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SEUMUS O'KELLY

1881 - 1918

Born in Loughrea, County Galway, Seumas O'Kelly was a journalist, novelist and playwright. The Theatre of Ireland launched his dramatic career, and his later plays were staged by The Abbey Theatre. His short novel 'The Weaver's Grave' (1919) is a much-loved classic of Irish literature and still in print to this day.

PLAYWRITING CREDITS

Play Title Playwright
Meadowsweet Seumus O'Kelly
The Bribe Seumus O'Kelly
The Flame on the Hearth Seumus O'Kelly
The Home-Coming Seumus O'Kelly
The Matchmakers Seumus O'Kelly
The Parnellite Seumus O'Kelly
The Shuiler's Child Seumus O'Kelly