Frank Carney (playwright) facts for kids

Frank Carney (born in 1902, died in 1978) was an important Irish writer who wrote plays for the theatre. He was born in a town called Westport, County Mayo in Ireland.

Frank Carney went to school in Tuam and later studied at Galway University. For several years, he worked for the government in a department that helped older people get their pensions (money they received after they stopped working). This job allowed him to see and understand a lot about daily life in the Irish countryside, which often inspired his plays.

He had a special connection with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, which is a very famous theatre in Ireland. From 1936 to 1938, he worked there. Many of his plays were performed at the Abbey Theatre, including They Went By Bus (in 1939), Peeping Tom (in 1940), and The Righteous are Bold (in 1946). Frank Carney also acted in many plays at the Abbey Theatre. For a short time in 1936, he was even the stage manager at the Peacock Theatre, which is part of the Abbey Theatre. One of the plays he acted in was called The Wild Goose, written by another Irish playwright named Teresa Deevy. In that play, he performed the role of Father Ryan.

Frank Carney's Plays

Here are some of the plays Frank Carney wrote:

• Bolt from the Blue: This was a funny play (a comedy) that he based on a book called Friday's Well.
• They went by the Bus (1939)
• Peeping Tom (1940)
• The House of Cards (1942)
• The Doctor's Boy (1942)
• The Righteous are Bold (1946)
• Siul Barr Cnoic (1959)