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,
1956 Jan. 12.
| In Collection: | Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy |
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| Description: | O'Casey first refers to McCarthy's studies, then talks about his own work of correcting galley proofs of 'The Green Crow' book. He says he is nursing a sore foot, and misses being able to walk around St. Marychurch; he gives some of the history of Torquay and Torre Abbey, whose ruins still stand. He hopes that the producers of his play 'Red Roses for me' will find another theatre; and says he hopes McCarthy has done the right thing in resigning from her job. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,744/12
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |