William Trevor KBE (24 May 1928 #Mitchelstown #Cork-20 Nov 2016 Devon). Saoi Aosdána novelist, playwright & short stories.👨‍🎓 St Columba's College, TCD History. Costa Book Awards x3, Irish PEN, nominated The Booker Prizes x5 & won others! Stories set Eng & Ireland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T…

Henry Francis Lyte (1 June 1793 Scotland-20 Nov 1847 France).👨‍🎓Portora Royal #Fermanagh TCD Alumni. Curate in Taghmon, Wexford then Eng.✍️hymns; 'Abide with Me', 'Praise, my soul, the king of heaven' & poetry dib.ie/biography/lyte… youtube.com/watch?v=OG4mxJ… youtube.com/watch?v=GP8aoI…

Kevin McClory (8 June 1926 Dún Laoghaire #Dublin-20 Nov 2006 London). Screenwriter, producer, director. Adapted Ian Fleming’s James Bond character📽️! Produced Thunderball! Legal battles with Fleming! In Navy in WW2. Viking funeral! dib.ie/biography/mccl… youtube.com/watch?v=CbqYnB…

Donn Byrne (20 Nov 1889 NYC-18 June 1928 near #Timoleague #Cork). Novelist, poet, short stories. #Forkhill #Armagh as baby.👨‍🎓 UCD ALUMNI (Romance languages) under D Hyde, Sorbonne, Leipzig. Lived NY then Coolmain Castle, Co. Cork. 🪦Rathclarin, Co. Cork.📚 dib.ie/biography/byrn…

Brig Gen Patrick Henry Jones (20 Nov 1830 #Westmeath-23 July 1900). Lawyer, public servant, Postmaster of NYC. Civil War; 30 major battles & many skirmishes. 1 of 10 Irish-American Brig Com'dr & 1 of 4 Irish born officers to become a divisional commander. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_H…

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20 Nov: St Áed Findliath (d. 879). "fair-grey Áed". mac Néill. King of Tara, High King of Ireland. Died in the monastery of Druim Inesclainn/#Dromiskin #Louth 20 Nov 879. Round tower there. Burnt & pillaged by Vikings & Irish many times! 📷Kieran Campbell, Ireland Highlights x2

20 Nov: Ss Esconn & Fráechán of Bó-chluain (#Boghlone, #Laois), Slíab Bladma (Slieve Bloom) & Inis maic Erca near Cluain Ednech (#Clonenagh, #Laois) (Dr Elva Johnston). 📷Clonenagh, Laois has St Fintan's money tree; coins inserted into it! © Historic Graves, Andreas F. Borchert

20 Nov: St Autbodus/Autbod/Obode (d. 690). Born in Ireland. He preached in Artois, Hainault & Picardy in NE #France, & #Belgium. He was a companion of St Foillan & St Ultan. Then he withdrew to a hermitage near #Laon (this is where he probably died). 📷Laon Cathedral ©Rolf Kranz

Alistair Cooke KBE (20 Nov 1908 Salford, England-30 March 2004 NYC). US writer, journalist,📺personality &📻broadcaster. Described himself as a “Lancastrian Irishman” as his mum (née Byrne) from Co #Sligo! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_… youtube.com/watch?v=JQsSqx… youtube.com/watch?v=FZa1ah…

John Russell Young (20 Nov 1840 #Tyrone-17 Jan 1899). US journalist, Minister to Qing Empire, 7th Librarian Library of Congress 1897-9! Invited by Ulysses S. Grant to accompany him on world tour to record his 2 year journey, which he published! 🪦Philadelphia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Russ…

Richard Rothwell (20 Nov 1800 #Dublin-13 Dec 1868 Rome). Portrait painter👨‍🎨. Trained The RDS aged 14-20; received silver medal! Moved to London; popular 1829-31! Went to Italy but when he returned, he'd lost his fame! dib.ie/biography/roth… artuk.org/discover/artwo…