With The Pogues, Shane MacGowan perhaps proved himself the most important Irish writer since James Joyce
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A final farewell for the man who summed up the REAL spirit of
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Whiskey on Sunday & tears on our cheeks: Pour one out for Pogue
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In Memoriam: Shane MacGowan (or The Ballad Of Shane O'Hooligan)
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A life too interesting: Shane MacGowan
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Of course I like life!' Shane MacGowan on the Pogues, his 'death
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Shane MacGowan: A timeless voice for Ireland's diaspora in England
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With The Pogues, Shane MacGowan perhaps proved himself the most
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The making of vulnerable genius Shane MacGowan: Drinking two
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Paddy Rolling Stone - The Signal From David Katznelson
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