The centenary of ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ and Lady Augusta Gregory

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Now, I generally read very quickly, and I might have missed it, but this article does not seem to mention the author of The Playboy of the Western World. (He's worth a mention.) And Yeats' poem about Lady Gregory's son is properly entitled "An Irish *Airman* Foresees His Death." Having learned the Irish language and learned also about British dirty tricks from her grandfather's papers, she became a fearless fighter for Irish cultural nationalism, and doubtless her work helped bring about the Free State and the Republic. As a playwright, she surpassed her friend Yeats, and she deserves to be remembered for her contributions to Irish literature and theatre.