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 |
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Autograph letter, signed, from Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy,
1957 Sept. 28.
In Collection: | Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy |
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Description: | O'Casey discusses an article on [Frank?] O'Connor sent by McCarthy, and points up the differences between O'Connor and Denis Johnston, and mentions various plays by Johnston, which he admires. He goes on to pay a tribute to the peasants of Ireland, and of the world. He tells McCarthy that he has finished writing another play, 'The Drums of Father Ned'; and also talks about a new journal, called 'The Plough', which has started publication in Ireland and which has socialist tendencies. He mentions Noel Browne's association with it, and speaks admiringly about him. He mentions speeches by a Professor Blackett and Archbishop Makarios. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 2 items. |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,744/21
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |