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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Bibliographic Details
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.

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Typescript letter, signed, from Mai McCarthy to Sean O'Casey,

1962 Jan. 4.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Letters of Sean O'Casey to Mai McCarthy
Description:McCarthy writes about her studies (which are finished for the present), her low opinion of most educators, her busyness in her job and that she has a lot of Christmas correspondence to catch up on. She briefly mentions the weather, and the plants she has growing and sends her love to all O'Casey's family.
Main Creator: McCarthy, Mai
Language:English
Extent:1 item.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,744/29 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.