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Liam Lynch (other)
Liam Lynch may refer to: * Liam Lynch (Irish republican) (1893–1923), general in the Irish Republican Army *Liam Lynch (writer) Liam Lynch (1937 – 1989) was an Irish playwright and novelist of the 20th century, best known for his 1962 play ''Do Thrushes Sing in Birmingham?'' and 1982 play ''Krieg''. Early life Lynch was born in 1937 in Dublin; his father was a serg ... (1937–1989), Irish playwright and novelist * Liam Lynch (musician) (born 1970), American musician, writer, and movie director {{Hndis, Lynch, Liam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Lynch (Irish Republican)
William Fanaghan Lynch ( ga, Liam Ó Loingsigh; 20 November 1892 – 10 April 1923) was an officer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence of 1919-1921. During much of the Irish Civil War, he was chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army. On 10 April 1923, Lynch was killed whilst trying to escape an encirclement by Free State troops in south Tipperary. Early life Lynch was born in the townland of Baurnagurrahy, Anglesboro, County Limerick, near Mitchelstown, County Cork, on 20 November 1892. His father was Jeremiah Lynch and his mother was Mary Lynch (née Kelly), both of whom are buried in Brigown graveyard, Mitchelstown. During his first twelve years of schooling he attended Anglesboro National School. Lynch was living with his parents in Baurnagurrahy for the 1901 and 1911 censuses. In 1909, at the age of 17, he started an apprenticeship in O'Neill's hardware shop in Mitchelstown, where he joined the Gaelic League and the Ancient Order of Hiberni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Lynch (writer)
Liam Lynch (1937 – 1989) was an Irish playwright and novelist of the 20th century, best known for his 1962 play ''Do Thrushes Sing in Birmingham?'' and 1982 play ''Krieg''. Early life Lynch was born in 1937 in Dublin; his father was a sergeant in the Garda Síochána. Lynch later lived in County Cork and County Limerick, Birmingham and Manchester before returning to Dublin. Career Lynch's play ''Do Thrushes Sing in Birmingham?'' was shown at the Abbey Theatre in 1963, while ''Soldier'' was shown in the Peacock in 1969. ''Strange Dreams Unending'' was broadcast by RTÉ in 1973. He also wrote three novels. Lynch received bursaries from the Arts Council in 1983 and in 1986. He was elected to the elite artistic institution Aosdána. Personal life Lynch died in 1989, reputedly of AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
