Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  Thomas MacDonagh 

• Suíomh

  50 years hence in Ireland at the time of the insurrection.<br>Council Chamber of the Irish Army<br>The action passes in one evening.

• Achoimre

  An imagined evening of the "Council of Ireland", which comprises seven captains of the Irish insurgent army. Thurlough MacKeran, the Irish general, hatches a daring plot to defeat the opposing army, however he keeps his plans to himself rather than trust his captains.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Dráma Fada

Cast size

• Male

  11

• Female

  2

• Total

  13

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  15 October 1908

• Leiriú

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time. Published script available in The National Library.