Asquith’s telegram of May 10th, “The execution of James Connolly is postponed ... O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars takes a different tack, yet still with Connolly echoes.

THE PLOUGH and the Stars drama ended almost before it started: the mysterious disappearance of a key part of the James Connolly memorial, which sits in the shadow of Liberty Hall in Dublin ...

On the field a yellow plough outlined in black and seven silver stars also outlined in black ... and in 1916 they were led by James Connolly to join the Irish Volunteers. The flag provides ...

The Irish Repertory Theatre has capped off its ambitious season dedicated to the works of Sean O'Casey with a riveting production of The Plough and the Stars directed by Charlotte Moore.

Letter from James Connolly ... rebels' recollection of Connolly is of an authoritative military leader despatching orders. One such order saw the raising of the Starry Plough flag over William ...

Sean O’Casey’s 1926 play “The Plough and the Stars,” at the Irish Repertory ... And the socialist sympathizer Young Covey (James Russell), who loves needling the elderly nationalist ...

Something like that long view of history informs the Abbey's latest production of The Plough and the Stars, dutifully staged ... When Uncle Peter (James Hayes) dons his military regalia, or ...

The Plough in the skies is as handy as ploughing a field as you navigate the night sky; the two stars (Dubhe and Merak) forming front edge of the plough point to the North Star. As the snow piles ...