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William Rooney

Irish nationalist writer

Bio	William Rooney, also known as Fear na Muintire, was an Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Gaelic revivalist. Along with Arthur Griffith and Denis Devereux he founded the Celtic Literary Society, and with Griffith founded the first Cumann na nGaedheal.²
Born	1873 Sep 29¹
Died	1901 May 27¹
Occupation	political activist²
Cause of death	typhoid fever, natural causes²
Status	Confirmed: William Rooney is a 27 Club member