Michael Banim

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Michael Banim (1796-1874) was John Banim's brother. He assisted him in the O'Hara Tales, and there is difficulty in allocating their respective contributions. While John was the more experienced writer, Michael provided a great deal of material based on his social observationms. They revised each other's work; according to PJ Murray's LIFE OF JOHN BANIM Michael was the principal author of "Crohoore of the Bill-Hook", THE CROPPY and FATHER CONNELL. After the death of John, Michael wrote Clough Fionn (1852), and The Town of the Cascades (1864). In 1861 he wrote prefaces and notes for a reprint of the "O'Hara" novels by the Catholic publishing firm Sadleir of New York.