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Our moneyed men have ruled us for the past thirty years. Under the flag of the slaveholder they hoped to destroy our liberty.

Denis Kearney

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Denis Kearney
Age: 60 †
Born: 1847
Born: January 1
Died: 1907
Died: January 1
Drayman
County Cork
Ireland
Denis Kearney
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