Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 130 Colum, Padraic 1881 1972 Collumb, Patrick Three Plays: The Fiddler's House, The Land, Thomas Muskerry The Fiddler's House The Land Thomas Muskerry. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "Three Plays: The Fiddler's House, The Land, Thomas Muskerry" by Padraic Colum is a collection of three plays written in the early 20th century during the emergence of the Irish National Theatre. The plays explore themes of identity, land ownership, family, and the struggles between tradition and modernity, reflecting the socio-political realities of Ireland at that time. The opening of "The Fiddler's House" introduces the characters Conn Hourican, a proud but troubled fiddler, and his two daughters, Maire and Anne, as they navigate their daily lives in rural Ireland. Conn grapples with his artistic aspirations and the responsibilities of fatherhood, while Maire and Anne express their complex feelings about love and familial duties. The struggles of the Hourican family highlight the conflict between individual desires and communal expectations, as Conn's longing for creative freedom clashes with his daughters' needs for stability and belonging. Through their interactions, themes of yearning, loyalty, and the longing for a deeper connection to heritage emerge, setting the stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 95.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Irish drama -- 20th century PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 316728 2025-07-05T12:05:09.968409 text/html 316610 316540 2024-11-05T14:32:30.237790 2023-10-05T13:34:46.754786 text/html text/html 181937 2025-07-05T12:05:19.723384 application/epub+zip 185291 2025-07-05T12:05:13.333275 application/epub+zip 166147 2025-07-05T12:05:12.041408 application/epub+zip 442201 2025-07-05T12:05:23.339224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403918 2025-07-05T12:05:18.540240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256692 2022-09-06T17:35:09.753219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240826 2025-07-05T12:05:09.533275 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221005 2024-10-28T18:57:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16901 2025-07-05T12:05:23.471202 application/rdf+xml 22415 2025-07-05T12:05:12.543278 image/jpeg 4805 2025-07-05T12:05:12.291265 image/jpeg 178901 2025-07-05T12:05:09.990342 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia