1923 in Ireland - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • April 11 - Sean O'Casey's drama The Shadow of a Gunman, the first of his "Dublin Trilogy", opens at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.
  • W. B. Yeats is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He also publishes his poetry The Cat and the Moon (including "Leda and the Swan").
  • Elizabeth Bowen publishes her first book, a collection of short stories, Encounters, in London.
  • Liam O'Flaherty publishes his first novel, Thy Neighbour's Wife.

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