OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Pádraic Ó Conaire 

• Setting

  Teach feirme cois farraige i gConnachta.

• Notes

  Fuarthas an t-eolas faoin bhfoireann ón leabhar 'An Béaslaíoch' le Ó Siadhail.

• Synopsis

  Máirtín is the eldest son in the family, he takes over his family farm and home when his father dies. He looks after his two sisters, Cáit and Bairbre and works hard to clear his father's debts. When he arranges for his sister Bairbre to marry An Brúnach Mór she runs away with Cuimín. Máirtín turns to drink and sets out to ruin all the progress he has made over the years.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Male

  3

• Cast Size Female

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  May 1913

• Producer

  Produced by Na Cluicheoirí

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Is cosúil gur stáitsíodh an dráma seo i Londain (cf.D Ó Súilleabháin 'Scéal an Oireachtais 1897-1924' BÁC 1984)sular léiríodh in Éirinn é. Ba ag an Oireachtas sa Rotunda, mí Lúnasa 1908 a rinneadh an chéad léiriú in Éirinn.

Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ó Stair Dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge 1900-1970 le P Ó Siadhail agus ón leabhar 'Bairbre Rua agus Drámaí Eile' le Ó Siadhail.