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Ireland is steeped in literary history with all-time greats such as James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, Patrick Kavanagh and many more. Read about these Irish writers and their lives in this section on Irish literature.

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Brendan Behan 1923-1964

Brendan Behan, one of Ireland’s best-known and most beloved modern political writers, was born to a northside Dublin family in 1923. The son of staunch Republicans, he became enthusiastically involved in the IRA’s youth wing at an early age, quickly moving up the ranks of the clandestine organization.


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