Lady Gregory

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Lady Gregory was an Irish dramatist, folklorist, and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre who played a central role in the Irish Literary Revival and collaborated closely with W.B. Yeats.

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Lady Gregory canonical 4
Augusta, Lady Gregory 1
Lady Augusta Gregory 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish dramatist
Irish nationalist
folklorist
memoirist
person
playwright
short story writer
theatre founder
translator
birthDate 1852-03-15
birthPlace Roxborough, County Galway, Ireland
burialPlace Bohermore Cemetery, Galway
child Robert Gregory
coFounderOf Abbey Theatre
collaboratedWith Edward Martyn
John Millington Synge
linked to: J. M. Synge

W. B. Yeats
linked to: W.B. Yeats
collectedFolkloreIn County Galway
Kiltartan
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 1932-05-22
deathPlace Coole Park, County Galway, Irish Free State
linked to: Gort, County Galway
familyName Gregory
founded Irish National Theatre Society
linked to: Abbey Theatre
fullName Isabella Augusta Gregory
givenName Augusta
Isabella
honorificTitle Lady
influenced Irish national theatre
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Celtic Revival
Irish Literary Revival
notableWork Cuchulain of Muirthemne
linked to: Cú Chulainn

Gods and Fighting Men
Spreading the News
The Gaol Gate
The Kiltartan History Book
The Rising of the Moon
The Workhouse Ward
occupation collector of folklore
dramatist
folklorist
playwright
theatre manager
translator
religion Protestantism
residence Coole Park, County Galway
roleAtAbbeyTheatre director
manager
spouse Sir William Henry Gregory
wroteInDialect Kiltartanese
linked to: Kiltartan

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W.B. Yeats associatedWith Lady Gregory
Tyrone Guthrie relative Augusta, Lady Gregory
linked to: Lady Gregory
Irish Literary Revival keyFigure Lady Gregory
Celtic Revival hasKeyFigure Lady Gregory
Cathleen ni Houlihan author Lady Gregory
Abbey Theatre founder Lady Augusta Gregory
linked to: Lady Gregory