Michael Banim (1796-1874) was John Banim's brother. He assisted him in the O'Hara Tales, and there is difficulty in allocating their respective contributions. After the death of John, Michael wrote Clough Fionn (1852), and The Town of the Cascades (1864). 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Events January - April January 1 - New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 - Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. ... John Banim (April 3, 1798 ? August 30, 1842), Irish novelist, sometimes called the Scott of Ireland, was born at Kilkenny. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
But Michael generously kept himself in the background in order to let his younger brother have all the honour of their joint production.
The principal works of MichaelBanim are: "Crohoore of the Billhook", "The Ghost Hunter", "Father Connell", and "The Croppy", a tale of 1798.
The latter criticism is unfortunately justified; John admitted and regretted it, and Michael acted on it by preventing one of the stories, "The Nowlans", from being reprinted.
During a short visit to Kilkenny he married, and in 1822 planned in conjunction with his elder brother, Michael (1796-1874), a series of tales illustrative of Irish life, which should be for Ireland what the Waverley Novels were for Scotland; and the influence of his model is distinctly traceable in his writings.
The Mayor of Windgap, The Ghost Hunter (by MichaelBanim), The Denounced (1830) and The Smuggler (1831) followed in quick succession, and were received with considerable favour.
MichaelBanim had acquired a considerable fortune which he lost in 1840 through the bankruptcy of a firm with which he had business relations.
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