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Thu 05 May 2009Siki's shock defeat still a source of controversy
AMERICA AT LARGE:The Fighting Irishman exhibition revives memories of a famous Irish success in 1923
WHEN THE “Fighting Irishmen” exhibition opened at the Irish Arts Center in Manhattan three summers ago, its piece de resistancemade the journey from Dublin to New York in the cockpit of an Aer Lingus flight and was carried into the country as part of the crew’s hand luggage. This not only allowed Dan Donnelly’s arm to avoid the scrutiny of the Department of Homeland Security, but obviated having to explain why a human body part was listed on a customs form.
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