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Professor John Brannigan of UCD says the late writer’s column for The Irish Press showed a Dublin marked by distinctive speech patterns and cultural habits.
As we commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Irish writer Brendan Behan in 1923 on February 9, Elizabeth Toomey writes about his time in New York.
Allegedly, Brendan Behan's last words were “Sister, may all your sons be bishops.” Apocryphal or not, that story, unjustly, sums up the life of the writer. Irish writer Brendan Behan was born in Dublin on February 9, 1923 - here, a look at his life.
Brendan Behan was once asked in an interview: “What would you like to have said of you in 50 years’ time?” With a chuckle, Behan replied: “That I’ve celebrated my 86th, my 87th, birthday!”