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Winnie Wallace.... Looking at Behan when he's pissed is not a pleasant experience. There are times when he can't speak.A shambolic fool being feted as a genius.

One of the greats of Irish literature sleep well brendan

I'm just grateful I don't get that bloody drunk!!!

What bar were the interviews and singing held in?

This is my first introduction to the true Man himself,heard of him as a kid in the 80's but didn't know how gifted and talented he was,not the mad drunk roaring and shouting,think that could of been any number of my Uncles in Co.Wicklow but they wasn't gifted unless you included drinking, there'd be a few contenders their, Brendan what an Irish legend and im only starting to get to know the Man ☘️💯

Life is what it is, we always want more of the great things that happen or we discover in our life. I often wonder about the great works Phil Lynott could have produced if he had lived longer the same goes for Brendan Behan and Shane McGeown, Those three men were supreme masters of their art and works and yet they could have done much more if the demon drink and drugs had not damaged their lives. I also understand that their lifestyles help them to produce their great works. We are the very lucky ones to be able to listen, read and study the works of Phil, Brendan Shane and many of the other great Irish literary geniuses of years gone by

If you wonder where Ronnie Drew and Shane MacGowan drew their inspiration and love of humanity (and boisterousness) from, look no further than this fine gentlemen right here!

I got me smokes in the Joy courtesy of a young fellah named Cahill who squirrelled into the holding cell & squirrelled back out again !!!

We are at the stage of our exsistence where obeyance to the Republic denies many freedoms , even as far as it goes it grants more liberty than what was available in 1964 when Brendan died !!

When I grew up in Crumlin on Saul Road, the Behan’s lived around the corner on Kildare Rd. What a crew they were.

Super!!! 👍💖

A comical genius and true patriot

Gwan the Irish!

was into this song when it landed, revisiting 4 years later and it's still as good

the compliments pass when the quality meet

Brendan, in the quare fellow, their is a english, dignity in our putting you to death, look how humain our justice dispatches our justice.

The great english lie, their potatoes are foul, there is a blight in Ireland, a famine is on them now. English,, wit about the Turnip, Onion, Carrot, Cabbage, Parsnip, Lettuce, the sheep, cows, pigs, ducks, chickens, how the famine. The english, sent back all the Irish, exploited food workers, food back to england, them eh! england irish appointed land owners, crops all sent back to england for profit exploit. There was a Potatoe blight, but the famine wis not a famine, intelligent knowing it was a Great delibrate Starvation.

A.GENIUS BRENDAN R I P AMEN ❤

who is the red-headed actress at 1:00:15 ?

15:40 "it wouldn't have stopped her, it wouldn't have stopped her." Takes swing of Guinness. One of the most unintentionally funny things I've ever seen in a biography, also very telling

"I'm a Nurse..." That will stay with me till I die. Shame all these likes aren't subscribing. The big TV companies should have shows like this instead of crap like This Morning,5th rate celebrity shows etc.

That red gretch I’ve seen before! Saul was playing it along with Nathan at agile rabbbit.

My uncles Murty and Micheal were in Mounjoy locked up with Brendan Behan and other patriots back in approx 1942 to 1946 my uncles and others broke out but they couldn't let Brendan know as he was for ever talking and gossiping in his beautiful way around the jail house.....My Uncle Murty broke his ankle jumping off the wall he got back to Cork and in hiding until the amnesty which left Behan out early the lads who broke out were still on the run (pardon pun) my Uncle used to to be brought to visit his mother (my Grandmother) and family in the North Main street up over there grocery shop my Uncle used to dress up as an old Cork woman and two lads one on each side would link arms and walk him to the shop in the night one night when they openend the door they heard about 3 men talking and shouting and my Grandmother talking back if not crying so they hurried back out the door and away they went and hid in the lane way nexdoor one of the lads went up then to see if it were the Garda looking for Uncle Murty but on waking up into the kitchen whos only there by the fire and sitting at the table but Brendan Behan he had been reciting his latest play to my Grandmother to see what she might of thought of it and of course playing the parts of the 2 0r 3 characters himself he had my Grandmother in hysterics she was crying laughing at Brendan & Co ....😂. When Brendan later in the early 60's would come to Cork to visit Uncle Murty out the Magazine road he'd always turn up adhock like as most people did back in the day as the Texting machines were'ent around then ofcourse !! and if no one was in he would have a slash in the porch so when the family got back they'ed always know Brendan had been to visit...😂😂😂😂. ahh Happy days where are they gone ? not far I tell ou there in my head mush there in my head....☘🏴‍☠⚓

Some of these pictures are disturbing/criminal. Wtf

Great documentary. I've read so much by and about Brendan Behan since the 60's and can't believe I haven't seen this before!

Perfection!

Love this. So happy to see it again, makes me emotional! <3

What a ledgend Rest in peace Brendan

Born a hundred years old today,will live on for eternity,

They are all ghosts now 🧱

As she takes a swig of the plain

How did you get the scans of his pictures? I would love a set of some of them

Awesome song, took an odd road to find me so in appreciation I've been playing it all day.

3200 people have viewed this. 313,000,000 have viewed 'Watermelon Sugar ' by Harry Styles. The world's fucked.

I'll wear a watch on each wrist so I cannot be missed I'll wear a watch so I'm never late for the goal I take my hand in a fist just like this 'Cause she's angry We don't watch Wembley, no When the good times come around Ooh, instantaneous combustion is the way I want to go (Is the way, is the way, is the way) I need a pinnacle human to take me home tonight I need a brother who don't live with his mother I need a girl from a girl Ooh, instantaneous combustion is the way I want to go Bitter wolf, let me know when the good times come around Ooh, instantaneous combustion is the way I want to go (Is the way, is the way, is the way) (Is the way, is the way, is the way) (Is the way, is the way, is the way) (Is the way, is the way, is the way)

"I need a pillow-talking man to take me home tonight " felt that

So cute. My heart is all over the place you jokers.

Massive, Mrs Brennan!

Pᵣₒmₒˢᵐ 😘

Glad I stumbled on this, I vaguely remembered his name, probably gleaned from the Daily Express, "ugly drunk" sums it up. How wrong my parents were....

oh no

get out of your bed you...and clean out your cell as the auld triangle goes jingle-jangle all along the Royal Canal

keep doing this

Alex, that’s some damn great shit!

Happy to see this great documentary once again - first seen back in '88 at the Film Forum on a whim (saw his rebel rousing image in the advert) and, may I say, Ireland is most blessed to have him as one of its own... Shane MacGowan is great, but there is no one (ever) like Behan!

Why would there be any peace in Ireland with these old bigots..

Just read about this in the new book. Great to see!

More people need to hear this. What a song. A longer version as well would be amazing

I find the wise words of Allen Ginsberg particularly remarkable in this video

Tune!