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She was buried at the New Inn cemetery, close to her parents, her brother Samel and her sister Agnes.

Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbaig Uí Briain, was King of Thomond in Ireland from 1168 to 1194 and a claimant to the title King of Munster. He was also styled King of Limerick, a title belonging to the O'Brien dynasty since Brian…

A cropped historical photograph of Kathleen Lynn, taken from a piece of 1927 election material.

John Hogan was the neo-classicist of Irish Sculpture. Along with his contemporaries John Henry Foley, John Lawlor and Samuel Ferris Lynn, was a key figure in the history of Irish art in the 1800s. Hogan's best-known works include his three versions…

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Over 13–14 August, of the 303 yachts that started, 24 were abandoned, of which five were lost and believed to be sunk, due to high winds and severe sea conditions.[8] The Daily Telegraph (15 August 1979, p. 1) described the situation, where "Royal…

Such female talent typically came with the price of mandatory reliance on male record producers, arrangers, and songwriters for female stars of the time. It was not expected of women to know what was best for them. Springfield thought differently and…

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She was best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist for the alternative rock band[4] the Cranberries. O'Riordan had one of the most recognisable female voices in rock in the 1990s. She was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice,[5] signature…