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 Oct. 8.
| In Collection: | Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy |
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| Description: | O'Casey writes to say that he hasn't time to write more fully as he is very busy. He is working on an introduction and chapter to a book, and articles for the publisher George Braziller. He refers also to meetings with Columbia Recordings about a recording of 'Juno and the Paycock' by Cyril Cusack Productions, with Siobhán McKenna as Juno. In addition, a camera crew are coming from NBC to make a half-hour programme about O'Casey and his family. He makes a brief mention about the Irish state taking over Clonmacnoise and is glad to see that at last the Irish are 'taking some thought for our venerable past'. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,744/10
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |