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The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty – Summary, Themes, Q and A, and Vocabulary

  • Writer: PAUL MASIH
    PAUL MASIH
  • Apr 7
  • 1 min read

In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty:

The main character is a Republican sniper fighting in the Irish Civil War. He hides on a rooftop in Dublin, watches for enemies, and must stay alert and quiet. He takes great risks—lighting a cigarette, killing informers, and finally outsmarting and shooting another sniper.

Silhouette of a sniper lying with a rifle against a city skyline. Text: "The Sniper: Liam O'Flaherty's Powerful Story of War, Irony & Identity."
“A young soldier with a pale, determined face lies on a dark rooftop in 1920s Dublin, aiming through a rifle with field glasses slung over his shoulder under a moonlit sky.”



Man in a cap aiming a rifle in a war-torn street, with burning buildings in the background, creates a tense and somber mood.
“A young soldier with a pale, determined face lies on a dark rooftop in 1920s Dublin, aiming through a rifle with field glasses slung over his shoulder under a moonlit sky.”



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