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,
1958 May 29.
| In Collection: | Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy |
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| Description: | O'Casey begins by thanking McCarthy once again for the 'Bulletin' journals she sent him. He says he is recovering from illness, but his eyes are not good and he is supposed to 'read little and write less', but doesn't know how this is to be done. He thanks her too for the spray of jasmine, lists the plants in his own garden that are related to it, and ponders its meaning in Arabic. He talks about the bad weather and mentions a letter he received from an Irish-American Jesuit. As usual he advises McCarthy to do less, and to stop and listen to music as he does himself. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 2 items. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,744/23
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |