Back جون بانيم Arabic جون بانيم ARZ John Banim German John Banim French John Banim Galician John Banim Italian ജോൺ ബനിം Malayalam John Banim Dutch John Banim Polish John Banim Portuguese
John Banim | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 3 April 1798 Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Died | 30 August 1842 (aged 44) Windgap Cottage, Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Pen name | Barnes O'Hara[1] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Period | 1821–1830s |
| Genre | Fiction, drama, essays |
| Subject | Irish history, Irish life, social issues |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Relatives | Michael Banim (Abel O'Hara)[1] |
| Signature | |
 | |
John Banim (3 April 1798 – 30 August 1842), was an Irish novelist, short story writer, dramatist, poet and essayist, sometimes called the "Scott of Ireland." He also studied art, working as a painter of miniatures and portraits, and as a drawing teacher, before dedicating himself to literature.
- ^ a b Katherine Mullin (2004). "Banim, John [pseud. Abel O'Hara]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 3 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 668–670. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1278. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)