Was Grace Gifford pregnant when she wed Joseph Plunkett in 1916?
New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal
New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal
Germaine Kos is an artist, film-maker, cancer survivor and (don't question it) Irishwoman
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