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Famine Monologues by RTÉ

Aug 30, 20210:08:40Society & Culture

We meet Dr. Daniel Donovan from Skibbereen in Co Cork who describes in a letter written to a newspaper, the sad details of his practice among a famine–stricken people. Dr. Donovan is played by Ray Scannell.

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