Publications

Poetry

Heart of Grace (Linden Press, London, 1959)
Christ in London (Linden Press, London, 1960)
The Wood Burners (New Writers' Press, Dublin, 1973)
Man on the Porch: Selected Poems (Martin Brian & O'Keefe, London, 1979)
Folk Tales for the General (Raven Arts, Dublin, 1989)

Plays

And Him Stretched (Unity Theatre, London, 1962)
Cry the Believers (Eblana Theatre, Dublin, 1963)
Boy in the Smoke (TV Play, BBC2, 1965)
Nightfall to Belfast (Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 1973)
The Last Burning (Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 1974)
We Do It For Love (Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 1975)
The Devil's Own People (Dublin Theatre Festival, 1976)
Three Plays (Threshold Publications, Belfast, 1976)
Class of '39 (Radio Play, BBC 4, 1980)
My Silver Bird (Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 1981)
I Mind the Time (One man show, Belfast Festival, 1982)
Bessie Smith (Devised & directed, Belfast Folk & Jazz Festival, 1982)
City Child Come Trailing Home (Radio Play, RTÉ, 1983)
Landscape and Seascape (Radio Play, RTÉ, 1983)
Quartet for Nighttown (Radio Play, RTÉ, 1984)
Wolfe (Radio Play, RTÉ, 1984)

Memoirs

Song for a Poor Boy (Raven Arts, Dublin, 1990)
Song for a Raggy Boy (Raven Arts, Dublin, 1991)

Song for a Fly Boy (New Island, Dublin, 2002)

Recordings

Irish Drinking Songs  Irish Love Songs  Irish Street Songs
Irish Drinking Songs (Riverside Records 12-604, New York, 195?)
Irish Love Songs (Riverside Records 12-608, New York, 195?)
Irish Street Songs (Riverside Records 12-613, New York, 195?)
Irish Humor Songs (Riverside Records 12-616, New York, 195?)
Irish Songs of Resistance 1
Irish Songs of Resistance 2

Some mp3 files (only advisable if you have a fast connection)

Brian O'Linn
Courting in the Kitchen
The Irish Rover