About: Victor O'Donovan Power

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Victor O'Donovan Power (1860 – 30 December 1933) was an Irish playwright, novelist, and prolific short-story writer. He was born at Rosbercon, County Kilkenny. His mother was a poet from West Cork, his father was a nationalist. He was educated at Carlow College. He started writing and contributing stories to magazines while still a teen-ager. His best-known creation is the woman of the roads, Kitty the Hare, "the most remarkable person that ever graced the pages of Ireland's Own" (Con Houlihan), who first made her appearance in Our Boys in November 1924. His short stories were reprinted many times in Ireland's Own and Our Boys. He is buried in Shanbogh graveyard.

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  • Victor O'Donovan Power (1860 – 30 December 1933) was an Irish playwright, novelist, and prolific short-story writer. He was born at Rosbercon, County Kilkenny. His mother was a poet from West Cork, his father was a nationalist. He was educated at Carlow College. He started writing and contributing stories to magazines while still a teen-ager. His best-known creation is the woman of the roads, Kitty the Hare, "the most remarkable person that ever graced the pages of Ireland's Own" (Con Houlihan), who first made her appearance in Our Boys in November 1924. His short stories were reprinted many times in Ireland's Own and Our Boys. He is buried in Shanbogh graveyard. (en)
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  • Victor O'Donovan Power (1860 – 30 December 1933) was an Irish playwright, novelist, and prolific short-story writer. He was born at Rosbercon, County Kilkenny. His mother was a poet from West Cork, his father was a nationalist. He was educated at Carlow College. He started writing and contributing stories to magazines while still a teen-ager. His best-known creation is the woman of the roads, Kitty the Hare, "the most remarkable person that ever graced the pages of Ireland's Own" (Con Houlihan), who first made her appearance in Our Boys in November 1924. His short stories were reprinted many times in Ireland's Own and Our Boys. He is buried in Shanbogh graveyard. (en)
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  • Victor O'Donovan Power (en)
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