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Maurice Walsh
Irish writer (1879-1964) · Ireland · On the map · Writers · Died at 84
Maurice Walsh was an Irish novelist, now best known for his short story "The Quiet Man", later made into the Oscar-winning film The Quiet Man, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. He was one of Ireland's best-selling authors in the 1930s.
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Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown; while in the Excise Service, Walsh was based in the area to monitor compliance.
Bridge used in the 1952 film of Walsh's best-known short story, "The Quiet Man"
GPO in the 1916 Rising. 'A terrible beauty was born' (WB Yeats); the apogee of Irish Romantic nationalism (illustration by Walter Paget)
Free State soldiers with an Anti-Treaty prisoner during the 1923-1924 Civil War; Walsh's writing emphasised what united the Irish and their neighboursAbout this person
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Ireland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1964 · aged 84
