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Borstal Boy is an excellent read.
Behan not seen as the hellraiser he would allegedly become but as a confused young fella in prison for something he didnât quite grasp.
But also as a happy go lucky popular lad who couldnât say anything against the British people he came across even though they were supposed to be the enemy.
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Not too keen on his âherrenvolkâ interrogator! He evinces an empathy with, and sympathy for, his fellow inmates alright - all being from similar enough backgrounds to his own.
We will never see the likes of Behan again. He doesnât fit in with modern Oirlands view of itself. I can easily visualize him cracking a bottle of wiskey off someone like Dr Ronan Glynns skull just for a bit of a laugh, you wouldnât get away with that nowadays
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The âcawseyâ , was that the spelling he usedâŚ
Charlie was Paddyâs china plate (mate).