William Boyle (25 April 1853 â€" 6 March 1923) was an Irish dramatist
and short story writer. His work revolved around the life of the farm
people of County Louth, Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries.Boyle was born in the village of Dromiskin and educated at
St Mary's College in Dundalk. He began his career as a teacher but
entered the civil service, working in the customs and excise
department, and spent his working life in Great Britain. Boyle was a
friend of two leading Irish nationalists, Charles Stewart Parnell and
John Redmond.[1][2]Boyle became a member of the Irish Literary
Society, London.[2] He first made a literary name with stories and
comic verse for light journals and newspapers.[1] A collection of his
short stories, A Kish of Brogues, appeared in 1899. According to Irish
literary scholar Norman Jeffares, it showed "his capacity to create
character very convincingly."[3]Becoming a playwright, Boyle wrote
five comedies for the Abbey Theatre about the peasant people of Louth.
The first three were very successful, according to Robert Hogan,
another scholar of Irish literature; they were revived many times in
the Abbey.[4]
and short story writer. His work revolved around the life of the farm
people of County Louth, Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries.Boyle was born in the village of Dromiskin and educated at
St Mary's College in Dundalk. He began his career as a teacher but
entered the civil service, working in the customs and excise
department, and spent his working life in Great Britain. Boyle was a
friend of two leading Irish nationalists, Charles Stewart Parnell and
John Redmond.[1][2]Boyle became a member of the Irish Literary
Society, London.[2] He first made a literary name with stories and
comic verse for light journals and newspapers.[1] A collection of his
short stories, A Kish of Brogues, appeared in 1899. According to Irish
literary scholar Norman Jeffares, it showed "his capacity to create
character very convincingly."[3]Becoming a playwright, Boyle wrote
five comedies for the Abbey Theatre about the peasant people of Louth.
The first three were very successful, according to Robert Hogan,
another scholar of Irish literature; they were revived many times in
the Abbey.[4]
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