The Plough and the Stars

Text of the day: “There isn’t much notice taken of a pretty petticoat of a night like this… They’re all in a holy mood. Th’ solemn-lookin’ dials on th’ whole o’ them an’ they marchin’ to th’ meetin’. You’d think they were th’ glorious company of th’ saints, an’ th’ noble army of martyrs thrampin’ through th’ sthreets of paradise. They’re all thinkin’ of higher things than a girl’s garthers…” (Rosie in Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars)

Irish history Irish theatre morality political theatre prostitution Sean O'Casey The Plough and the Stars