Presented at: Teaching History Conference (TCON)

Brendan Behan: The Assassin Who Wasn't

Session Description

This presentation examines the goals and historical context around the IRA bombing campaign in England in the 1930s. Behan, today best known for his literary genius, was a teenager at the time and had been recruited and sent to England to plant bombs for the campaign. 

Presented by: 
Fanning, Sara

Single Session

1:45pm-3:00pm

Room: 

Room 47