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Brian O'Nolan blue plaque

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Brian O'Nolan blue plaque
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Myles na gCopaleen and Flann O'Brien emerged from one boy named Brian O'Nolan, born in 1911 at 17 Bowling Green. The blue plaque marks that house, preserving the origin of two writers who turned Irish identity into a playful, dangerous game.
This blue commemorative plaque records: Brian O'Nolan (Brian Ó Nualláin) (Flann O'Brien - Myles na gGopaleen) 1911 - 1966 Scribhneoir - an rugadh anseo Writer - born here Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Brian O'Nolan, known by his pen names Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, was an influential Irish novelist, satirist, and journalist renowned for his absurdist humor and contributions to modernist literature.

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