Seumas O'Kelly

Born in Loughrea, Co. Galway, O'Kelly was educated locally and began his career as a journalist with the Cork newspaper, The Southern Star. He wrote numerous plays, short stories, and novels. Some of his plays, including The Shuiler’s Child (1909), The Parnellite (1919), Meadowsweet (1912), and The Bribe (1913), were staged at the Abbey Theatre. His novella, The Weaver’s Grave, is considered his masterpiece and is among the most acclaimed of Irish short stories.