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Irish councilor proposes tiny statue of mosquito blamed for killing invader Oliver Cromwell

Rob Beschizza
May 26, 2026
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Cromwell and mosquito

A Green Party councillor in Cork wants the Irish city to honor the mosquito blamed for killing Oliver Cromwell, the English Lord Protector whose conquest of Ireland made him a reviled figure there. Oliver Moran tabled the motion at a Cork City Council meeting on May 12, proposing what he describes as the world’s smallest public stat…

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