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The Liffey Swim and Jack Butler Yeats | Ireland’s First Olympic Medalist

Laura Marriott Apr 12, 2017 0

The first Olympic medal won by the Irish Free State was a silver medal in 1924, awarded Jack Butler Yeats for his 1923 painting The Liffey Swim. That may seem surprising today, however between 1912 and 1948 the arts took pride of place…

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