"When Erin first rose from the dark-swelling flood, God blessed the green island, he saw it was good. The Emerald of Europe, it sparkled and shone In the ring of this world, the most precious stone."
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Poets from IrelandPeople from BelfastUniversity of Glasgow alumniUniversity of Edinburgh alumniPhysicians from Ireland
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William Drennan
William Drennan (23 May 1754 β 5 February 1820) was an Irish physician and writer who moved the formation in Belfast and Dublin of the Society of United Irishmen.
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