OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Noel Ó Gallchóir 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Pádraig Mac Piarais

• Synopsis

  In this personal and stirring representation of the life and works of one of Ireland's most famous and revered sons, the best of Pádraig Mac Piarais' (1879 - 1916) creative writings are brought back to life. This is a personal and honest depiction of Mac Piarais whereby the deepest recesses of his personality are explored and in which he is celebrated and remembered as a prolific poet, an inventive writer, a powerful dramatist, an astute and innovative educator, a dedicated revolutionary and a compassionate man who worked tirelessly in promoting the language and the culture of his country, and who gave his life in the cause of his nation.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Total

  1

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 February 2016

• Venue Notes

  Léirithe don chéad uair i Halla an Paróiste, Ghort a' Choirce mar pháirt de chlár imeachtaí Chomóradh Choláiste Uladh ar Éirí Amach 1916.

Source Of Information

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