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Flann O'Brien
A pub in or near Dublin.
Commissioned by Hilton Edwards for the Gate's Christmas production, "Jack-in-the-Box".
When a sergeant finds him serving after-hours, publican Ignatius Cornelius Coolahan regales his accuser with a protracted story of military service in the desert in the hope of tapping into his sense of thirst.
Plays General
One Act
4
26 December 1942
Produced by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions
Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
Flann O'Brien: Plays & Teleplays
2013
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