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Did you know that Each Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday Ashbourne is the scene of a very famous football game . This is a robust match, kind of a free for all with goals three miles apart. Its origins are believed by some to be medieval

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Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people - Oscar Wilde
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The Great Comet - 1106, Napoleonic Wars Begin - 1793, Oxford English Dictionary 1st published - 1884, First Times Crossword - 1930, East Coast floods kill hundreds - 1953
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