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https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/app/uploads/2021/11/loughshinny-harbour-scaled.jpg22992560Born in Loughshinny on 26th July 1886, christened John McCann in St Maurs Chapel Rush on the following day, John was eventually conferred with his nickname the Rover McCann because his wandering and inquisitive nature became clear or, another version goes, that he was constantly on the move after 1916 to avoid encounters with RIC […]