Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Charles Byrne (1761–1783) or "The Irish Giant", was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s. Byrne's exact height is of some conjecture. Some accounts refer to him as from 2.48 m (8 ft 2 in) to 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) tall; however, skeletal evidence places him at just over 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in).Byrne's family lived in a remote part of northeast Tyrone called Drummullan, not far from the shores of Lough Neagh.. }
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- Charles_Byrne_(giant) comment "Charles Byrne (1761–1783) or "The Irish Giant", was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s. Byrne's exact height is of some conjecture. Some accounts refer to him as from 2.48 m (8 ft 2 in) to 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) tall; however, skeletal evidence places him at just over 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in).Byrne's family lived in a remote part of northeast Tyrone called Drummullan, not far from the shores of Lough Neagh.".