Amelia Butler-Gallie

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Doireann Ní Ghríofa discovers all she can about Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, whose lament for her murdered husband deserves to be far better known

Doireann Ní Ghríofa. [Matthew Thompson]
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