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An Irishman will always soften bad news, so that a major coronary is no more than 'a bad turn' and a near hurricane that leaves thousands homeless is 'good drying weather'.

Hugh Leonard

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Hugh Leonard
Age: 82 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 9
Died: 2009
Died: February 12
Actor
Dramatist
Journalist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Majors
Soften
Major
Hurricane
News
Hurricanes
Turn
Homeless
Turns
Thousands
Coronary
Good
Near
Irishman
Always
Weather
Drying
Leaves
Irishmen

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