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Séamus Byrne

1904 - 1968

Born in Dublin, Byrne studied law in UCD. He was imprisoned in 1940 over radio transmissions for the IRA. He was a writer for the Catholic Standard. His plays include Design for a Headstone, on the subject of a hunger strike (Abbey 1950), and Little City, rejected by the Abbey for its abortion theme, but subsequently performed at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1964.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Design For A Headstone Séamus Byrne
Innocent Bystander Séamus Byrne
Little City Séamus Byrne