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Luke Kelly

Irish singer and musician (1940–1984)
Person human Q369933

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
November 17, 1940
Date of death
January 30, 1984
Place of birth
Dublin
Place of death
Dublin
Country of citizenship
Ireland[10]
Occupation
singer, banjoist, guitarist
Spouse
Deirdre O'Connell[9]
Genre
Irish folk music, folk music[13][14]
Official website
itsthedubliners.com[18]
Cause of death
brain cancer[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Described by source
The Companion to Irish Traditional Music[22]
Family name
Kelly[16]
Given name
Luke[17]
Image harvest run
pdhero-20261109T032439Z
Image last checked license
CC BY-SA 4.0
Image unavailable reason
no_pd_license
Instrument
banjo, voice[20][21]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Member of
The Dubliners[11]
Name in native language
Luke Kelly[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Irish Traditional Music[28]
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Place of burial
Glasnevin Cemetery[8]
Significant person
Lou Killen, Johnny Moynihan[26][27]
Start of work period
1960[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lúcás Ó Ceallaigh en Luke Kelly ar لوك كيلي de Lúcás Ó Ceallaigh de Luke Gerard Kelly es Lúcás Ó Ceallaigh fr Lúcás Ó Ceallaigh it Lúcás Ó Ceallaigh ja ルーク・ケリー ko 루크 켈리 nl Lúcás Ó Ceallaigh ru Люк Келли
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000116667553
VIAF cluster ID
69788443
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2008188037
GND ID
121578151, 1372822666
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Statua di Luke Kelly.jpg ↗
Acharts.co artist ID
luke_kelly
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140546560
CONOR.SI ID
215099491
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
004454
Discogs artist ID
899360
Europeana entity
agent/base/67829
FAST ID
1958498
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Find a Grave memorial ID
25736526
Freebase ID
/m/01p1xm_
Geni profile ID
6000000017425890264
Genius artist ID
Luke-kelly
Genius artist numeric ID
334785
HAND ID
A09A-0F5A-4F8F-D7A6-2F2C
IMDb ID
nm1838881
Last.fm ID
luke+kelly
LyricsTranslate ID
luke-kelly-lyrics.html
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
13895
MusicBrainz artist ID
2cb7db77-60d1-4ce7-af44-21e5163d01eb
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000037806
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001094195
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bqdw;=CY
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp16520
SecondHandSongs artist ID
102002
Songkick artist ID
469075
Tidal artist ID
3722476
Web feed URL
insanityworkout.us.org
WikiTree person ID
Kelly-20759
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqk4GxFcFgww7Bbjc7mBP
Yandex Music artist ID
231999

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
singer, guitarist, banjoist
Genre 2
folk music, Irish folk music
Instrument 2
banjo, voice
Mb:writer 2
Seven Drunken Nights, Seven Drunken Nights
Belongs to 1
The Dubliners
Country of citizenship 1
Ireland
Family name 1
Kelly
Given name 1
Luke
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:founder 1
The Dubliners
Mb:member of band 1
The Dubliners
Member of 1
The Dubliners
Place of birth 1
Dublin
Place of burial 1
Glasnevin Cemetery
Place of death 1
Dublin
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Deirdre O'Connell
Spouses 1
Deirdre O'Connell
← FactGrid item ID 1
Veselí nad Moravou
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Summary

Luke Kelly was born on November 17, 1940[1], in Dublin[2]. He died on January 30, 1984[3], in Dublin[4]. He worked as a singer[5], banjoist[6], and guitarist[7].

FAQs

Where was Luke Kelly born?

Luke Kelly's place of birth was Dublin[2].

Where did Luke Kelly die?

Luke Kelly passed away in Dublin[4].

Who was Luke Kelly married to?

Luke Kelly's spouses include Deirdre O'Connell[9].

What did Luke Kelly do for work?

Luke Kelly worked as a singer[5], banjoist[6], and guitarist[7].

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Tidal artist ID → 3722476
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    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 140546560
    National Library of Ireland ID → vtls001094195
    National Library of Lithuania ID → LNB:Bqdw;=CY
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