Turlough O'Carolan

Summary

Turlough O'Carolan is a human^[1]. Born in County Meath^[2], he… he was born on 1670^[3]. He passed away in Ballyfarnon^[4]. He died on March 25, 1738^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], poet^[7], singer^[8], and harpist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (556 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in County Meath^[2], Turlough O'Carolan…
• Turlough O'Carolan passed away in Ballyfarnon^[4].
• Turlough O'Carolan was born on 1670^[3].
• Turlough O'Carolan died on March 25, 1738^[5].
• Turlough O'Carolan held citizenship in Ireland^[11].
• Turlough O'Carolan worked as a composer^[6].
• Turlough O'Carolan's professions included poet^[7].
• Turlough O'Carolan's professions included singer^[8].
• Turlough O'Carolan worked as a harpist^[9].
• Turlough O'Carolan is recorded as male^[12].
• Turlough O'Carolan's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Turlough O'Carolan is associated with the Baroque music movement^[14].
• Turlough O'Carolan's genre is classical music^[15].
• Turlough O'Carolan's Commons category is recorded as Turlough Carolan^[16].
• Turlough O'Carolan's family name is recorded as Carolan^[17].
• Turlough O'Carolan's given name is recorded as Turlough^[18].
• Turlough O'Carolan's medical condition is recorded as blindness^[19].
• Turlough O'Carolan's instrument is recorded as harp^[20].
• Turlough O'Carolan's instrument is recorded as voice^[21].
• Turlough O'Carolan's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[22].
• Turlough O'Carolan's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[23].
• Turlough O'Carolan's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900^[24].
• Turlough O'Carolan's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Turlough O'Carolan's described by source is recorded as The Companion to Irish Traditional Music^[26].
• Turlough O'Carolan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Irish^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1670^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1738-03-25^[31]

• Community tags: composer^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 10e81502-93fd-47c7-8c4b-e711e21934aa^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Turlough O'Carolan's place of birth was County Meath^[2]. He was born on 1670^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], poet^[7], singer^[8], and harpist^[9].

Death and Burial

Turlough O'Carolan died on March 25, 1738^[5]. He died in Ballyfarnon^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Turlough O'Carolan include Carolan^[34], an impact crater^[35].

Why It Matters

Turlough O'Carolan ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (556 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

He has been cited as an influence by Alan Stivell^[38], a singer-songwriter^[39], b. 1944^[40], of France^[41], awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[42], specialised in music^[43].

Entities named for him include Carolan^[34], an impact crater^[35].

FAQs

Where was Turlough O'Carolan born?

Born in County Meath^[2], Turlough O'Carolan…

Where did Turlough O'Carolan die?

Turlough O'Carolan died in Ballyfarnon^[4].

What did Turlough O'Carolan do for work?

Turlough O'Carolan worked as composer^[6], poet^[7], singer^[8], and harpist^[9].

Who did Turlough O'Carolan influence?

Turlough O'Carolan has been cited as an influence by Alan Stivell^[38].