Talk:J. P. Donleavy

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Mike

According to a 2002 interview I read in The Independent (UK), Donleavy reveals that he was known as Mike by close friends for much of his life, and further research reveals this fact to be commonly known. Since Donleavy does not explain the origin of this "nickname", I have added the bare-bone fact, with a qualifier that the reasons for it are unknown. If anyone can shed further light on this, please feel free to add/amend. Hanoi Road (talk) 23:50, 25 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to be correct. A few sources: Guardian [1] Independant [2] The Irish Times [3]. Google quotes the Washington Post as saying that his family nickname was Michael, though the article is paywalled, and I've not checked it. Maybe someone can take a look and see if it has more to say on how he got his nickname. An explanation would be more interesting than the bare fact. 2A00:23C3:B700:701:F54C:4B1F:E59B:47D3 (talk) 18:26, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]