Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

Josephine Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (born 23 April 1947, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland), usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish socialist and republican political activist. She served as a Member of Parliament at Westminster from 1969 to 1974 for the Mid Ulster constituency.

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    To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.
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