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Aillilú Fionnuala

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Donal O'Kelly 

  • Setting

    Corrib, Co Mayo.

  • Synopsis

    Ambrose Kelly works for Shell in Corrib where the Shell high pressure raw gas pipeline is under construction. He calls the new tunnell boring machine Fionnuala, when he sinks it into the bog, he comes face to face with Fionnuala of the 'Children of Lir' in a fairy fort...

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

  • Cast Size Male

    1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Ambrose Keogh Donal O'Kelly
Production Team  
Director Sorcha Fox
Designer Robert Ballagh

RIGHTS INFORMATION

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was drawn from the company play programme and material.