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Shane MacGowan left less than €1 million in his will to widow Victoria Mary Clarke. The late Pogues frontman only had €849,733 to leave his wife, according to The Irish Mirror. Most of his income came from royalties from the group’s 1988 festive classic ‘Fairytale of New York’. Victoria also inherited their home in Ballsbridge in Dublin, which is believed to be worth a packet. If his spouse had died before him or at the same time, the money would have been given to his sister Siobhan Hayes “for her own absolute use and benefit”. Victoria was by Shane’s side when he died last November aged 65 a…

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