When We Were Boys: A Novel is a literary work by William O'Brien, published in 1890. The novel is a coming-of-age story that follows the lives of two young boys, Jack and Denis, as they grow up in Ireland during the late 1800s. The story is set against the backdrop of the Irish Land War, which was a period of conflict between Irish farmers and British landlords over land ownership and tenancy rights.The novel begins with Jack and Denis as young boys,...