Who is one of the greatest Irish writers and poets of all time, Theodore H. White or Brendan Behan?
Brendan Behan Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( ; Irish: "Breandán Ó Beacháin" ; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish Republican, poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright who wrote in both English and Irish. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish writers and poets of all time.
Máirtín Ó Direáin Máirtín Ó Direáin (] ; 29 November 1910 – 19 March 1988), was an Irish poet who is widely held to one of the foremost Irish language poets of the twentieth century. A native of the Aran Islands Gaeltacht, Ó Direáin later spent time working in Galway and Dublin, where he upheld a connection to Gaelic affairs through Conradh na Gaeilge and Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe. A significant theme of his poetic works deals with the tensions between the urban and rural, modernity and tradition, the English-speaking world and Gaeldom.