Irish "dramatist, author".
"His humorous, vibrant books captured the spirit of Irish nationalism; best known for his autobiographical "Borstal Boy," 1958."
I was courtmartialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence."
I'm a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
I wish I'd been a mixed infant.
To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.
"All publicity is good, except an obituary notice."
Published Sources for
the above Quotations:
F:
""The Hostage," act 1, 1958."
R:
Attrib.
A:
""The Hostage," II."
N:
"On Dublin in the 1930s, recalled on his death 20 Mar 1964."
