John Behan: The Bull of Sheriff StreetAdrian Fraziers story about his friend John Behan is an informed, compelling personal account of this remarkable man. It gives focus and depth to the life of one of Irelands leading visual artists. The narrative follows Behans childhood in east Dublin to his role as a pivotal member of the creative fusion that was 1960s Dublin Baggotonia (including Patrick Kavanagh, John Montague, Seamus Heaney, Patrick Pye, Camille Souter and Thomas Kinsella) and of

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he predicted that it was destined to ‘go around the world

is possibly the most important work of Joyce biography since Ellmann

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piper and traditional singer Seamus Ennis

An Irishman of wide horizons and wit

‘A Woman from Walkinstown’

part criticism

'We had heard the words Òrural electrification

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This fascinating biography describes an atypical Irishman