Contents

Introduction

A Note on the Texts

Stage Plays

Faustus Kelly

Thirst (short version)

Thirst (long version)

Rhapsody in Stephen’s Green: The Insect Play

The Knife

The Handsome Carvers

A Moving Tale: A Dublin Hallucination

Television Plays

The Boy from Ballytearim

The Time Freddie Retired

Flight

The Man with Four Legs

The Dead Spit of Kelly

O’Dea’s Your Man, Episode One—The Meaning of Malt

Th’ Oul Lad of Kilsalaher, Episode One—Trouble About Names

Contributors