OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Christine Longford 

• Setting

  Dublin Castle, April 1690 Limerick Castle, August 1690-August 1691

• Synopsis

  A play about the life of Patrick Sarsfield, the first Earl of Lucan who was born at Lucan, Co Dublin, around 1650. Sarsfield led the second flight of the Wild Geese. After the Treaty of Limerick, he marched to Cork with 11,000 soldiers and embarked for France. He died in the Battle of Landen in 1693.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  4

• Total

  12

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  25 May 1943

• Production Notes

  Presented on the occasion of the 250th Anniversary of the death of Patrick Sarsfield, Earl of Lucan.

• Producer

  Presented by Longford Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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