Friel has written an historical play about Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, who led an alliance of Irish and Spanish soldiers against the armies of Elizabeth I in an attempt to drive the English out of Ireland. The action takes place before and after the Battle of Kinsdale, at which the alliance was defeated. Brian Friel has also written "Philadelphia, Here I Come" and "Translations"
Author Biography
Brian Friel was born in County Tyrone in 1929. He died in County Donegal on 2 October 2015.
