1910 in Ireland
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Events
- 8 January - Sinéad Flanagan marries Éamon de ValeraÉamon de ValeraÉamon de Valera was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth century Ireland, serving as head of government of the Irish Free State and head of government and head of state of Ireland...
in Dublin. - 21 February - Irish Unionist members of the Westminster Parliament elect Sir Edward Carson as party leader, replacing Walter Long.
- 23 February - St Patrick's College, MaynoothSt Patrick's College, MaynoothSt Patrick's College, Maynooth is the "National Seminary for Ireland" , and a Pontifical University, located in the village of Maynooth, 15 miles from Dublin, Ireland. The college and seminary are often referred to as Maynooth College. The college was officially established as the Royal College...
, becomes a recognised college of the National University of IrelandNational University of IrelandThe National University of Ireland , , is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.The constituent universities are...
. - 29 August - The Aero Club of Ireland holds its inaugural aviation meeting at Leopardstown RacecourseLeopardstown RacecourseLeopardstown Racecourse is an Irish horse-racing venue. Like the majority of Irish courses, it hosts both National Hunt and Flat racing. Located in Leopardstown, County Dublin, 8km south of the Dublin city centre. The course was built by Captain George Quin and modeled on Sandown Park Racecourse...
. - 20 October - is launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. At 45,324 gross tons, it is the largest ship afloat. Its sister ship will be launched in sixteen months' time. - 3 December - Sir Edward Carson and James CampbellJames Campbell, 1st Baron GlenavyJames Henry Mussen Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy PC was an Irish lawyer, politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and later in the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State...
are re-elected unopposed as Unionist Members of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Trinity College Dublin. - Irish Countrywomen's AssociationIrish Countrywomen's AssociationThe Irish Countrywomen's Association is the largest women's organisation in Ireland, with over 15,000 members. Founded in 1910, it exists to prove social and educational opportunities for women and to improve the standard of rural and urban life in Ireland...
founded. - Redmond Bridge replaces the original city bridge in Waterford.
- Lilian Bland builds and flies her own gliderGliderUnpowered aircraft are a group of aerial vehicles that can fly without onboard propulsion. They can be classified as gliders, balloons and kites. In this instance, 'flight' means a trajectory that is not merely a vertical descent such as a parachute. In the case of kites, the flight is obtained by...
, the first biplaneBiplaneA biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two superimposed main wings. The Wright brothers' Wright Flyer used a biplane design, as did most aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a biplane wing structure has a structural advantage, it produces more drag than a similar monoplane wing...
built in IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, from Carnmoney Hill, soon afterwards fitting an engine.
Arts and literature
- 13 January - Deirdre of the Sorrows by J. M. Synge is performed for the first time at the Abbey TheatreAbbey TheatreThe Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day...
, Dublin. - 7 May - Anne Horniman withdraws financial support from the Abbey TheatreAbbey TheatreThe Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day...
in protest at its refusal to close on the death of King Edward VIIEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
the previous day.
Football
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- 12 February Ireland 1 - 1 England (in BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
) - 19 March Ireland 1 - 0 Scotland (in Belfast)
- 11 April Wales 4 - 1 Ireland (in WrexhamWrexhamWrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
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- 12 February Ireland 1 - 1 England (in Belfast
- Irish League
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- Winners: CliftonvilleCliftonville F.C.Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th...
- Winners: Cliftonville
- Irish CupIrish CupFor the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Cup.The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth oldest national cup competition in the world...
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- Winners: Distillery 1 - 0 CliftonvilleCliftonville F.C.Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th...
- Winners: Distillery 1 - 0 Cliftonville
January to June
- 1 January - Charles Billingsley, cricketer (d.19511951 in Northern Ireland-Events:*2 February - Éamon de Valera visits Newry for the first time since his arrest there in 1924.*17 March -Free Presbyterian Church formed in Crossgar Co...
) - 29 January - Colin MiddletonColin MiddletonColin Middleton MBE was an Irish artist and surrealist.Middleton was born in 1910 in Belfast. He trained at Belfast College of Art, he was heavily influenced by the work of Vincent van Gogh. He regarded himself as the only surrealist working in Ireland in the 1930s.His work first appeared at the...
