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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2016 · 4 MIN

#EasterRising: 'He spent a lot of time in prison for his beliefs'

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John Fox was one of the leaders of the Irish Volunteers in Derry who was interned after the Rising. A lifelong Republican, he was presented to Eamon de Valera when he visited Derry as Taoiseach in 1951. Freya McClements has been hearing all about him from his grandson Cathal Fox.

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