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Richard de Burgh, 2nd earl of Ulster: Quick Facts

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Born 1259?
Died July 29, 1326 • near Cashel • Ireland
House / Dynasty Burgh family
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Irish criminal
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Edith Somerville
Irish writer
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Irish writer
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Irish writer
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Irish author
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Irish author
James Joyce wearing a dark suit, light tie, round glasses, and a hat, looking to the side outdoors in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Jonathan Swift
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George Bernard Shaw
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Samuel Beckett, 1965
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George Berkeley
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