OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael Joseph (M.J.) Molloy 

• Setting

  Set in a small village on the Galway-Mayo border in the Autumn of 1840.

• Synopsis

  In this tale, Ooshla, an Irish Roblin Hood, robs from the rich to give to the poor, but then again he also steals from the poor. He gets a little more than he bargains for when he puts his hand in the Paddy Pedlar's Bag.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  05 September 1953

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.