Seumas MacManus

Seumas MacManus (1869–1960) was an Irish author, dramatist, and poet known for his ability to reinterpret Irish folktales for modern audiences.^[1] Born into a poor farming family in Mountcharles, County Donegal, he at first became a schoolteacher. He got started as a writer in the 1890s when he began contributing articles and stories to many newspapers in Ireland. In 1901 he married the poet Ethna Carbery, who died the following year.

Quotes

• Many a man's tongue broke his nose.
  • [http://books.google.com/books?id=JQzgAAAAMAAJ&q="Many+a+man's+tongue+broke+his+nose" Heavy Hangs the Golden Grain] (1950)

Works

• In Chimney Corners: Merry Tales of Irish Folk‐lore (1899)
• The Bewitched Fiddle and Other Irish Tales (1900)
• Donegal Fairy Stories (1900)
• Tales that Were Told (1920)
• The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland (1921)
• The Donegal Wonder Book (1926)
• Tales from Ireland (1949)
• The Rocky Road to Dublin (1947)
• Heavy Hangs the Golden Grain (1950)
• The Bold Heroes of Hungry Hill, and Other Irish Folk Tales (1951).

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