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Sport and death are the two great socializing factors in Ireland.

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Elizabeth Bowen
Age: 73 †
Born: 1899
Born: June 7
Died: 1973
Died: February 22
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Dublin city
Elisabeth Bowen
Great
Socializing
Ireland
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Sport
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Death
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Sins cut boldly up through every class in society, but mere misdemeanours show a certain level in life.
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