Is it about a bicycle? The story of Brian O’Nolan

A look at the life of Brian O’Nolan and his connection with Strabane. Brian O’Nolan was born on 5th October 1911 in Strabane, Co. Tyrone. Both a novelist and satirist he is best known for his works At Swim-Two-Birds and The Third Policeman, written under the pseudonym Flann O’Brien. He also wrote the novel An Béal Bocht as well as many satirical columns in the Irish Times under the name Myles na gCopaleen.