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Assembly At Druim Ceat

A Poem for players by Roibeárd Ó Faracháin

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Roibeárd Ó Faracháin 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Roibeárd Ó Faracháin 

  • Setting

    The scene of the action moves from the House of Dallan to the seashore of Lough Foyle, thence to the Assembly Hall at Druim Ceat.

  • Synopsis

    This is an adaptation of Ó Faracháin's verse play broadcast on Radio Éireann a little over a year previously. It is a treatment of the Sixth Century tale of the authorities' dispute with the poets of the day and the attempt made to banish them.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    16

  • Cast Size Female

    3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Monk Micheál Ó Briain
Caltra Cecil Barror
Dallan Michael J. Dolan
Poet Liam Gannon
1st Man Narrator Gerard Healy
Poet Oliver Bradley
King Aedh Liam Redmond
Morbhan George Green
1st Woman Narrator Patricia Clancy
Shanahan Sean MacGiolla Chlaoin
Liuda Tomás Luibhéid
St Colmcille Roibeárd Ó Faracháin
2nd Woman Narrator Maureen Kiely
2nd Man Narrator Patrick Holland (2)
Derryman Daniel Connolly
Poet Patrick MacMahon
Aedh's Queen Marcie Collins
Boy Robert Wilton
Poet Michael Bradley
Production Team  
Director Ria Mooney
Settings by Michael Clarke (2)
Costumes Michael Clarke (2)
Music Composed by Arthur Duff
Musical Director Arthur Duff
Produced by Ria Mooney
Stage Manager Udolphus Wright

UNPUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Contact

    National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)

  • Address

    Kildare Street
    Dublin 2
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 1 6030200

  • Email

    info@nli.ie

  • Website

    www.nli.ie

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