The statue of Flann O'Brien (Myles na gCopaleen) in Strabane

But still: always a good spot to visit. #FlannOBrien #MylesnagCopaleen

IN PICTURES: Major international conference celebrating Strabane literary genius Flann O’Brien A major international conference dedicated to the Strabane genius Flann O’Brien is underway in the Co. Tyrone town.

'Would it surprise you to be told the Atomic Theory is at work in this parish?...Michael Gilhaney is a man nearly banjaxed from the principle of the Atomic Theory. Would it astonish you to hear he is nearly half a bicycle?'
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O'Brien's novels have attracted a wide following both for their unconventional humour and as prominent examples of modernist metafiction. As a novelist, O'Brien was influenced by James Joyce. 2/2

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Flann O’Brien

Brian O'Nolan (Brian Ó Nualláin) who wrote under the names Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen was born on 1st April 1966 in Dublin. He is regarded as a key figure in modernist and postmodern literature. 1/2

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Brian Ó Nualláin i cóta agus hata.

Rugadh Brian Ó Nualláin a scríobh faoi na hainmneacha Flann O’Brien agus Myles na gCopaleen ar 1 Aibreán 1966 i mBaile Átha Cliath.

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Join Luain Press for an open floor poetry/spoken word night. All welcome, no sign up needed! We'll be meeting in the Maynooth Community Library on Tuesday the 1st of April at 6 p.m.

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A detail of a microfilm copy of Myles na gCopaleen’s column „Cruiskeen Lawn“ from the Irish Times, 10 December 1941. The relevant part reads: Information Please Is this † a dagger which I see before me? (These are known as brackets or parantheses.) These—(gas)—are gas brackets. † It is.

It is 10 December, so here’s my all-time favourite footnote again. Published #OTD in 1941.

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Go n-éirí an THAW leat! Stole that one off Myles. #weather #derry #donegal #strabane #flannobrien #mylesnagcopaleen Unfortunately the thaw is temporary as we have another night of cold weather ahead.

We need a #mylesnagcopaleen feed