John Ireland
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 39
Top works
- Collected Piano Works
- These things shall be
- A London overture
- Blow out you bugles, and other works
- The forgottenrite and Symphonic rhapsody Mai-Dun
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- 27,046
- Total plays
- 121,085
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John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 1879 – 12 June 1962) was an English composer. Ireland was born in Bowdon, near Altrincham, Manchester, into a family of Scottish descent and some cultural distinction. His parents died soon after he had entered the Royal College of Music at the age of 14. He studied piano and organ there, and later composition under Charles Villiers Stanford. He subsequently became a teacher at the College himself, his pupils <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Ireland">Re
Key dates
- Born
- 11 September 1838
- Died
- 25 September 1918
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Ireland
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- County Kilkenny
- Place of death
- Saint Paul
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- coadjutor bishop
- Languages spoken
- English language
Connections
Categories
1838 births1918 deaths19th-century Irish people19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United StatesCatholic Church and minority language rightsCatholic military chaplainsChristian clergy from County KilkennyHistory of Saint Paul, MinnesotaIrish emigrants to the United StatesRoman Catholic archbishops of Saint Paul