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== Early life and family ==
Cliodhna Cussen was born on 18 September 1932 in Newcastle West, County Limerick. Her parents were Kathleen (nee McCartan) and Robert Cussen, a solicitor. She had 6 siblings. She attended Laurel Hill Convent secondary school, Limerick, and University College Dublin to study history to Masters level. She worked in UCD as a tutor for a period, she went on to qualify as a solicitor, but during her time in UCD she enrolled at the National College of Art specialising in wood carving. In 1955, she travelled to Florence on a scholarship to study.<ref name="IT Obit">{{cite news |title=Cliodhna Cussen obituary: Sculptor and champion of Irish language and culture |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2022/09/03/cliodhna-cussen-obituary-sculptor-and-champion-of-irish-language-and-culture/ |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=The Irish Times |date=3 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tuairisc">{{cite web |title=Cliodhna Cussen, an dealbhóir agus údar Gaeilge aitheanta, tar éis bháis |url=https://tuairisc.ie/cliodhna-cussen-an-dealbhoir-agus-udar-gaeilge-aitheanta-tar-eis-bhais/ |website=Tuairisc.ie |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=ga-IE |date=2 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="NÓS">{{cite web |title=Clíodhna Cussen ar shlí na fírinne |url=https://nos.ie/cultur/cliodhna-cussen-ar-shli-na-firinne/ |website=NÓS |access-date=21 November 2023 |date=2 August 2022}}</ref>
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