OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Pádraic Ó Conaire 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Pádraic Ó Conaire

• Author Notes

  Bunaithe ar an ngearrscéal 'Rún an Fhir Mhóir'

• Setting

  Tigh an Fhir Mhóir i ndiaidh na Cásca 1916.

• Notes

  Ní thugtar aon eolas faoi fhoireann léirithe an dráma ar an gclár.

• Synopsis

  The Fear Mór, a justice, is madly in love with Peig and wishes to marry her. It is the weekend after the Easter Rising and the Dreoilín is on the run with a reward of £100 on his head. When he comes across the Fear Mór he persuades him to help him escape and this causes matrimonial problems for the Fear Mór afterwards.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  2

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  07 April 1924

• Production Notes

  Faoi choimirce Amharclann na Mainistreach.

• Producer

  Produced by An Comhar Drámaíochta

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ó chlár an bhunléirithe agus ó Stair Dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge 1900-1970 le P Ó Siadhail