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9 of the best excerpts from Irish celebrities' Wikipedia pages

A lot of gems in here.

Aug 23rd 2015, 6:00 PM 10,312 Views 1 Comment

IS THERE ANYTHING more enjoyable than reading a celebrity’s Wikipedia entry?

We think not.

Especially when you stumble across gems like this…

1. This stunning revelation on Glenda Gilson’s Wikipedia

90323000 Source: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

2. This explanation of Martin King’s name

00123500 Source: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

3. This surprising factoid about what Cian Healy gets up to in his spare time

00114679 Source: Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie

4. This secret ambition that Daniel O’Donnell has been harbouring all these years…

90311738 Source: Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie

5. This rather bold statement on Derek Mooney’s Wikipedia

IMG_0021-2 Source: RTÉ

At least two, but we can never be sure of how many more lives Derek Mooney may have saved.

6. This fascinating tale of beef between Kathryn Thomas and Alabama 3

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7. This haunting description of Colm Tóibín’s work conditions

90387647 Source: Leon Farrell/RollingNews.ie

8. This spooky account of Bill Cullen’s birth

90338754 Source: Nicole Browne/RollingNews.ie

9. And this classic Enya response…

enya Source: YouTube

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