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 July 22.
| In Collection: | Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy |
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| Description: | O'Casey discusses the work he is doing and commissions he has had to turn down, including an article for an American magazine for a fee of $1,000. He says the Abbey Theatre tour of the 'Plough and the Stars' was a great success in Paris, although he did not hear anything about it from the Abbey Theatre itself, but from a friend working in Paris. He mentions some of the strangers who call by to see him, including a family of Irish people, and some American tourists. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,744/9
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |