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unusual facts about Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare


Donal O'Sullivan

Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare (1561–1613), last independent ruler of the O'Sullivan Beara clan


Brutus Babington

Philip O'Sullivan Beare tells the story that his death was ascribed to a divine punishment for his sacrilege in attempting to burn a statue of the Virgin Mary, which, however, remained unconsumed, while the perpetrators of the outrage were either struck dead on the spot, or, like the bishop himself, died a lingering death.


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