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Tomas O'Crohan

Birthplace

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

Tomas O'Crohan
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What is recorded here

Map note: Tomas O'Crohan, a birthplace, is mapped in County Kerry, Ireland. See where this named place sits among the others nearby.

Why this person is known: Irish writer

From Wikidata Q724794

Birthplace
Blasket Islands
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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