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Kathleen Behan

Wild Irish Women: Dancer in a Rough Field

By Rosemary Rogers, Contributor
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by 2 Comments

The extraordinary life of Kathleen Kearney Behan, 1889 – 1984. History has cast Kathleen Behan in supporting roles, reducing her to the “sister of” or “mother of” someone important. But she deserves so much more – Kathleen was a political powerhouse, raconteur, and gifted singer who, in the course of her long and often tragic life, managed to have a bit of fun along the … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women: Dancer in a Rough Field

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