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    Sports trivia from the 'Memory Man' Jimmy Magee

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  • Exploring Early Modern Sexualities

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    Meet Ireland's new Taoiseach, Brian CowenDespite a high profile at the centre of Irish political life for more than twenty years, relatively little is known about our new leader. Just who is Brian Cowen?The story begins in the village of Clara, Co. Offaly, where family, local life and the GAA were formative influences. The sudden and unexpected death of his father, Ber Cowen, Fianna Fáil TD for ... Leer más

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  • A Critical Companion to John Skelton

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