Papers of the playwright Brian Friel including correspondence and material relating to his plays, theatre and literature. Also includes financial and legal records and material relating to important events in his life, 1950 – 2010.

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Main Creator:	Friel, Brian
Contributors:	Delahaye, Alain Deane, Seamus, 1940-2021 Donnelly, Donal Dowling, Joe Durcan, Paul, 1944- Hanvey, Bobbie, 1945- Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013 Kiely, Benedict Kiberd, Declan Maxwell, D. E. S. (Desmond Ernest Stewart), 1925- McCabe, Eugene, 1930- McGahern, John, 1934-2006 McGuinness, Frank, 1953- Roche, Anthony Stronin, Michael Whelan, Bill Whelan, Kevin, 1958- Verlag, Per H. Carvalho, Paulo Eduardo Dunbar, Adrian, 1958- Hammond, David, 1928-2008 Ballagh, Robert Banville, John. Kavanagh, Julie Murphy, Thomas, 1935-2018 Paulin, Tom Pearson, Noel Pine, Richard Wargo, Richard Welch, Robert, 1947-2013 Dawe, Gerald, 1952- Murray, Christopher Abbey Theatre Arts Council of Ireland British Broadcasting Corporation Bogside Artists Ireland. National Planning Board. Ireland. Dept. of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht, and the Islands Derry (Northern Ireland). City Council Faber and Faber Field Day Theatre Company Gallery Press (Loughcrew, Ireland) Patrick MacGill Summer School McGlinchey Summer School more
Format:	Journal / Serial
Language:	English
Subjects:	Friel, Brian > Correspondence English drama > Irish authors > 21st century English drama > Irish authors > 20th century Dramatists, Irish > 20th century Dramatists, Irish > 21st century Playscripts > Ireland > 20th century Playscripts > Ireland > 21st century
Notes:	Physical description: 48 boxes Finding aid available: NLI Manuscripts Collection List No. 73. more
Arrangement:	Fonds I. Plays. II. Correspondence. III. Events and awards. IV. Memberships, patronage, subscriptions and book orders. V. Newspaper cuttings. VI. Financial materials and royalties. VII. Essays and speeches. VIII. Short stories. IX. Books and theatre programmes. X. Personal correspondence and diaries.
Access:	A number of items are not available for consultation (NFC 162) due to their sensitive or particularly private nature : MS 49,221 /7; MS 49,232 /5; MS 49,255 /2; MS 49,297 /1-7; MS 49,349 and MS 49,350 /1-7.
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