O'Flaherty

American

[oh-fla-her-tee] / oʊˈflæ hər ti /

noun

Liam 1896–1984, Irish novelist.

O'Flaherty British

/ əʊˈflæhətɪ /

noun

Liam (ˈlɪəm). 1897–1984, Irish novelist and short-story writer. His novels include The Informer (1925) and Famine (1937)

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Earl then bagged yet another Saracens score in between Sale consolations from O'Flaherty and Opoku-Fordjour to cap a historic afternoon for Mark McCall's men.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Elsewhere, Sale also advanced to the knockout stages with a 26-10 win over the Sharks in pool 1 thanks to a stand-out performance from winger Tom O'Flaherty.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Wing Tom O'Flaherty dotted down first for Sale but lock Joe Owen responded for the home side to make it 7-7 at the break.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

As commissioner, Mr O'Flaherty is tasked with identifying potential shortcomings in human rights law in countries that are signed up to the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights, including the UK.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

I wonder if he has brought Thomas O’Flaherty Pat with him.

From Humours of Irish Life by Various

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