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Name : Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon

Dates : born 1623–died 1699

Nationality : Irish

Occupation : aristocrat; army officer

Correspondents include : Richard Boyle, 1st earl of Cork; Robert Boyle

Current document count : 3 written; 1 received . . . . 

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