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of Cock-a-doodle Dandy. Tomas
MacAnna of the Abbey directing. This
O’Casey play has never been
performed in Ireland. Imagine,
an O’Casey play written in 1947
and xxxxxnot produced in his
native countryhuntil now! We
do honour our greatdramatists,
don’t we?

I wish that Pat and I had itshad enougn
time that afternoon to tell you about
the history of the Lyric.It
hasis a romantic story, and
some day it will be told in full.
xxxxIt was founded by Mary
O’Malley who comes from
Cork and her husband, Pearse
O’Malley, who comes from