The Memoirs of an Abbey Actress and 1916 Rebel
by
Maire Nic Shuibhlaigh
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Maire Nic Shiubhlaigh was a founder actress of the Abbey Theatre and its first leading lady on its opening in 1904, when she played the title role in W. B. Yeats’s Kathleen Ni Houlihan. On that night, five members of her family were acting and working in the theatre. Her beauty and talent captivated...