Born Michael O’Donovan, 1903, on Douglas St in Cork city, an only child; family subsequently moved to Blarney St and later Harrington Sq; self-educated to a great extent after the age of twelve, learning French and German; came under the influence of Daniel Corkery as a teenager, leading him into nationalist politics; fought for the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War; interned in Gormanstown, an experience which informed his first collection of stories Guests of the Nation (1931), a form of which he is considered a master.
Reference: "Frank O'Connor: A Life", by Jim McKeon, Mainstream, 1998
The plaque is located at no. 84 Douglas Street.
Contributor: Jim McKeon, biographer of Frank O'Connor
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