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Aidan Higgins

Birthplace

The source records Celbridge as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Aidan Higgins
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What is recorded here

Why this person is known: Irish novelist (1927–2015)

From Wikidata Q4696709

Birthplace
Celbridge
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