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    He was blind and had no real home. He was a composer and singer and musician. He is considered by many to be his country's national composer. Although written in the 17th century, his compositions are still played today. Who was he?

    Question #81476. Asked by teash. (Jun 04 07 5:54 PM)


    lanfranco

    		Turlough O'Carolan fits the description:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turlough_O'Carolan

    Jun 04 07, 6:14 PM
    looby_lucifer

    		seems a dead link

    Jun 04 07, 6:35 PM
    looby_lucifer

    		oh no... that's got it.... shabby mouse :)


    Jun 04 07, 6:37 PM
    teash

    		good job lanfranco!

    Jun 04 07, 6:38 PM
    MonkeyOnALeash

    		The HTML string has cut off the link past the "O" in O'Carolan.

    Jun 04 07, 7:05 PM
    lanfranco

    		I had this problem with a Wiki site yesterday. I wonder why it's happening?

    But here's another site:

    http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/carolan.html

    Jun 04 07, 7:10 PM
    queproblema

    		Here's the Wiki site:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turlough_O_Carolan

    Jun 04 07, 9:16 PM
    McGruff

    		I've reported the link problem to Terry. It seems to occur with an apostrophe or parenthesis.

    Jun 04 07, 10:55 PM

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