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AsIhaveforgiven: under an act of the United States Congress. Founded by Justus H. Rathbone (inspired by a play by the Irish poet John Banim about the legend of Damon & Pythias. In 20030 it had over 2,000 lodges in US & around world with over 50,000 members. Some lodges meet in structures referred

bighappyhead: Kilkenny's original Post Office High St. Home of Michael Banim 1796–1874 Irish writer, brother of John (Postmaster). Michael & John are buried in old St. John’s. Was a fast food outlet until recently. Yeats described Michael as a writer who tried to "make one see life plainly,"

NLIreland: [IMAGE: Portraits of Mrs. Ellen Banim and John Banim, drawing by B. O'Connor;

Book_Addict: Happy birthday to Irish writer John Banim (April 3,1798), author of the 1826 novel “The Boyne Water” et al.

mytholder: 8. THE RIVAL DREAMERS, John Banim. Poor Shamus Dempsey’s cheated out of his inheritance by his usurping uncle. Years later, a mysterious spirit comes to him in a dream and tells him to go to London Bridge.

ben_banim: IT played more games than John Wall this season, think about that

KilkennyArchive: "My mind is fixed on a sunny nook in Kilkenny". Words of novelist John Banim in a letter to his brother Michael. Michael would discover this 'sunny nook' in Windgap cottage. Read more in the 1949 Old Kilkenny Review

bighappyhead: Originally called Post Office square off High Street Kilkenny. Home of Michael Banim 1796–1874 Irish writer, brother of John Banim. May have been St Marys Rectory before Banims. Michael and John are buried in the old St. John’s Cemetery. Was a fast food outlet until recent years.

Near_Death_FE: "She only looked with a dead, dead eye, And a wan, wan cheek of sorrow: I knew her Fetch!--she was called to die, And she died upon the morrow." John Banim, (1798 - 1842); 'The Fetch' (1857).

Book_Addict: Happy birthday to Irish writer John Banim (April 3,1798), author of the 1826 novel “The Boyne Water” et al.

thepainterflynn: Today in 1798 writer John Banim, who was praised by Yeats as a writer who tried to "make one see life plainly," is born in Kilkenny

SwanRiverPress: I'm the same age now as John Banim was when he died. Kinda makes you think, doesn't it?

OnThisDayCK: Michael Banim writer and businessman was brother of the author John Banim. He collaborated with his brother on

katymilligan: Today's proofing tasks have reminded me that during my PhD, I made a little Google Map of the journey Gerald Blount takes across Dublin in vol. 1 of John Banim's 'The Anglo-Irish of the Nineteenth Century' :

ledansemacabre: From deep in the storytelling vaults, a not-so-short story to salve an era of degraded language...

kilkennylibrary: Some notable Kilkenny authors, the Banim Brothers, John and Michael and Francis McManus, listen to our podcasts at

karenievers: I have learned much about the Irish author, John Banim (1798-1842), from Mary Russell Mitford’s writings. MRM was personally acquainted with Banim, and when his popularity waned, she arranged for the sale of his novel. I have been searching long & hard for an ALS by Banim...

Book_Addict: Happy birthday to Irish writer John Banim (April 3,1798), author of the 1826 novel “The Boyne Water” et al.

thepainterflynn: Today in 1798 writer John Banim, who was praised by Yeats as a writer who tried to "make one see life plainly," is born in Kilkenny

SeawrightDaniel: A bit later in 1826 in his historical novel on the Williamite Wars, John Banim has a pop at Ulster speech. He describes the town clerk of Carrickfergus speaking in "vile pronunciation", "two parts of Scotch, and one of Irish brogue."

musicrecbot: Take a listen to: Chaunt Of The Cholera by John Banim

ben_banim: It’s clearly obvious that Jacob robbed John

thepainterflynn: Today in 1874 Michael Banim, storywriter, dies; along with his brother and co-author John, he sought to create sympathetic, yet non-stereotypical Irish characters in his stories

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