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Tom MacIntyre

1931 - 2019

Born in Cavan in 1931, Tom MacIntyre was a bilingual playwright, poet and short-story writer. Many of his plays were premiered at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He has won a number of awards, including the Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Best New Play Award for 'The Gallant John Joe' in 2002 and the Stewart Parker prize for 'Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire' in 1999. His selected stories, 'The Word for Yes', is published by Gallery Press. He has also published two novels and six collections of poetry, including 'Stories of the Wandering Moon', a sequence of erotically charged love poems, published by Lilliput Press. Tom MacIntyre was elected a member of Aosdána in 1991. 

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire Tom MacIntyre
Chickadee Tom MacIntyre
Dance for your Daddy Tom MacIntyre
Eye-Winker, Tom-Tinker Tom MacIntyre
Find the Lady Tom MacIntyre
Fine Day For A Hunt Tom MacIntyre
Foggy Hair and Green Eyes Tom MacIntyre
Good Evening, Mr Collins Tom MacIntyre
Jack Be Nimble Tom MacIntyre
Kitty O'Shea Tom MacIntyre
Only an Apple Tom MacIntyre
Rise up lovely Sweeney Tom MacIntyre
Sheep's Milk on the Boil Tom MacIntyre
Snow White Tom MacIntyre
The Bearded Lady Tom MacIntyre
The Chirpaun Tom MacIntyre
The Gallant John-Joe Tom MacIntyre
The Great Hunger Tom MacIntyre
What Happened Bridgie Cleary Tom MacIntyre
What Happened Bridgie Cleary Tom MacIntyre

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Cúirt an Mheán Oíche Tom MacIntyre Tom MacIntyre Liam Ó Murchú

Director

Play Title Playwright
The Gallant John-Joe Tom MacIntyre