Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan

Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan (pseudonym Norreys Connell) (29 April 1874 – 18 June 1948)[1] was an Irish dramatist and novelist.[2]

Career

He was born in Dublin and educated at Clongowes Wood College and Belvedere College. He had intended a military career until he suffered a spinal injury in a fall from a horse[1] He moved to London at the age of 16 to pursue a career as an actor and dramatist. His first book was In the Green Park (1894). Later novels include the ‘Adam’ trilogy, beginning with Adam of Dublin (1920); and the ‘Soldier’ series, including Soldier Born (1927), Soldier of Waterloo (1928), and Soldier's End (1938).[2]

He succeeded John Millington Synge as director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin from 1909 to 1915. His plays include Rope Enough (1913), His Majesty's Pleasure (1925), and The King's Wooing (1929).[2]

Works

Novels

His novels include:[1][2]

• In the Green Park or The Half-Pay Deities (1894)
• The House of the Strange Woman (1895)
• The Fool and His Heart (1896)
• The Pity of War (1906)
• Adam of Dublin (1920)
• Adam and Caroline (1921)
• In London: The Story of Adam and Marriage (1922)
• Rowena Barnes (1923)
• Married Life (1924)
• The Age of Miracles (1925)
• Young Lady Drazincourt (1925)
• Soldier Born (1927)
• Soldier of Waterloo (1928)
• Soldier’s Wife (1935)
• Soldier's End (1938)
• Judith Quinn, a Novel for Women (1939)
• Judith’s Love (1940)

Play

His plays include:[1][2]

• Rope Enough (1913)
• His Majesty's Pleasure (1925)
• Napoleon’s Josephine (1928)
• The King's Wooing (1929)

References

1. "Conal O'Riordan - Life, work, criticism, notes". Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
2. "O'Riordan, Conal Holmes O'Connell (1874–1948)". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2007-08-04.

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