“If I saw Mr. Haughey buried at midnight at a crossroads, with a stake driven through his heart – politically speaking – I should continue to wear a clove of garlic round my neck, just in case.”

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

The Observer, October 10, 1982

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Irish politician 1917–2008

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