RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ciarán of Clonmacnoise

516 - 546

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Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (c. 516 – c. 549), supposedly born Ciarán mac an tSaeir ("son of the carpenter"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and the first abbot of Clonmacnoise. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ciarán of Clonmacnoise has received more than 130,859 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ciarán of Clonmacnoise is the 2,730th most popular religious figure (down from 2,449th in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Ireland and the 18th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 2,730 out of 3,187. Before him are Carlo Agostini, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter, Oscar Cantoni, Paul Yü Pin, Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, and Mustafa Cerić. After him are Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Jean Marcel Honoré, Lojze Grozde, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Youssef Absi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 516, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 2. Before him is Athalaric.  Among people deceased in 546, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 3. Before him are Walthari, and Ingund.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 231 out of 549. Before him are W. T. Cosgrave (1880), Finnian of Clonard (470), Rex Ingram (1892), Philip Pettit (1945), Leo Varadkar (1979), and Lena Rice (1866). After him are William Quan Judge (1851), Garret FitzGerald (1926), Mabel Cahill (1863), Edward Donovan (1768), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), and Wolfe Tone (1763).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ranks 18. Before him are Violet Gibson (1876), Catald (700), Aidan of Lindisfarne (600), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Oliver Plunkett (1625), and Finnian of Clonard (470). After him are Seán Brady (1939), Geoffrey Keating (1569), and Desmond Connell (1926).

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