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James Cousins

1873 - 1956

James Henry Sproul Cousins, born in Belfast in 1873, was a playwright, critic and poet. .His play Buinne was performed at George Coffey's house, 5 Harcourt Terrace, by the Fay brothers in 1901 alongside AE's Deirdre as part of the early stirrings of the Abbey. His play the Racing Lug was the first play by The Theatre of Ireland in 1906.