, artist (d.19831983 in Northern Ireland-Events:*23 May - The Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim celebrates its 350th anniversary.*30 May - The inaugural meeting of the New Ireland Forum takes place at Dublin Castle....
) - 10 April - Fintan Coogan, SnrFintan Coogan, SnrFintan Coogan was a Fine Gael politician from Galway in Ireland. A blacksmith before entering politics, he was a Teachta Dála for over twenty years, and served three times as Mayor of Galway....
, Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(d.19841984 in Ireland-Events:*January 1** Department of Posts and Telegraphs split into An Post and Telecom Éireann.** Galway City begins celebrations marking its mayoral status granted by King Richard III in 1484....
) - 20 May - Johnny CallananJohnny CallananJohnny Callanan was an Irish Fianna Fáil party politician from County Galway.Callanan was born in the village of Kilconnell, near Ballinasloe, County Galway, to a farming family...
, Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(d.19821982 in Ireland-Events:*January 21 - Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, is expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.*February 1 - Corporal punishment is banned in schools in the Republic....
) - 5 June - Ham LambertHam LambertNoel Hamilton "Ham" Lambert was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player. By profession a veterinary surgeon, he was noted for being the first in Ireland to own a practice devoted to the care of companion animals.He is buried in Schull in Co Cork, Ireland...
, cricketer and rugby player (d.20062006 in Ireland- Incumbents :* President – Mary McAleese* Taoiseach – Bertie Ahern* Tánaiste – Mary Harney ; Michael McDowell * Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Peter Hain* First Minister – office suspended...
) - 12 June - Bill NaughtonBill NaughtonWilliam John Francis Naughton, or Bill Naughton was an Irish-born British playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie.-Early life:...
, playwright and author (d.19921992 in Ireland-Events:*January 20 - Peter Brooke offers to resign as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland following criticism of his singing on The Late Late Show only hours after an IRA bomb explodes....
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July to September
- 1 July - Dan SpringDan SpringDan Spring was an Irish politician who represented the constituency of Kerry North in the Dáil, from 1943 to 1981. He was a member of the Labour Party and was the father of Dick Spring, who led the Labour Party from 1982 to 1997.Dan Spring was born into a working-class family in Tralee, County Kerry...
, Gaelic footballer, trade unionist and Irish Labour Party TD (d.19881988 in Ireland-Events:*11 January - John Hume and Gerry Adams have a surprise meeting in Belfast.*6 March - The British SAS kills three unarmed members of the IRA in Gibraltar....
). - 4 July - George Otto SimmsGeorge Otto SimmsHis Grace the Most Rev. Dr. George Otto Simms , D.D., was an archbishop in the Church of Ireland.-Early life and education:...
, Church of Ireland Archbishop of DublinArchbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland...
and Archbishop of ArmaghArchbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh....
(d.19911991 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - Limerick City celebrates 300 years of the Treaty of Limerick.*January 6 - The Irish Government and the EC Commission meet in Dublin to officially launch the Irish EC Presidency....
). - 1 August - Cathal GannonCathal GannonCathal Gannon , was an Irish harpsichord maker, a fortepiano restorer and an amateur horologist.-Beginnings and education:...
, harpsichordHarpsichordA harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
maker and fortepianoFortepianoFortepiano designates the early version of the piano, from its invention by the Italian instrument maker Bartolomeo Cristofori around 1700 up to the early 19th century. It was the instrument for which Haydn, Mozart, and the early Beethoven wrote their piano music...
restorer (d.19991999 in Ireland-Events:* 4 January – The Euro makes its debut on European financial markets.* 13 January – Derek Hill becomes the eleventh honorary citizen of Ireland....
). - 8 August - Bobby KirkBobby KirkBobby "Cagey" Kirk was a professional ice hockey player.Born in Dough Grange, Ireland, United Kingdom, Kirk played 39 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers. He played his junior hockey in Manitoba....
, ice hockey player (d.19701970 in Northern Ireland-Events:*1 January - Ulster Defence Regiment replaces the B Specials.*11 January - Sinn Féin splits into Provisional and Official wings over a disagreement on abstentionism....
