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Sunday, August 25, 2013

'I am not romantic, you know'

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/documentary-podcast-ver-brief-encounter-emily-sheeran-patrick-duignan-courts-marraige.html

Dublin 1913. A man who has come into money has marriage on his mind…and ends up in court when he changes his mind. Great listening! Hang on for the song at the end.
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