Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy,
1954-1964.
In his letters to Miss McCarthy, O'Casey wrote about life, religion, his writing, the works of other writers, as well as personal matters such as his family, his health, Miss McCarthy's health and work, and her tendency to overdo it, which he mentions often. A warm friendship clearly existed between them. Amongst the writers O'Casey mentions are Joyce, Frank O'Connor, Denis Johnston, Swift, Dickens and Henry James.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Manuscript letters from Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy, an Irish woman who lived in New York. There is also one letter from Miss McCarthy to O'Casey and one letter from Eileen O'Casey to Mai McCarthy. Many of O'Casey's letters are single-sheet air letters; several have separate envelopes included. Physical description: 30 items. more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds |
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Autograph letter, signed, from Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy,
1955 April 11.
| In Collection: | Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy |
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| Description: | O'Casey offers his condolences and sympathy to McCarthy on her recent 'trouble and deep grief'. He says the scars of life are 'not pleasant, but they are honorable [sic], got in inevitable battle'. He adds that Ireland's memories are too often sad and bitter, but the 'sun isn't always setting over Boolavogue ... we need a gayer-hearted Ireland'. In the last part of the letter O'Casey seems to refer to trouble and upset over something McCarthy wrote, and he ends by saying he liked her piece called 'The Wreckers'. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,744/8
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |