Borstal Boy (1958) was an autobiographical story by Irish nationalist Brendan Behan, recouting his imprisonment at Hollesley Bay for attempting to carry explosives into Great Britain, on a mission for the Irish Republican Army. The story takes its name from the Borstal, a British jail for juveniles, of which Hollesley was one. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brendan Behan (9 February 1923_20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both Irish and Irish dramatists of the 20th century. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For other uses, see Borstal (disambiguation). ...

The story depicts a young, fervently idealistic Behan who loses his naivete over the three years of his sentence, softening his radical stance and warming to the other prisoners. From a technical standpoint, the novel is chiefly notable for the art with which it captures the lively dialog of the Borstal inmates, with all the variety of the British Isles' many subtly distinctive accents intact on the page.

In 1967, the story debuted as a play, adapted by Frank McMahon and staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. McMahon won a Tony Award in 1971 for his adaptation. The Faces wrote a song about the book and included it on their 1973 album, Ooh La La. Then, in 2000, the book was adapted again, as a film, directed by Peter Sheridan. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ireland. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath1),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located2 near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region3. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Faces were an early 1970s rock band formed from the ashes of The Small Faces after Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie; new members Ron Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (vocals) joined Ronnie Lane (bass), Ian McLagan (keyboards) and Kenny Jones, (drums). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Ooh La La is a 1973 (see 1973 in music) album by the rock and roll band The Faces. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...