DAME AS SOCIAL WORKER.
A new honour has come to Robert Brennan, the play-writing Irishman who has been appointed Minister to Washington by the "Eirish" Premier. Founder and first general manager of the "Irish Press" in Dublin (the daily organ of the De Valera Party), Mr. Brennan is also a playwright of distinction. He wrote "Good Night, Mr. O'Donnell," a farce in which Jimmy ODea starred in Dublin some years ago. It was later translated into Irish and staged in the Gaelic-speaking city of Galway. His theme was the mystery of the disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle on the eye of King Edward's cross-Chan-nel visit. He also wrote a book about his experiences in prison, when / he was in Cork gaol; previous to that he had been in Dartmoor, and had been sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Week Rising, and reprieved. Among his accomplishments have been those of County Council staff surveyor, reporter, 1916 rebel, soldier, hiker, poet, writer of detective mysteries, Director of Publicity for the Republican Forces during the Free State Civil War sixteen years ago; editor, secretary, Civil Servant.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 3, 5 January 1939, Page 16
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190DAME AS SOCIAL WORKER. Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 3, 5 January 1939, Page 16
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