Myles Before MylesIn this fun filled extravaganza he is, above all, an entertainer, a gas man. Like much of ONolans most entertaining work, the pieces in this did not originally appear in book form, but in periodicals and newspapers that are now almost impossible to find. This collection reveals that some of his wittiest and most unusual were published years before Myles na Gopaleen (or Flann OBrien) had even been born, and were destined to lie in almost complete

while the late Thomas MacGiolla and Raphy Doyle evoke their native environ

With this gathering of his talks

O’Brien nevertheless commanded unrivalled respect amonst all Irish classes

Geordie Barnett

writing there

'Ê- Sharon O'Neil

Philip Orr has recovered the history of one of Ireland's great forgotten battles

and those with the quality of fictional autobiography by George Moore

It treats such universal issues as co-education

many bear illustrious names and made lasting contributions to their host culture – the O’Mahonys and the Butlers of northern France

sunstroke and dysentery reduced their chances of survival

It was well received in England and a best-seller in Dublin