Michael O'Suilleabhain
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Mícheal Ó Súilleabháin (Pronounced MEE-hall O'SOOL-a-vahn) was an Irish
writer.
He wrote Where Mountainy Men Have Sown, an account of the Irish War of Independence
in County Cork
. This appears to be one of the sources for the film The Wind That Shakes the Barley
.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
writer.
He wrote Where Mountainy Men Have Sown, an account of the Irish War of Independence
Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
. This appears to be one of the sources for the film The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is an Irish ballad written by Robert Dwyer Joyce , a Limerick-born poet and professor of English literature. The song is written from the perspective of a doomed young Wexford rebel who is about to sacrifice his relationship with his loved one and plunge into the...
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