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Three Plays


by Sean O'Casey

Sackville Street in Dublin, Ireland, looking to the northwest. In the foreground is the monument to Daniel O'Connell, in the distance, that to Admiral Nelson. Between them, its portico prominent, is the General Post Office, the rebel headquarters in the 1916 Easter Rising. On the back is a message dated October 1, 1906, and the card was postmarked the same day. Text: Sackville Street, Dublin 47004 Handwritten: G.P.O. Nelson Pillar Reverse: Valentine, Dublin Message dated October 1, 1906

Sackville Street in Dublin, Ireland, looking to the northwest. In the foreground is the monument to Daniel O'Connell, in the distance, that to Admiral Nelson. Between them, its portico prominent, is the General Post Office, the rebel headquarters in the 1916 Easter Rising. On the back is a message dated October 1, 1906, and the card was postmarked the same day.

Three Plays by Sean O'Casey including Juno and the Paycock, The Shadow of a Gunman, and The Plough and the Stars, all plays set in Dublin.

The Plough and the Stars is set during the Easter Rising of 1916.

The Shadow of a Gunman takes place during the Irish War of Independence.

Publisher: MacMillan & Co Ltd, 1964

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