Behan

[ bee-uhn ]

noun

1. Bren·dan (Francis) [bren, -d, uh, n], 1923–64, Irish playwright.

Behan

/ ˈbiːən /

noun

1. BehanBrendan19231964MIrishWRITING: writer Brendan . 1923–64, Irish writer, noted esp for his plays The Quare Fellow (1954) and The Hostage (1958) and for an account of his detention as a member of the Irish Republican Army, Borstal Boy (1958)

Example Sentences

Ms Behan told the court that she believed he was her attacker.

From BBC

The new chairman of the body, Sir David Behan, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the resilience of universities had been tested by a number of shocks, including tuition fees being frozen at £9,250 in England and a drop in the recruitment of international post-graduate students after visa changes.

From BBC

On “Streams of Whiskey,” MacGowan positions himself directly in the Irish literary tradition, recounting a conversation he had with writer Brendan Behan while in the throes of a dream, and finding answers where the wind blows and whiskey flows.

From Los Angeles Times

Streams of Whiskey is a tribute to a MacGowan hero and inspiration, the poet and playwright Brendan Behan, who once described himself as a "drinker with a writing problem".

From BBC

Like fellow Celts Brendan Behan and Dylan Thomas, MacGowan's source of inspiration was invariably alcoholic and he became as famous for his legendary excesses as he was for his music.

From BBC