MacMahon, Bryan, 1909-1998

Irish playwright and writer Bryan MacMahon was born in Listowel, County Kerry in 1909. He has written numerous novels, short stories, pageants, radio features, plays and television scripts. His plays include The Bugle in the Blood (Dublin, The Abbey Theatre, 1949); The Song of the Anvil (The Abbey Theatre, 1960); The Honey Spike (The Abbey Theatre, 1961); The Master; Jack Furey; The Death of Biddy Early; The Time of the Whitethorn and The Gap of Life. He was awarded a LL.D (hon.causa) from National University of Ireland in 1972. He was President of Irish PEN, a committee member of the Academy of Irish Letters, and a member of Aosdána. Bryan MacMahon died in 1998.

From the description of The Gap of Life : play : typescript, circa 1971. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 361475991

Irish playwright and writer Bryan MacMahon was born in Listowel, County Kerry in 1909. He has written numerous novels, short stories, pageants, radio features, plays and television scripts. His plays include The Bugle in the Blood (Dublin, The Abbey Theatre, 1949); The Song of the Anvil (The Abbey Theatre, 1960); The Honey Spike (The Abbey Theatre, 1961); The Master ; Jack Furey ; The Death of Biddy Early ; The Time of the Whitethorn and The Gap of Life . He was awarded a LL.D (hon.causa) from National University of Ireland in 1972. He was President of Irish PEN, a committee member of the Academy of Irish Letters, and a member of Aosdána. Bryan MacMahon died in 1998.

"Bryan MacMahon." Irish Writers Online. http://irishwriters-online.philipcasey.com/bryanmacmahon.html (accessed June 30, 2008).

From the guide to the "The Gap of Life" : play, circa 1971, (University of Delaware Library - Special Collections)

Irish author.

A native of Listowel, County Kerry, MacMahon taught in a parochial school and ran a bookstore. His literary works are steeped in Irish rural tradition. He was made a member of the Irish Academy of Letters.

From the description of Bryan MacMahon Letters, 1949-1976. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 34220567