 Born in January 1965 , Paudge Behan is the son of Cathal Goulding ( 1923 – 1998 ) , Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) and the Official IRA , and Beatrice Behan ( née ffrench @-@ Salkeld ) ( 1925 – 1993 ) . As a teenager , Goulding was involved with the IRA youth wing Fianna Éireann . After Brendan Behan 's early death at the age of 41 on 20 March 1964 , Goulding had Paudge Behan with Brendan 's widow Beatrice . Paudge and his half @-@ sister Blanaid grew up at 5 Anglesea Road , a red @-@ brick , semi @-@ detached late Victorian house in Ballsbridge , Dublin , which Brendan Behan bought for his wife Beatrice in 1959 for IR £ 1 @,@ 400 . The house came into Paudge Behan 's ownership , and he sold it reluctantly for € 1 @.@ 65 million in February 2006 . 