). - 14 August - Eddie IngramEddie IngramEdward "Eddie" Ingram was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace/leg spin bowler, he played 48 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1928 and 1953 including nineteen first-class matches...
, cricketer (d.19731973 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - Ireland joins the European Economic Community along with Britain and Denmark.*January 6 - Patrick Hillery is appointed Social Affairs Commissioner in the European Economic Community....
). - 24 September - Robert Alexander (Irish sportsman) (d.19431943 in Northern Ireland-Events:*9 February - the Belfast West by-election is won by the Northern Ireland Labour Party candidate Jack Beattie*1 May - Sir Basil Brooke becomes Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.-Football:*Irish League*Irish Cup-Births:...
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October to December
- 1 November - Michael LyonsMichael Lyons (Irish politician)Michael Dalgan Lyons was an Irish Fine Gael party politician from Ballyhaunis, County Mayo.A farmer and former employee of the Irish Sugar Company, he stood unsuccessfully as a Fine Gael candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Mayo South constituency at three successive general elections before finally...
, Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
and Senator (d.19911991 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - Limerick City celebrates 300 years of the Treaty of Limerick.*January 6 - The Irish Government and the EC Commission meet in Dublin to officially launch the Irish EC Presidency....
). - 15 November - Geoffrey TooneGeoffrey TooneGeoffrey Toone was an Irish-born character actor.Most of Toone's film roles after the 1930s were in supporting parts, usually as authority figures, though he did play the lead character in the Hammer Films production The Terror of the Tongs in 1961Toone was born in Dublin, Ireland to English...
, actor (d.20052005 in Ireland-Incumbents:* President – Mary McAleese* Taoiseach – Bertie Ahern* Tánaiste – Mary Harney-January:*1 January – The Health Service Executive is established along with the HSE National Ambulance Service....
). - 26 November - Cyril CusackCyril CusackCyril James Cusack was an Irish actor, who appeared in more than 90 films.-Early life:Cusack was born in Durban, Natal, South Africa, the son of Alice Violet , an actress, and James Walter Cusack, a sergeant in the Natal mounted police. His parents separated when he was young and his mother took...
, actor (d.19931993 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - The Single European Market comes into effect.*January 12 - Albert Reynolds is elected Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann. A Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition government comes to power....
). - 10 December - Vivion de ValeraVivion de ValeraVivion de Valera was an Irish scientist, businessman, lawyer and politician. He was the eldest child of the former Taoiseach and President, Éamon de Valera and Sinéad de Valera and was named after his paternal grandfather, Juan Vivion de Valera...
, barrister, managing director of The Irish PressThe Irish PressThe Irish Press was an Irish national daily newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 5 September 1931 and 25 May 1995.-Foundation:...
, Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
representing Dublin North WestDublin North West (Dáil Éireann constituency)Dublin North–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies...
(d.19821982 in Ireland-Events:*January 21 - Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, is expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.*February 1 - Corporal punishment is banned in schools in the Republic....
). - 22 December - James BoucherJames BoucherJames Chrysostom "Jimmy" Boucher James Chrysostom "Jimmy" Boucher James Chrysostom "Jimmy" Boucher (born 22 December 1910 in Dublin, died 25 December 1995 in Spain was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler....
, cricketer (d.19951995 in Ireland-Events:*January 27 - Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.*February 2 - President Mary Robinson addresses a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas....
). - 26 December - Stephen CoughlanStephen CoughlanStephen "Stevie" Coughlan was an Irish Labour Party politician who served for eighteen years as Teachta Dála for the Limerick East constituency....
, Irish Labour Party TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
and Mayor of Limerick (d.19941994 in Ireland-Events:*April 14 - The Central Bank issues a new £5 note.*April 30 - Ireland wins the 39th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rock 'n' Roll Kids....
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Full date unknown
- Manliff BarringtonManliff BarringtonManliff Barrington Monkstown, County Dublin, was an Irish motorcycle racer famous for winning the Isle of Man TT races 2 times in his career.-Racing career:...
