O'Brien

[oh-brahy-uhn]

noun

1. Edna, born 1930, Irish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

O'Brien

/ əˈbraɪən /

noun

1. Conor Cruise. 1917–2008, Irish diplomat and writer. As an Irish Labour MP he served in the coalition government of 1973–77, becoming a senator (1977–79). He edited the Observer (1978–81)

2. Edna. born 1936, Irish novelist. Her books include The Country Girls (1960), Johnny I Hardly Knew You (1977), and In the Forest (2002)

3. Flann, real name Brian O'Nolan. 1911–66, Irish novelist and journalist. His novels include At Swim-Two-Birds (1939) and the posthumously published The Third Policeman (1967). As Myles na Gopaleen he wrote a satirical column for the Irish Times

4. Kerry. born 1945. Australian journalist and broadcaster

Example Sentences

Despite a line-out that was creaking, Ireland's error count was low and they dictated the terms, with O'Brien's kicking game forcing Japan to run out from deep and inevitably get turned over.

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Mr O'Brien brought the claim alongside Paul Blackburn, who spent 24 years in prison for a 1978 child murder in north-west England that he did not commit.

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Harry Darling and Lewis O'Brien are big losses in those areas, but there should be enough quality added in the off-season to compensate.

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Close to the Moxy, next to a farm gate by a grass verge, Caroline O'Brien, 52, is waiting in a layby for her husband and children after they returned from a holiday to Paris.

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As the mother of two young children, Emma O'Brien is "shopping nearly every day".

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