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Also Known As Gaedhilge literature • Gaelic literature • Gaeilge literature

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Micheál MacLiammóir
actor, scenic designer, and playwright
Frank O’Connor
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Kuno Meyer
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Dallán Forgaill
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Mary Macleod
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