John Banim | |
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| 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] |
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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.)