Ulick O'Connor (b. 1929) is an Irish writer, historian and critic. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Born in Rathgar, County Dublin, he attended University College Dublin, and read law and philosophy, becoming known as a keen sporting participant (especially in boxing, rugby and cricket), as well as a distinguished debater, during his time there. Rathgar (Irish: Rath Gharbh) is a well-to-do suburb of Dublin, Ireland, lying about 4 km south of the city centre. ... County Dublin (Irish Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly the Dublin Region (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland; and the modern counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... Boxing, nicknamed the sweet science and also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two participants of similar weight attack each other with their fists in a series of two to three-minute intervals called rounds. In both Amateur and Professional divisions, the combatants (called boxers or fighters) avoid... Rugby may refer to: The sport of Rugby football, in its various forms: Rugby league Rugby union Touch Rugby Tag Rugby Wheelchair Rugby Places: Rugby, Warwickshire, England Rugby borough Rugby Rural District Rugby and Kenilworth constituency Rugby, Cape Town, South Africa Rugby, North Dakota, USA Rugby, Tennessee, USA Rugby, Brooklyn... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

Career and Writings

After serving at the bar in Dublin, O'Connor spent time as a critic before turning to writing. His work has spanned areas such as biography, poetry, Irish history, drama, diary, and literary criticism. Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which relies mainly upon oral or pictorial representations) in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... Ireland is an island in the north-western Europe. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Literary criticism is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. ...

He is a well-known intellectual figure in contemporary Irish affairs and has expressed strong opinions against censorship and the war on drugs. He contributes a regular poetry column to Irish daily The Evening Herald, and his plays are performed on a frequent basis. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Operation Mallorca, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, 2005 [1] The War on Drugs is an initiative undertaken in the United States to carry out an all-out offensive (as President Nixon described it) against the prohibited use of certain legally controlled drugs. ... The Evening Herald is a tabloid evening newspaper published in Dublin, Ireland by Independent News & Media. ...

Although he has travelled extensively, O'Connor still lives in Rathgar, County Dublin. Rathgar (Irish: Rath Gharbh) is a well-to-do suburb of Dublin, Ireland, lying about 4 km south of the city centre. ... County Dublin (Irish Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly the Dublin Region (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland; and the modern counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. ...

Published Works

The following is a very incomplete list of O'Connors major works, most of which are still in print.

Plays

• "A Trinity of Two"
• "Brendan" (O'Connor also acted in productions of this play.)
• "Execution"
• "Joyicity"
• "The Dark Lovers"
• "The Oval Machine"

Biographies

• "Oliver St. John Gogarty" (1964)
• "Brendan Behan" (1970)
• "Celtic Dawn" (1984)