John B Keane The great Kerry Poet And PlaywrightJohn B Keane was born in Listowel County Kerry in 1928. He has published 46 works and one of Irelands and County Kerry’s most celebrated writers is John B Keane. He is best known for his plays which include Sive; 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; Moll; The Crazy Wall; The Buds of Ballybunion; The Chastitute; and Faoiseamh. His novels are The Bodhran Makers; Durango; The Contractors; A High Meadow. He has published many books of humorous essays and letters, including Letters of a T.D.; Love Bites, and Owl Sandwiches. John B Keane has published one book in Irish, Dan Pheadí Aíndí. His biography is Man of the Triple Name. He was a former president of Irish P.E.N., an Honorary Life Member of the Royal Dublin Society, a D.Litt (hon.causa) Trinity College Dublin; Hon. Doc. Fine Arts, Marymount Manhattan College. A founder member of the Society of Irish Playwrights, he was a member of Aosdána. He lived in Listowel, Co Kerry, and died in May 2002. I would love to find out any personal stories about "John B" that would be of interest to visitors to this page. Tales of John B and the Craic, he was a great character and an unbelievable writer. Please email me and I will add them to this page. Thanks, Tom. |
