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2 unusual facts about Anthony Glavin


Anthony Glavin

Anthony was haunted by the fact that his birth-date, 7 August 1945 (a Bank Holiday in Ireland), was just one day after Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima; that his coming into the world coincided with an event that abruptly altered the world's "historical velocity."

In 1963, during his first year at UCD, he was approached by the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society and played Jack Point in The Gaiety's production of The Yeomen of the Guard.


Francis MacManus

Among the names who have featured and who have gone on to win acclaim in Ireland and internationally are Claire Keegan, Molly McCloskey, Anthony Glavin, Mary O'Donnell and Ivy Bannister.


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