THREE PLAYS

THE FIDDLER'S HOUSE
THE LAND
THOMAS MUSKERRY

BY
PADRAIC COLUM

BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY

1916

TO MY FRIEND
THOMAS HUGHES KELLY
THESE THREE IRISH PLAYS





_AUTHOR'S NOTE_

I have been asked to say something about the intentions and ideas
that underlie the three short plays in this volume.

These plays were conceived in the early days of the Irish National
Theatre. I had been one of the group that formed the National
Theatre Society and I wrote plays for players who were my colleagues