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Brian Friel, (born January 9/10, 1929, near Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland—died October 2, 2015, Greencastle, County Donegal, Ireland), playwright who explored social and political life in Ireland and Northern Ireland as he delved into family ties, communication and mythmaking as human needs, and the tangled relationships between narrative, history, and nationality.

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