Plaque to Irish woman who shot at Mussolini unveiled in Dublin
Violet Gibson pointed a gun at dictator Benito Mussolini in a packed Italian public square in 1926.
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Dublin woman who shot Mussolini 'brought home' to Merrion Square
Violet Gibson, who had a privileged upbringing as daughter of a Lord Chancellor of Ireland, shot 'Il Duce' as he walked among a crowd in Rome in 1926
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