Michael Banim (1796-1874) was John Banim's brother. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Banim ( April 3, 1798 - August 30, 1842) Irish Novelist, sometimes called the "Scott of Ireland" was born He assisted him in the O'Hara Tales, and there is difficulty in allocating their respective contributions. While John was the more experienced writer, Michael provided a great deal of material based on his social observationms. They revised each other's work; according to PJ Murray's LIFE OF JOHN BANIM Michael was the principal author of "Crohoore of the Bill-Hook", THE CROPPY and FATHER CONNELL. After the death of John, Michael wrote Clough Fionn (1852), and The Town of the Cascades (1864). Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year In 1861 he wrote prefaces and notes for a reprint of the "O'Hara" novels by the Catholic publishing firm Sadleir of New York.