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COMÓRADH 100 BLIAIN Ó RUGADH BRIAN Ó NUALLÁIN

written by admin October 5, 2011
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Tá stampa éisithe ag An Post chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar Bhrian Ó Nualláin nó Flann O’Brien nó Myles na gCopaleen.

Rugadh an t-údar agus iriseoir ar an tSrath Bán, i dTír Eoghain, ar an 5 Deireadh Fómhair na bliana 1911. Chaith sé a lán ama sa Ghaeltacht Thír Chonaill, go háirithe, sna Rosa agus d’fill sé go minic go dtí Tír Chonaill agus é ag obair i mBaile Átha Cliath san am sin.

Bhí clú agus cáil air mar aorthaoir agus scríobh sé faoin am cleite Flann O’Brien ná At Swim-Two-birds agus The Third Policeman. Scríobh sé leabhar amháin sa Ghaeilge, An Béal Bocht.

Ba é a dheárthair Micheál a tharraing an portráid de Bhriain atá ar an stampa (55c) atá éisithe ag An Post agus tá sé ar fáil ó irishstamps.ie. Chuir tús lena cholún grinn “An Crúiscín Lán” san Irish Times i 1940 faoin leasainm Myles na gCopaleen.

Lena chois sin, scríobh sé i mBearla chomh maith agus bhí colún seachtainiúil aige go dtí go bhfuair sé bás i 1966. Bhí sé 56 bliana d’aois.

Ag deireadh na seactaine, nochtadh plaic chuimhneacháin ar an theach a rugadh sé ag Bowling Green i Srath Bán leis an Ulster History Circle.

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