#OTD in 2003 – James Plunkett, best known for his epic novel of Dublin, ‘Strumpet City’, dies at the age of 83.

28/05/2021.Reading time 1 minute.

“Two divine persons in one. A mother lamenting her children in bondage. A girl ravished by the Saxon, who weeps over her stringless harp. But her young champions keep watch in the mountains, awaiting the dawn of the bright sun of Freedom. They will gather around her with pikes and swords.” –James Plunkett ––Strumpet City […]

#OTD in 2003 – James Plunkett, best known for his epic novel of Dublin, ‘Strumpet City’, dies at the age of 83.

28/05/2020.Reading time 1 minute.

#OTD in 1927 – Birth of writer, Críostóir Ó Floinn in Limerick.

18/12/2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Críostóir Ó Floinn has published over 50 works in Irish and English, including novels, plays, short stories, biography, 12 books of poetry and a three-volume autobiography. Educated at University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin, Ó Floinn gained much attention for his controversial 1966 play, Cóta Bán Chríost (lit. “The white coat of Christ”), […]

#OTD in 2003 – James Plunkett, best known for his epic novel of Dublin, ‘Strumpet City’, dies at the age of 83.

28/05/2019.Reading time 1 minute.

#OTD in 1927 – Birth of writer, Críostóir Ó Floinn in Limerick.

18/12/2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

#OTD in 2003 – James Plunkett, best known for his epic novel of Dublin, ‘Strumpet City’, dies at the age of 83.

28/05/2018.Reading time 1 minute.

#OTD in 1927 – Birth of writer, Críostóir Ó Floinn, in Limerick.

18/12/2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

#OTD in 2002 – Writer John B. Keane dies at his home in Listowel, Co Kerry.

30/05/2017.Reading time 1 minute.

John Brendan Keane was a playwright, novelist and essayist from Listowel, Co Kerry. He was one of Ireland’s finest (and wittiest) playwrights. His many works include: Many Young Men of Twenty, Sive, The Year of the Hiker, The Field and Big Maggie. He married Mary O’Connor in 1955 and had four children: Billy, Conor, John […]

#OTD in 2003 – James Plunkett, best known for his epic novel of Dublin, ‘Strumpet City’, dies at the age of 83.

28/05/2017.Reading time 1 minute.

2002 – Writer John B. Keane dies at his home in Listowel, Co Kerry.

30/05/2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

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#OTD in 2003 – James Plunkett, best known for his epic novel of Dublin, ‘Strumpet City’, dies at the age of 83.

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