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I proposed that it be called the "Phoenix National Literary Society"…

Quote byJeremiah O'Donovan Rossa · 1831–1915

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Shane MacThomais, "90th Anniversary Commemoration Booklet 1831-1915" (Parnell Publications, Parnell Sq, Dublin), p. 2.

English (original)

I proposed that it be called the "Phoenix National Literary Society" – the word Phoenix signifying that the Irish cause was again to rise from the ashes of our martyred nationality.

— Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa

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