What is recorded here
Pól Ó Foighil was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, on 1 June 1928. He left that inland birthplace behind to become the voice of Connemara's isolated coastal communities, fighting for water, wind power and connection where geography threatened to erase them.
Why this person is known: Irish politician
- Birthplace
- County Tipperary
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