Personal Life
Nicholas Furlong was born in Wexford in 1929. He became a dairy farmer on the family farm at Mulgannon. His father also owned a Pub, located on Wexford town’s main street. For many years he wrote a satirical column for the People Group under the pen name 'Pat O’Leary' and wrote regular features in The Irish Press, the Farmers Journal and Biatas (journal to the Irish Sugar Company). He is currently a columnist with Echo Group Newspapers.
He is also a member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.
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