Word: ballina
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Mary Terese Winifred Bourke acquired her commitment to social justice from her family. The Bourkes were Roman Catholic gentry in the prosperous town of Ballina in County Mayo; both parents were doctors. Mary's grandfather, a retired lawyer, took her under his wing, describing his old cases and telling her how the law should be an instrument for social change and the protection of individuals. "Often he'd be in the process of opening a new packet of books that he'd ordered by mail. His communication was short and pithy, and often I would...
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