born on 1930[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6], singer[7], and composer[8].

Death and Burial

Tomás Ó Canainn died on September 15, 2013[5]. He died in Cork[4].

Why It Matters

Tomás Ó Canainn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Tomás Ó Canainn born?

Born in Pennyburn[2], Tomás Ó Canainn…

Where did Tomás Ó Canainn die?

Tomás Ó Canainn passed away in Cork[4].

What did Tomás Ó Canainn do for work?

Tomás Ó Canainn worked as engineer[6], singer[7], and composer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . rte.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Tomás
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Irish Traditional Music, WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP
    Country of citizenship Ireland
    Website
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