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Tag Archives: Irish Republic

A Wren for a Wren at 70th anniversary of Gertrude Canning’s murder

Posted on June 30, 2012 by newsroom

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Four generations of the Irish Canning family – something like 40 people – were in Inveraray today Continue reading →

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