This significant new work redraws the lines of understanding around the literary networks of midtolate 20th Century Ireland particularly between Dublin and Belfast. Such a direct and personal connection between the literary bohemia of Patrick Kavanagh and Flann OBrien and the world of the Honest Ulsterman at the start of The Troubles has never previously been made. This book brings to light for the first time the creative writing of Gerard Keenan better known by his pseudonym Jude the Obscure under which he wrote a regular column for the influential Northern Irish periodical The Honest Ulsterman for over three decades. This book is intended for scholars of both Irish literature and history as well as those engaged in the study of peace building and conflict studies given Keenans representation of Belfast as a city possessed of more than sectarian antagonism. The joint presentation of original literary fiction alongside a weighty academic introduction will appeal to those involved directly in the academic study of Irish culture and those with a more general interest in the literature and history of 20thCentury Ireland.