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John Philip Holland - Irish Inventor and Developer of the Modern Submarine, Born
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John Philip Holland, inventor and developer of the modern submarine, born in Co. Clare
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John Philip Holland (1841-1914) was born in Liscanor, County Clare, Ireland in 1841. His brother Michael was active in the Fenian Brotherhood and introduced the inventor to the revolutionary group. Holland and the Fenians conceived a plan to develop a