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An Chomhairle Ealaíon Playography In English

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The Land

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Padraic Colum 

  • Achoimre

    A response to the land question and to agrarian legislation which enabled the occupier to become owner of the soil. In an Irish midlands county, a group of tennant farmers assemble at the house of Murtagh Cosgar to confer and arrange the terms upon which they should purchase their repective holdings.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    6

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Martin Douras Frank Fay
Cornelius Arthur Sinclair
Sally Sara Allgood
Murtagh Cosgar W.G. Fay
Ellen Maire Ní Gharbhaigh
Matt P. MacShiubhlaigh
Foireann Léirithe  
Léirithe ag W.G. Fay

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    An Talamh: a n-a chur i nGaedhilg do Thórna [pseudon. of Tadhg O'Donnchadha].

  • Bliain

    1906

  • Foilsithe ag

    Maunsel

  • Seoladh

    Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Teideal

    The land : a play in 3 acts / Padraic Colum.

  • Bliain

    1905

  • Foilsithe ag

    Maunsel

  • Seoladh

    Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

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 printed play script, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.