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Turlough O'Carolan

1670 - 1738

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Turlough O'Carolan (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin [ˈt̪ˠɾˠeːl̪ˠəx oː ˈcaɾˠwəl̪ˠaːnʲ, - ˈcaɾˠuːl̪ˠaːnʲ]; 1670 – 25 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. Although not a composer in the classical sense, Carolan is considered by some to be Ireland's national composer. Harpers in the old Irish tradition were still living as late as 1792, and ten, including Arthur O'Neill, Patrick Quin and Donnchadh Ó hÁmsaigh, attended the Belfast Harp Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Turlough O'Carolan has received more than 325,871 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Turlough O'Carolan is the 855th most popular composer (down from 720th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 101st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Composer.

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  • 330k

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  • 52.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 855 out of 1,451. Before him are Meredith Monk, Marco da Gagliano, Werner Egk, Trevor Jones, Piero Piccioni, and Nie Er. After him are Robert Volkmann, Alberto Iglesias, Déodat de Séverac, Friedrich Kiel, Allan Pettersson, and Aribert Reimann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1670, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 16. Before him are Maria Margaretha Kirch, Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Zheng Keshuang, Jean-Baptiste Dubos, and Domenico Trezzini. After him are Olof Celsius, Banda Singh Bahadur, Julie d'Aubigny, Köprülüzade Numan Pasha, Rajaram I, and William Congreve. Among people deceased in 1738, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 5. Before him are Herman Boerhaave, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and Jean-François Dandrieu. After him are Caspar Bartholin the Younger, George Bähr, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg, Matthias Braun, Jean-Joseph Mouret, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 126 out of 549. Before him are Jim Sheridan (1949), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Charles Villiers Stanford (1852), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), Kevin of Glendalough (498), and Dan O'Herlihy (1919). After him are Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751), William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), Aidan Gillen (1968), Barry Fitzgerald (1888), Charles Stewart Parnell (1846), and Alan Cunningham (1887).

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Among COMPOSERS In Ireland

Among composers born in Ireland, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 3. Before him are John Field (1782), and Charles Villiers Stanford (1852). After him are Michael William Balfe (1808), Victor Herbert (1859), and Michael McGlynn (1964).

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