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ISBN: 9780571154777 - Making History
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Making History

Brian Friel

ISBN: 9780571154777
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Faber and Faber


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An historical play about Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, who led an alliance of Irish and Spanish soldiers against the armies of Elizabeth I in an attempt to drive the English out of Ireland. The action takes place before and after the Battle of Kinsdale, at which the alliance was defeated.

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Friel has written an historical play about Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, who led an alliance of Irish and Spanish soldiers against the armies of Elizabeth I in an attempt to drive the English out of Ireland. The action takes place before and after the Battle of Kinsdale, at which the alliance was defeated. Brian Friel has also written "Philadelphia, Here I Come" and "Translations"
 
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