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I did what all good Iriah dads do when faced with a worthy adversary..I said Ask your mother!!

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Eoin Colfer
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: May 14
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Wexford
Adversaries
Faced
Worthy
Dad
Asks
Mother
Good
Dads
Adversary

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