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BIographies of Irish people
Jan. 24, 2022

OTD: Sybil Connolly - Fasion Designer (1921 - 1998)

Sybil Connolly was born in Swansea, Wales on January 24, 1921. On her father's death, John, in 1936, the family relocated to his native Waterford. During those years, Sybil showed a flair for fashion and design and was apprenticed to a London dressm…

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Jan. 23, 2022

OTD: John Field - (1782 - 1837)

John Field (1782 - 1837), is considered by many to be Ireland’s most influential classical composer. Field is credited with the creation of the nocturne, a musical form usually written for the piano and evocative of the night.  Field w…

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