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.

Main Creator: O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964
Contributors:
McCarthy, Mai
Format: MANUSCRIPT
Language: English
Subjects:
O'Casey, Sean, > 1880-1964 > Correspondence
Joyce, James, > 1882-1941
Swift, Jonathan, > 1667-1745
O'Connor, Frank, > 1903-1966
Johnston, Denis, > 1901-1984
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870
James, Henry, > 1843-1916
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.

Arrangement: Fonds
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Autograph letter, signed, from Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy,

1959 Jan. 10.

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In Collection: Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy
Description: O'Casey tells McCarthy that, although he has had a few bouts of sickness, he is busy on a documentary on the Queen's Theatre, Dublin, working with Barry Fitzgerald, whom he describes as 'rather frail'. He says there were 14 people in the house, including men with cameras, sound boxes etc. and also some friends of his and Fitzgerald's, one of whom was the Parish Priest of Totnes, a Fr. Ned, whose name suggested the title of his play. He is not very satisfied with his contribution to the film, however. He says his wife, Eileen, is delighted to have met McCarthy. In his postscript he asks if she ever heard of a Bulletin published by the Convent of the Incarnate Word, which a nun in Tipperary sends him.
Main Creator: O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964
Language: English
Extent: 1 item.
Format: MANUSCRIPT
Call Number: MS 49,744/24 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights: Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.