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Fri 07 Jul 2010France to honour Irish poet with Chevalier award
THE IRISH poet John Montague is to be made a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur, one of France’s highest decorations.
Montague, who turned 80 last year, said he was “very pleased” to learn that his name was included on the French government’s annual Bastille Day honours list.
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