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Patrick Kavanagh

Irish poet whom J. P. Donleavy befriended in the literary world of 1950s Dublin.

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Illustrated portrait of J. P. Donleavy

J. P. Donleavy

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Donleavy recalled Kavanagh among the major literary figures he befriended in 1950s Dublin.

— A Singular Man: J. P. Donleavy on His Fascinating Life Since The Ginger Man (2010)

Illustrated portrait of Brendan Behan

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Both held court in the literary Dublin of the 1950s that ran through McDaid's pub, alongside Flann O'Brien, Anthony Cronin and J. P. Donleavy, and the two poets loathed each other. Patrick Kavanagh reportedly shuddered at the mention of Behan's name and called him evil incarnate; the enmity is a fixture of every memoir of the scene.

— Brendan Behan

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J. P. Donleavy

Donleavy recalled Kavanagh among the major literary figures he befriended in 1950s Dublin.

— A Singular Man: J. P. Donleavy on His Fascinating Life Since The Ginger Man (2010)

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Brendan Behan

Both held court in the literary Dublin of the 1950s that ran through McDaid's pub, alongside Flann O'Brien, Anthony Cronin and J. P. Donleavy, and the two poets loathed each other. Patrick Kavanagh reportedly shuddered at the mention of Behan's name and called him evil incarnate; the enmity is a fixture of every memoir of the scene.

— Brendan Behan

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  1. 1A Singular Man: J. P. Donleavy on His Fascinating Life Since The Ginger Man

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    The Independent, 2010
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