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Irelands County Mayo

Irelands County Mayo: Born and raised in Irelands County Mayo, the fourth of seven children, Claire trained as a chiropodist to please her family but she never practised. Instead, she travelled the world. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. As a young woman, she volunteered for the Red Cross during the Vietnam War. Had she not put her head down rather suddenly, she would not have escaped a bullet that tore through her tent and Publican, entrepreneur, adventurer, sister, friend. Born Aug. 9, 1941, in Westport, Ireland, died Dec. 25, 2012, in Lecanvey, Ireland, of cancer, aged 71. Submit a Lives Lived column (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.