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Why this person is known: Irish writer (1862–1915)
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- Maker not stated on source page, hikersbay.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Jonathan Wilkins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- andrew mcmillan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Marathon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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