Willie Clancy

Irish musician (1918–1973)
Person human Q2080198
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Willie Clancy

Summary

Willie Clancy is a human[1]. He was born in Milltown Malbay[2]. He was born on December 24, 1918[3]. He passed away in Galway[4]. He died on January 24, 1973[5]. He worked as a musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Willie Clancy was born in Milltown Malbay[2].
  • Willie Clancy passed away in Galway[4].
  • Willie Clancy was born on December 24, 1918[3].
  • Willie Clancy died on January 24, 1973[5].
  • Willie Clancy held citizenship in Ireland[8].
  • Willie Clancy worked as a musician[6].
  • Willie Clancy is recorded as male[9].
  • Willie Clancy's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Willie Clancy's genre is music of Ireland[11].
  • Willie Clancy's family name is recorded as Clancy[12].
  • Willie Clancy's given name is recorded as Willie[13].
  • Willie Clancy's instrument is recorded as bagpipe[14].
  • Willie Clancy's instrument is recorded as uilleann pipes[15].
  • Willie Clancy's described by source is recorded as The Companion to Irish Traditional Music[16].
  • Willie Clancy's start of work period is recorded as 1938[17].
  • Willie Clancy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Irish Traditional Music[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: IE[20]

  • Began / founded: 1918-12-24[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1973-01[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6e3c4fc5-e359-4adc-b035-063811cfe786[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Willie Clancy was born in Milltown Malbay[2]. He was born on December 24, 1918[3].

Career and Affiliations

Willie Clancy's professions included musician[6].

Death and Burial

Willie Clancy died on January 24, 1973[5]. He died in Galway[4].

Why It Matters

Willie Clancy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7]

He has been cited as an influence by Mary Bergin[24], a musician[25], b. 1949[26], of Ireland[27].

FAQs

Where was Willie Clancy born?

Willie Clancy was born in Milltown Malbay[2].

Where did Willie Clancy die?

Willie Clancy passed away in Galway[4].

What did Willie Clancy do for work?

Willie Clancy worked as musician[6].

Who did Willie Clancy influence?

Willie Clancy has been cited as an influence by Mary Bergin[24].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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