Katie (24 August 1988 – 1992) and Eilish Holton (born 24 August 1988) were Irish

conjoined twins Conjoined twins – sometimes popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are twins joined ''Uterus, in utero''. A very rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 189,000 births, with a somewhat higher in ...

born to Mary and Liam Holton of

Donadea Donadea ( ga, Domhnach Dheá) is a civil parish in the barony of Ikeathy and Oughterany in the north of County Kildare, Ireland. There are seven townlands in the parish. There are no large centres of population in the parish. Donadea is noted ...

, County Kildare. They were joined at the pelvis and the legs and were the subject of several newspaper articles and later a two-part television documentary. In 1992, the twins were surgically separated. Katie Holton did not recover from the operation, dying four days later. Eilish Holton was reportedly the inspiration for the name of

Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single " Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom ...

, according to the singer's parents.

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