← A Dubliner by birth, Sean O'Casey was yet another prominent protestant nationalist and socialist, who joined the Gaelic League, learned to play the uillean pipes, and became a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Juno and the Paycock was adapted for film by Alfred Hitchcock. O'Casey's other best known play, The Plough and the Stars, created a vehement response from the nationalist community, and after his fourth play, The Silver Tassie, was rejected for the Abbey in 1929, O'Casey moved to England. Image covered under fair use (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Juno_and_the_Paycock.jpg). More below.
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Irish TheatreThe Abbey Theatre/The Irish National Theatre
Listen to "The Abbey: The First 100 Years" (two audio clips from rte's "Rattlebag), a discussion a 2004 history of the history. The first clip opens with a conversation between Sean O'Casey and Barry Fitzgerald: http://www.rte.ie/radio/rattlebag/2003/1119/rattlebag.html.
Another clip from Rattlebag discusses a larger view of Irish theatre (1601-2000) (http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/0328/rattlebag.html).
However, the Abbey is not the only theatre of significance in Dublin: another theatre, The Gaiety Theatre (opening in 1871) also shares the spotlight (http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/1130/artszoneonlyric.html).
Wonderful historical sources are available at: http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/about/outreach.html under the section titled "2004 Special Lecture Series including many articles including "Curtain Up: Founding of the Abbey Theatre," "Riots, Rebels, and Rumpus Through the Years," and "The Irish art of Storytelling" (all in pdf format).
Yeats, Lady Gregory, and Kathleen ni HoulihanThe National Library has an interesting online exhibit about the life and works of W. B. Yeats at http://www.nli.ie/yeats/. General information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Butler_Yeats.
Lady Gregory, the co-found of the Abbey and co-author of Kathleen ni Houlihan is also an interesting and significant figure in her own right. A member of the ascendancy, she was nonetheless devoted to the cause of Irish nationalism and did much to promote the Irish language and the collection of folk tales: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Augusta_Gregory.
More information about Cathleen Ní Houlihan at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Ni_Houlihan. A traditional song at
http://www.geocities.com/justirishmusic/ersesong.html. An enjoyable article about the image of Cathleen Ni Houlihan as depicted on the old Irish pound note can be found at http://www.coinlink.com/Articles/banknotes/lady-lavery/.
Read the play online: http://cathleen-ni-houlihan.blogspot.com/.
J. M. Synge
Read the play at: http://www.bartleby.com/1010/.
General information about Synge, his life and works at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Millington_Synge
Movie availabele: www.imdb.com/title/tt0395247/
The prolific Irish director of the film, Brian Desmond Hurst, is discussed on rattlebag: http://www.rte.ie/arts/2004/0611/rattlebag.html.
Sean O'Casey
General information about the playwright: consult wikipedia and also http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/als/_sean_o_casey_irish_drama_portrait_of_the_artist.html
Plays on the silver screen: Juno and the Paycock: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021015/ and Plough and the Stars: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028112/.
Sean O'Casey on Rattlebag (rte.ie):
Discussion of a landmark biography of the artist: http://www.rte.ie/arts/2004/1123/rattlebag.html.
"The O'Casey Enigma": A wonderful series of lectures on rte radio 1. Click on the date for the audio link. Sometimes there are a few moments/minutes of unrelated audio (for example farm week!) before the program begins. The links will eventually begin. http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thomasdavis/1140132.html.
"Theatre in the Round" (rte radio 1). In a separate radio show/Theatre in the Round, Shivaun O'Casey (daughter) discusses the work of her father. Includes readings from three of his lesser known plays. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/1122/theatreintheround.html.
A video clip from rte reviews a book "Sean O'Casey: Writer at Work," a biographical study of the author: http://www.rte.ie/tv/theview/archive/20041116.html.
George Bernard Shaw
Many of Shaw's plays are available online:
Full text of Saint Joan: project gutenberg (http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200811h.html)
Full text of Pygmalion: http://www.bartleby.com/138/
Full text of Mrs. Warren's Profession: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1097
Rattlebag: a selection of clips featuring Shaw speaking ("Spoken English and Broken English"): http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0726/rattlebag.html.
The Sunday Playhouse: full length audio plays from rte. There may be several minutes of extraneous audio at the beginning of each play (for example, Arms and the Man is preceded by the ending of Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze" and some news. Just be patient or move ahead in the audio clip).
Arms and the Man (starts about 4 minutes into the audio clip): http://www.rte.ie/radio1/sundayplayhouse/1030971.html
Saint Joan (starts about 2:30 into the audio clip): http://www.rte.ie/radio1/sundayplayhouse/1030971.html.
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The Gaelic League of Central Ohio
The Gaelic League of Central Ohio/Conradh na Gaeilge í Lar Ohio was founded to preserve and promote the Irish language (Gaeilge). Irish is a one of several distinct Celtic Languages. Others include Scots Gaelic, the native language of Scotland, Manx, the tongue of the Island of Man,Welsh, Cornish, and Breton.
The Gaelic League periodically sponsors courses in beginning Irish; the most recent began in September. For more information about Irish language activities in Columbus, get in touch wi
Pat M. clanhoban@yahoo.com or call her at 886-3881.
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Prayer to Saint PatrickDóchas linn Naomh Pádraig,Aspal mór na hÉireann,Ainm oirirc gléigeal,Solas mór an tsaoil é.'Sé a chloigh na draoithe,Croíthe dúra gan aon mhaith.D'ísligh dream an díomaisTrí neart Dé ár dtréan-fhlaith.
Sléibhte, gleannta, mánna.'S bailte móra na h-Éireann,Ghlan sé iad go deo dúinnMíle glóir dár Naomh dhíl.Iarraimíd ort, a Phádraig,Guí orainne, Gaela,Dia linn lá 'gus óiche'S Pádraig Aspal Éireann.
St. Patrick is our hopeThe great apostle of IrelandA bright and splendid nameThe great light of the worldIt was he who defeated the druidsTheir hard hearts of no goodBrought down the proudBy the strength of God our powerful Lord.
The hills, glens and plainsAnd the towns of IrelandHe cleansed them for ever for usA thousand glories to our beloved saintWe ask you, Patrick,To pray for us, IrishMay God be with us day and nightAnd Patrick apostle of Ireland
Paidreacha / Prayers
Here are the basic three prayers we should all try to learn!
THE OUR FATHER / Ár nAthair
Ár nAthair atá ar neamh,
go naofar d'ainm;
go dtaga do ríocht;
go ndéantar do thoil ar an talamh
mar a dhéantar ar neamh.
Ár n-arán laethúil tabhair dúinn inniu;
agus maith dúinn ár bhfiacha
mar a mhaithimidne dár bhféichiúna féin;
agus ná lig sinn i gcathú,
ach saor sinn ó olc. Amen.
HAIL MARY / Sé do bheatha
Sé do bheatha, a Mhuire,
atá lán de ghrásta,
tá an Tiarna leat;
is beannaithe thú idir mná
agus is beannaithe toradh do bhroinne,
Íosa.
A Naomh Mhuire, a mháthair Dé,
guigh orainn, na peacaigh,
anois agus ar uair ár mbáis. Amen.
THE GLORY BE / Glóir don Athair)
Glóir don Athair agus don Mhac
agus don Spiorad Naomh;
mar a bhí ó thús,
mar atá anois agus mar a bheas
go brách,
le saol na saol. Amen.
Some Additional Web Sources
http://www.ireland-information.com
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