Charles Byrne was born in 1761 in what is now Northern Ireland.
Sources
- Why the Skeleton of the "Irish Giant" Could Be Buried at Sea (smithsonianmag.com)
- Statement on the skeleton of Charles Byrne from the Board of Trustees of the Hunterian Collection (rcseng.ac.uk)
- https://www.dib.ie/biography/byrne-charles-a1320 (dib.ie)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3443342 (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/the-irish-giant-who-found-fame-exhibiting-himself-in-london-1.3407445 (irishtimes.com)
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