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William O'Brien

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Mallow and Clonakilty both lay inside County Cork when the young man ran toward a life of writing and protest. Which town first held him no longer matters because he gave that whole region a voice. He wrote for ordinary people, defended tenants, and forced powerful men to answer for what they did.

Why this person is known: Irish politician and trade unionist (1881–1968)

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Clonakilty

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