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Mon 08 Aug 2008An Irishman's Diary
AS ANOTHER Béal na mBláth commemoration approaches, spare a thought for someone else who is remembered for his bravery during Easter Week, 1916 and his tragic death during the Civil War in the summer of 1922.
Cathal Brugha was born Charles Burgess at Richmond Avenue, Dublin on July 18th, 1874. He attended the Colmcille schools in Dublin and later Belvedere College. His sporting interests included swimming, cricket, hurling, football, rope-climbing, shooting, cycling, athletics, boxing and gymnastics.
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