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The Fiddler's House

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Padraic Colum 

  • Suíomh

    The action passes in the Hourican's house in the Irish Midlands.

  • Nótaí

    The Fiddler's House is a revised version of an earlier play by Colum, 'Broken Soil', which was produced by The Irish National Theatre Society in 1903

  • Achoimre

    Courn Hourican, the fiddler, has been set up in a house by his daughters who have taken him in from his wandering ways. Both daughters eventually find love, but one sacrifices her relationship so as to accompany her father when he eventually falls back into his old vagabond habits.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Méid na Fóirne ( Fireann)

    3

  • Méid na Fóirne (Baineann)

    2

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    21 March 1907

  • Leiriú

    Produced by Theatre of Ireland (1906 - 1912)

  • Ionad an Chéad Léirithe


  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    Performed at the Rotunda, Parnell Square, Dublin 1.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Anne Hourican Eileen O'Doherty
Maire Hourican Maire Nic Shiubhlaigh
James Moynihan P. MacShiubhlaigh
Brian MacConnell Edward Keegan
Conn Hourihan Joseph Goggin

Scripteanna Neamhfhoilsithe

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    The Estate of Padraic Colum

  • Seoladh

    c/o Cliona Colum Ní Shuilleabháin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Ríomhphost

    cosullvn@tcd.ie

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the published script, with addtional information from Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh’s 'The Splendid Years'(1955)