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We in Ireland are gifted beyond most peoples with a talent for acting, and in Dublin especially, while scorning culture, which indeed we have not got, we are possessed of a most futile and diverting cleverness.

Susan Mitchell

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Susan Mitchell
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 20
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Especially
Dublin
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