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Piaras Béaslaí

1881 - 1965

He was born in Liverpool but moved to Dublin in 1905. He was very active in the Irish language revival movement, especially in Conradh na Gaeilge. He fought in the 1916 uprising. He was the manager and producer of Na hAisteoirí, a company set up in Dublin in 1912 which comprised various branches of Conradh na Gaeilge. He was a writer, poet and dramatist. His plays are An Danar (1929), An Sgaothaire agus Cúig Drámaí Eile (1929); An Bhean Chródha (1931), Cúigeachas (1936), An Fear as Buenos Aires (1936), An Fear Fograidheachta (1938), Cormac na Coille (g.d.)agus Fear an Sgéilín Grinn (g.d).

Company Jobs

Job Title Company
Manager Na hAisteoirí

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
An Bhean Chródha Piaras Béaslaí
An Danar Piaras Béaslaí
An Fear as Buenos Aires Piaras Béaslaí
An Fear Fóghraidheachta Piaras Béaslaí
An Sgaothaire Piaras Béaslaí
Blúire Páipéir Piaras Béaslaí
Cúigeachas Piaras Béaslaí
Fear an Sgéilín Grinn Piaras Béaslaí
Fear na Milliún Punt Piaras Béaslaí

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Beirt na Bodhaire Bréige Piaras Béaslaí Jules Moinaux
Cluiche Cártaí Piaras Béaslaí Arthur Murphy
Comhrac Éinfhir Piaras Béaslaí Risteárd Ó Foghludha Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Ísliú Chun Buadha Piaras Béaslaí Oliver Goldsmith

Actor

Play Title Playwright
An Ball Dubh Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha
An Bhean Chródha Piaras Béaslaí
An Bheidhlín Buadha Risteárd Ó Foghludha Francois Coppée
An Bunán Buidhe Risteárd Ó Foghludha Daniel Corkery
An Cosán Séamus de Bhilmot
An Fóghmhar Tomás Ó Ceallaigh
An Saoghal Eile Liam Gógan
Casadh an Rotha Séamus de Bhilmot
Cliamhain Isteach Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin (1)
Fíoraon le Fiarán Risteárd Ó Foghludha Leo Tolstoy
Ísliú Chun Buadha Piaras Béaslaí Oliver Goldsmith
Múchadh an tSoluis Séamus de Bhilmot

Director

Play Title Playwright
Aiséirghe Pádraig Ó Domhnaill Daniel Corkery
Aistriúchán ar 'Resurrection' (1918)
An Ball Dubh Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha
An Cosán Séamus de Bhilmot
An Fear as Buenos Aires Piaras Béaslaí
Beirt na Bodhaire Bréige Piaras Béaslaí Jules Moinaux
Aistriúchán agus athchóiriú ar an dráma Francach 'Les Deux Sourds'.
Casadh an Rotha Séamus de Bhilmot
Clann na Gealaighe Leon Ó Broin Martin Flavin
Aistriúchán ar 'Children of the Moon' (1923)
Cliamhain Isteach Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin (1)
Scríobh sé faoin ainm cleite Diarmuid Ó Duibhne.
Comhrac Éinfhir Risteárd Ó Foghludha Piaras Béaslaí Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Sliocht aistrithe ó 'The Rivals' (1775)
Cótaí Móra Gearóid Ó Lochlainn
Draoidheacht Chaitlín Mícheál Breathnach
Ísliú Chun Buadha Piaras Béaslaí Oliver Goldsmith
Aistriúchán ar 'She Stoops to Conquer' (1773)
Múchadh an tSoluis Séamus de Bhilmot