OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Seumus O'Kelly 

• Setting

  Farmhouse

• Synopsis

  The Ford family are reinstated in their home after having earlier been evicted. The widow Ford begins to reminisce about her deceased husband, one of the first to have stood up against the evictions in the village. She is suddenly struck by illness, however, and dies.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  2

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  April 1910

• Producer

  Produced by Theatre of Ireland (1906 - 1912)

• Venue Notes

  Produced at The Molesworth Hall

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published play script with additional information from press cuttings of the time.