That’s the Irish People all over - they treat a serious thing as a joke and a joke as a serious thing. - Seán O'Casey

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That’s the Irish People all over - they treat a serious thing as a joke and a joke as a serious thing.

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About Seán O'Casey

Seán O'Casey (30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964); born John Casey, was an Irish playwright and memoirist whose works show his socialist and Irish republican sympathies. His plays include Juno and the Paycock and The Plough and the Stars.

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Birth Name: John Casey
Native Name: Seán Ó Cathasaigh
Alternative Names: Sean O'Casey
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The Drama's altar isn't on the stage: it is candlesticked and flowered in the box office. There is the gold, though there be no frankincense nor myrrh; and the gospel for the day always The Play will Run for a Year. The Dove of Inspiration, of the desire for inspiration, has flown away from it; and on its roof, now, the commonplace crow caws candidly.

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