Frank O'Connor

Frank O’Connor (1903–66) was an Irish writer of extraordinary versatility and fecundity, best known for his short stories and memoirs. The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award is named in his honour.
Born and raised in Cork, in 1918 O’Connor joined the First Brigade of the Irish Republican Army and served in combat during the Irish War of Independence. He was befriended by George William Russell (Æ), Yeats, Lennox Robinson, F. R. Higgins and Augusta Gregory, and from 1937 to 1939...