People

Eoghan Ó Tuairisc

1919 - 1982

Born in Ballinasloe, Co Galway in 1919. He worked as a primary school teacher until he decided to start writing full-time in 1961. Ó Tuairisc wrote novels, verse, drama and criticism in English and Irish. He learnt a great deal from time spent in the Abbey where he wrote pantomimes and revues in Irish. He also wrote under the English version of his name, Eugene Rutherford Watters.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title	Playwright
Aisling as Tír na nÓg	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc Micheál Mac Conmara
Aisling Mhic Artáin	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
An Claíomh Soluis	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc Antoine de Buitléir
An Hairyfella in Ifreann	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Carolan	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Cúirt an Mheán Oíche	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
De Réir na Rúibricí	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Diarmuid agus Balor	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc Antoine de Buitléir
Fornocht Do Chonac	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Gráinne na Long	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Lá Fhéile Míchíl	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
M'asal Beag Dubh À La Carte	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Na Mairnéalaigh	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Oisín	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
Táinbócú	Tomás Mac Anna Críostóir Ó Floinn Eoghan Ó Tuairisc Gabriel Rosenstock
Ulysses agus Penelope	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc

Lyrics by

Play Title	Playwright
An Claíomh Soluis	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc Antoine de Buitléir
Diarmuid agus Balor	Eoghan Ó Tuairisc Antoine de Buitléir
Flann agus Clemintín	Antoine de Buitléir Seán Mac Domhnaill Tá daoine eile luaite ar an gclár freisin mar údair ar na liricí.
Oisín i dTír na n-Óg	Liam Ó Ceallaigh Athchóiriú ar sheanscéal Fiannaíochta.
Umar Na hAimléise	Victor de Paor