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Lee Chin

Setanta’s Successor:
The Rise of Lee Chin

By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by 1 Comment

How the son of an Malaysian immigrant rose to stardom within Ireland’s top sports divisions. ℘℘℘ Lee Chin could quite possibly be the modern successor to Setanta (the given name of the Irish mythological figure Cú Chulainn). His athletic prowess in hurling, soccer, and Gaelic football has been made legend in Ireland and, in February, will become Ireland’s newest mythological … [Read more...] about Setanta’s Successor:
The Rise of Lee Chin

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