John B Keane On Drink
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Uploaded by clarebannerman on Feb 13, 2009
Born Listowel, County Kerry, 1928. Playwright, poet, fiction and short story writer, Aosdana member. Among his forty-six works, all of which were well-received both at home in Ireland and abroad, are the plays Sive (rejected at first by the Abbey Theatre but accepted so widely by the public that it has become a classic, with a touring production performance every year), Sharon's Grave, The Man from Clare, The Year of the Hiker, The Field (which was adapted as a film of the same name), Many Young Men of Twenty, Big Maggie (which became a Broadway success in 1982), Moll, The Crazy Wall, The Buds of Ballybunion, The Chastitute and Faoiseamh. His other works include the novels The Bodhran Makers, Durango, The Contractors, A High Meadowthe essay-collections, Letters of a T.D., Love Bites and Owl Sandwiches, and the Irish-language Dan Pheadí Aíndí. Among his accolades, this former president of Irish P.E.N was awarded the title of Honorary Life Member of the Royal Dublin Society, and Hon. Doc. Fine Arts, Marymount Manhattan College. A founder member of the Society of Irish Playwrights, and an influential voice in Irish literary culture, Keane died in Listowel on May 30th, 2002.
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It'd be gas to hear him describes having sex.
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hear him!
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this is fantastic
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Amazing, this lad is a true drinker. Who cares if life takes ye or you are forsaken. You will still be a drinker of the pure.
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hi john b was a cousin of mary nee scanlon mckessy bless both, so he would be a cousin of my brothers wife and my naphews and nieces their gran from listowel, he was good glad wife still living any contact? when did John die , ? any info please P Burke Manchester.
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went to his bar in listowel a couple of months ago and met his wife. lovely lady
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Hi loved john he was a cousin of my late mother in law mary mc kessy nee Sclanlon from listowel as well further more he was a cousin of my nephews and nieces in birmingham where marys daughter is married to my brother so great to have a bit of john in the family god rest him and all pb manchester.
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@OShaughnessyC Listowel ireland small town mightnt be on ur atlas
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Love his wife's attitude!
mongorich 2 years ago 32
He is so human!
And indeed, drinking in Moderation? Where's that place? Can't find it in The Times Atlas of the World. Thanks for posting this delightul video, clarebannerman. Looking forward to many more.
-CO'S Geneva, Switzerland
OShaughnessyC 2 years ago 20