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Eimar O'Duffy

1893 - 1935

Eimar Ultan O'Duffy, born in Dublin in 1893, was a novelist, poet, playwright and satirist. The Irish Theatre Company produced two of his plays, and a later play Bricriu's Feast was published, though not produced, in 1919. His other publications include The Wasted Island (1919), King Goshawk and the Birds (MacMillan, 1926) and a series of mystery novels including The Bird Cage, Asses in Clover and The Secret Enemy.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
The Phoenix on the Roof Eimar O'Duffy