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April 20, 1991. (1991-04-20) (aged 91) Dublin, Ireland. Occupation. Writer. Seán Proinsias Ó Faoláin (27 February 1900 – 20 April 1991) was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Irish culture. A short-story writer of international repute, he was also a leading commentator and critic.
16 apr 2024 · Sean O’Faolain (born February 22, 1900, Cork, County Cork, Ireland—died April 20, 1991, Dublin) was an Irish writer best known for his short stories about Ireland’s lower and middle classes. He often examined the decline of the nationalist struggle or the failings of Irish Roman Catholicism.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Contributed by. Harmon, Maurice. O'Faolain, Sean (1900–91), writer and editor, was born 23 February 1900 at 16 Halfmoon St., Cork, youngest of three sons (Patrick, Augustine, and John) of Denis Whelan (d. 1928), member of the RIC, and Bridget Whelan (née Murphy; d. 1944), a farmer's daughter from Rathkeale, Co. Limerick.
21 gen 2016 · Seán O’Faoláin (b. 1900–d. 1991) was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Irish culture. A short-story writer of international repute, he was also a leading commentator and critic.
22 apr 1991 · Sean O'Faolain, an Irish writer who was considered a master of the short story, died on Saturday in the Dublin nursing home where he had lived for two years. He was 91 years old. A...
20 apr 1991 · The life and work of critic, cultural commentator and short story writer Seán Ó Faoláin. Seán Ó Faoláin (1900-1991) remembered as a successful writer and critic, and a courageous figure...
20 apr 1991 · Seán Ó Faoláin. 27 February 1900 - 20 April 1991. Born John Francis Whelan in Cork, he later adopted the anglicised version of his name in Irish. Ó Faoláin studied at University College, Cork, and Harvard University and taught in the US in the 1930s. He took part in the Irish war of independence and sided with the Republicans ...
