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continued this way until 1969, with a break from mid 1940 till 1946, due to illness and the war. In total there were 285 "Ballyscunnions" produced, some reappearing when Dublin
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The first reference to "Ballyscunnion" appears in a "wash" drawing published in 1937 in Dublin
Opinion - a humorous, pictorial magazine which appeared monthly as light relief from the turbulent period following the birth of the nation. Then from late 1938 "Ballyscunnion" appeared in scraperboard and
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William St John Glenn was born in 1904, was described as an artist of warmth and gentle humour, and this was present in "Ballyscunnion" as the village came to terms in its own way with the changing world. The work spanned over 30 years and, because the period detail was so accurate, it makes a unique
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