OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael C. Madden 

• Setting

  Interior of a country house in Carrig.

• Synopsis

  A play written in Lady Gregory's 'Kiltartenese' dialect, concerning a feud between two rival families. Before the play opens, Bat Lonergan has seized the Lakelands farm of the Morris's, as a result of which his son is murdered and buried secretly by Tom Morris in retaliation. Tom arranges a marriage between his son, Jim and Bat's daughter Molly, as a way of regaining the lost farm, but buried secrets are never buried forever.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  05 April 1927

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings.