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They took away our land, our language, and our religion but they could never harness our tongues.

Brendan Behan

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Brendan Behan
Age: 41 †
Born: 1923
Born: February 9
Died: 1964
Died: March 20
Journalist
Poet
Songwriter
Writer
Dublin city
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan
Language
Away
Never
Tongues
Harness
Tongue
Took
Land
Religion

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