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Flann O'Brien Centenary

To mark the centenary of Flann O'Brien's birth this year, Dubray Books are offering a price promotion on his bestselling books.


In October 2011 Trinity College Dublin will host a conference examining Flann O'Brien's work and legacy in the twenty-first century. For more information or to book a place contact the organisers on Facebook here


  • Best of Myles

    Best of Myles
    Flann O Brien

    Paperback · 16 Apr 2007 · €12.00
    Our Price: €8.99

    Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O' Brien wrote a daily column in the 'Irish Times' called 'Cruiskeen Lawn' for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life.

  • At Swim-two-birds

    At Swim-two-birds
    Flann O Brien

    Paperback · 24 Feb 2000 · €13.35
    Our Price: €9.99

    The undergraduate narrator lives with his uncle in Dublin, drinks too much with his friends and invents stories peopled with hilarious and unlikely characters, one of whom, creates a means by which women can give birth to full-grown people.

  • The Dalkey Archive

    The Dalkey Archive
    Flann O Brien

    Paperback · 16 Apr 2007 · €10.00
    Our Price: €7.99

    From the author of the classic novel 'At-Swim-Two-Birds' comes this ingenious tale which follows the mad and absurd ambitions of a scientist determined to destroy the world.

  • The Poor Mouth

    The Poor Mouth
    Flann O Brien

    Paperback · 11 Oct 1993 · €10.00
    Our Price: €7.99

    First published in Gaelic in 1941 under the title "An Beal Bocht", this book was translated into English in 1973. A parody of the Gaelic peasant writings of the Irish revival, the book features Bonaparte O'Coonassa - who tells the story of his life. By the author of "The Dalkey Archive".