J(ohn) M(illington) Synge 1871-1909
Born in
Rathfarnham, County Dublin. He took his degree at Trinity College Dublin
where he learned Irish. He spent time in Paris but on the advice of Yeats,
he went to the Aran Islands and spent five successive summers there. He
collected much material that he later used in his work. His works include
In The Shadow of the Glen, Riders to the Sea, The Well of the Saints, The
Playboy of the Western World (which caused a riot when first produced in
the Abbey), The Tinker’s Wedding and Deirdre of the Sorrows. He is buried
in Dublin.
His mother Katherine Synge and father John
Hatch Synge are buried in the same cemetery.
Molly Allgood (pseudonym Máire O’Neill)
1887-1952 played Pegeen Mike in the first production of The Playboy of the
Western World and had a very successful career. She was buried in London.
Further information, location and directions to the
graves are to be found in "The End - An Illustrated Guide to the
Graves of Irish Writers". Click here
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