Confessions Of An Irish Rebel

The immigration man read my deportation order, looked at it and handed it back to me. ''Are you Irish?'' he asked me.

''No'' I said ''as a matter of fact, I''m Yemenite Arab.''

Two detectives came forward who were evidently there to meet me. ''Apparently he is Brendan Behan,'' they said.

The immigration officer shook my hand and his hard face softened. ''Cead mile failte romhat abhaile.'' (A hund...