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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 306,728 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Turlough O'Carolan is the 721st most popular composer (up from 734th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 115th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Composer.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

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  • 3.08

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 721 out of 1,216. Before him are Jean-François Dandrieu, Johann Caspar Kerll, Leo Fall, Aristides Quintilianus, Giovanni Artusi, and Franz Anton Hoffmeister. After him are Muslim Magomayev, Arthur Sullivan, Franz Krommer, Norbert Burgmüller, Temistocle Solera, and Luis de Narváez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1670, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 18. Before him are Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Jean-Baptiste Dubos, Rajaram I, William Congreve, Domenico Trezzini, and Zheng Keshuang. After him are Olof Celsius, Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Julie d'Aubigny. Among people deceased in 1738, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 6. Before him are Herman Boerhaave, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Caspar Bartholin the Younger, and Jean-François Dandrieu. After him are Matthias Braun, George Bähr, Jean-Joseph Mouret, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 102 out of 501. Before him are William Brown (1777), Saint Fiacre (607), Fiona Shaw (1958), Edward Bransfield (1785), Dymphna (700), and Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760). After him are Kevin of Glendalough (498), John Ellis (1710), Grace O'Malley (1530), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (1977), Edward Bruce (1275), and G. E. M. Anscombe (1919).

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Among COMPOSERS In Ireland

Among composers born in Ireland, Turlough O'Carolan ranks 2. Before him are John Field (1782). After him are Charles Villiers Stanford (1852), Michael William Balfe (1808), and Victor Herbert (1859).

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