Better late than never as they say! Glad you enjoyed the legend and the introduction to Lady Gregory. She was a redoubtable woman. Without her we would have had to wait a long time for a national theatre.
Indeed Grania was a piece of work!! This version of the story is much more interesting than the pure romance of the version I heard as a child.
I’m a bit late reading this one, but it was interesting to hear the story of Grania, Diarmuid & Finn, and to see the varying takes on the story. I liked learning more about Lady Gregory as well, as she is not someone I recall having heard of before.
I laughed out loud at Grania stabbing Diarmuid in the thigh being “an unusual move”, and at the description of her as an “unconscionable trollop” for marrying Finn after Diarmuid’s demise!!
Oh good. Diarmuid and Grainne had lots of adventures in the original tale - probably a mix of other stories bound into the overarching narrative, too much to incorporate into a night's theatre. They could make a good Netflix series!
Better late than never as they say! Glad you enjoyed the legend and the introduction to Lady Gregory. She was a redoubtable woman. Without her we would have had to wait a long time for a national theatre.
Indeed Grania was a piece of work!! This version of the story is much more interesting than the pure romance of the version I heard as a child.
I’m a bit late reading this one, but it was interesting to hear the story of Grania, Diarmuid & Finn, and to see the varying takes on the story. I liked learning more about Lady Gregory as well, as she is not someone I recall having heard of before.
I laughed out loud at Grania stabbing Diarmuid in the thigh being “an unusual move”, and at the description of her as an “unconscionable trollop” for marrying Finn after Diarmuid’s demise!!
Oh good. Diarmuid and Grainne had lots of adventures in the original tale - probably a mix of other stories bound into the overarching narrative, too much to incorporate into a night's theatre. They could make a good Netflix series!
Thanks. That puts the story in a clearer light than the Abbey production, even though it was enjoyable.