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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
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Tongues
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