, motorcycle racer (d.19991999 in Ireland-Events:* 4 January – The Euro makes its debut on European financial markets.* 13 January – Derek Hill becomes the eleventh honorary citizen of Ireland....
). - Aloys FleischmannAloys FleischmannAloys Fleischmann was an Irish composer and musicologist. In addition he wrote several books and articles on Irish music.-Life:...
, composer and musicologist (d.19921992 in Ireland-Events:*January 20 - Peter Brooke offers to resign as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland following criticism of his singing on The Late Late Show only hours after an IRA bomb explodes....
). - Peter KavanaghPeter Kavanagh (Irish footballer)Peter Kavanagh was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Bohemians and Celtic. Kavanagh was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. After leaving Celtic, Kavanagh had spells with several clubs before finishing his career with a works team...
, soccer player (d.19931993 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - The Single European Market comes into effect.*January 12 - Albert Reynolds is elected Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann. A Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition government comes to power....
). - Paddy MoorePaddy MoorePaddy Moore was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shamrock Rovers and Aberdeen. Moore was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.In February 1934 Moore scored four goals for the FAI XI in a World Cup qualifier against Belgium...
, soccer player (d.19511951 in Ireland-Events:*February 2 - Éamon de Valera visits Newry for the first time since his arrest there in 1924.*April 11 - Minister for Health Dr. Noel Browne resigns and his Mother and Child Scheme is overturned....
). - Máirtín Ó DireáinMáirtín Ó DireáinMáirtín Ó Direáin born in Sruthán on Inismór in the Aran Islands was an Irish language poet.The son of a small-farmer, Máirtín Ó Direáin spoke only Irish until his mid-teens. He worked as a civil servant from 1928 until 1975...
, poet (d.19881988 in Ireland-Events:*11 January - John Hume and Gerry Adams have a surprise meeting in Belfast.*6 March - The British SAS kills three unarmed members of the IRA in Gibraltar....
). - Séamus Ó NéillSéamus Ó NéillSéamus Ó Néill, , was a versatile Irish writer from Clarkhill, Castlewellan, County Down, Ireland. Following a primary degree from Queen's University, Belfast, he did historical research under Eoin MacNeill at University College, Dublin...
, writer (d.19861986 in Northern Ireland-Events:*3 March - Unionists hold an extensive day of action against the Anglo-Irish Agreement.*31 March - Tom King, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announces decision to ban the Apprentice Boys Easter Monday Parade, resulting in rioting in Portadown and other parts of the North, police...
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Deaths
- 17 February - St. Clair Augustine MulhollandSt. Clair Augustine MulhollandSt. Clair Augustine Mulholland was a colonel in the Union Army in the American Civil War who later received the brevets of brigadier general of volunteers and major general of volunteers and the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at the Battle of Chancellorsville.-Biography:Mulholland was born...
, American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
officer (b.18391839 in Ireland-Events:*The Ulster Railway began construction of a railway line between Belfast and Lisburn.*Marquess of Donegall lays the foundation stone for the Palm House in Belfast Botanic Gardens....
). - 6 May - Edward VII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
(b. 1841) - 30 August - Hedges Eyre ChattertonHedges Eyre ChattertonHedges Eyre Chatterton was an Irish Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom Parliament and subsequently Vice-Chancellor of Ireland.- Biography :...
, Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and Vice-Chancellor of Ireland (b.18191819 in Ireland-Births:*January - William Travers, lawyer, politician, explorer, and naturalist in New Zealand .*31 March - Edward Selby Smyth, British General, commanded Militia of Canada from 1874 to 1880 ....
). - 30 August - George ThrossellGeorge ThrossellGeorge Lionel Throssell, CMG was the second Premier of Western Australia. He served for just three months, from 15 February 1901 until 27 May 1901 during a period of great instability in Western Australian politics....
, second Premier of Western AustraliaPremier of Western AustraliaThe Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
(b.18401840 in Ireland-Events:*The Palm House in Belfast Botanic Gardens is completed, constructed by Richard Turner of Dublin. It is one of the earliest examples of a curvilinear cast iron glasshouse in the world.-Births:...
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