'Song For A Raggy Boy' writer Galvin dies aged 83

Acclaimed Irish writer Patrick Galvin has died aged 83.

'Song For A Raggy Boy' writer Galvin dies aged 83

Acclaimed Irish writer Patrick Galvin has died aged 83.

The playwright, poet and former RAF member was best known for the 2003 film 'Song For A Raggy Boy', an autobiographical tale of a violent childhood in a Catholic school in Ireland.

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