OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  William Boyle 

• Setting

  County Armagh, 1916

• Synopsis

  A certain Miss McNeill comes to teach the O'Carrolls about advanced farming methods and causes a certain amounte of consternation. Only the farmer's brother, Nic, takes Miss McNeill seriously. Inspired by her teachings, Nic rebels against his lowly position in the household and makes off with as a sum of money from his older brother, thus leaving his niece without a dowry and the rest of the family penniless.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  3

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  25 October 1916

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.