Proper noun
Behan (plural Behans)
A surname from Irish.
Behan, The Camorra, pp. 9-10 Since the 1880s, there is ample evidence of 'Ndrangheta-type groups in police reports and sentences by local courts. Source: Internet
Behan, The Camorra, p. 129 Despite the overwhelming magnitude of the problem, law enforcement officials continue their pursuit. Source: Internet
Behan, Camorra, pp. 184 In the 1970s and 1980s Raffaele Cutolo made an attempt to unify the Camorra families in the manner of the Sicilian Mafia, by forming the New Organized Camorra (Nuova Camorra Organizzata or NCO), but this proved unsuccessful. Source: Internet
He also sentenced Anthony Behan to two-and-a-half years imprisonment. Source: Internet
Behan later said to Tynan "I would hope if a Nazi ever asked me my religion I would have the courage to defend my right to be a Jew, Bush Baptist or even a damn Catholic!" Source: Internet
In 1919, Collins, the IRA's Director of Intelligence, organised the " Squad "—an assassination unit based in Dublin which killed police involved in intelligence work (the Irish playwright Brendan Behan 's father Stephen Behan was a member of the Squad). Source: Internet