Lady (Augusta) Gregory (1852 1932) was a dramatist and folklorist. Along with the poet W. B. Yeats she was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and co-founded the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Born Isabella Augusta Persse in County Galway, she belonged to the Anglo-Irish ascendancy, which was closely associated with colonial rule. She married Sir William Gregory in 1880. Her conversion to Irish cultural nationalism began after the death of her husband and was heavily influenced by her visit in 1892 to Inisheer, one of the Aran Islands, where she learnt Irish and the Hiberno-English...
Lady (Augusta) Gregory (1852 1932) was a dramatist and folklorist. Along with the poet W. B. Yeats she was a driving force behind the Irish Literary R...
Beautifully designed new hardback edition of Lady Gregory's definitive collection of Irish myths and legends, focusing on the bold exploits of Cuchulain and the Red Branch of Ulster. Volume 2 of New Island's bestselling Irish Myths and Legends series.
Beautifully designed new hardback edition of Lady Gregory's definitive collection of Irish myths and legends, focusing on the bold exploits of Cuchula...
