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Edna O'Brien
1930 - 2024
Edna O'Brien
1930 - 2024
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BORN
1930
DIED
2024
Edna O'Brien Obituary
Edna O'Brien was an Irish author whose acclaimed books included her groundbreaking 1960 debut novel, "The Country Girls."
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Johanna o flaherty
July 31, 2024
Edna, your sorrows, joys, and humour, are my sentiments exactly. You are the role mode for my writings. Rip you golden girl. Johanna o flaherty. Cork Ireland
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Carson Loveless
July 30, 2024
Condolences to her family
Elizabeth Bell
July 29, 2024
RIP Edna
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