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Burke Brothers - Dublin 1960s gangsters?

1968 · 2011-03-06 22:54:23

Republished on dozens of websites and forums is a list of 46 bits of Dublin trivia which I reckon was put together in the early 2000s. No. 26 is as follows Anyone have any more information on the Burke's? I've searched through the Irish Times archive but have found nothing. Cheers.

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Republished on dozens of websites and forums is a list of 46 bits of Dublin trivia which I reckon was put together in the early 2000s.

No. 26 is as follows

The Burke Brothers were Dublin's 1960's equivalent of the Kray twins. They weren't actually brothers but second cousins.

Anyone have any more information on the Burke's?

I've searched through the Irish Times archive but have found nothing.

Cheers.

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