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Maurice Walsh
Born(1879-05-02)2 May 1879[1]
Ballydonoghue, near Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
Died18 February 1964(1964-02-18) (aged 84)
Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
OccupationWriter
NationalityIrish
Genrehistorical fiction, myth and legend
Notable works
  • The Key above the Door
  • "The Quiet Man" (short story, included in Green Rushes)
  • Blackcock's Feather

Maurice Walsh (2 May 1879 – 18 February 1964) 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.

A new musical based on his novel, Castle Gillian,[2] is currently in development by Victor Kazan (Book & Lyrics), Kevin Purcell (Music) and Mark Buys (Dance Music).

  1. ^ "Maurice Walsh". Literature Ireland. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Castle Gillian". castlegillian.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

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War

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Listowel

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Brendan Kennelly, Seamus Wilmot, Gabriel Fitzmaurice, George Fitzmaurice, Maurice Walsh and Robert Leslie Boland. The Writers' Week Festival was established...

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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

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of two married couples to win in this category; Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) are the others. Pierre Collings...

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25th Academy Awards

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Roger MacDougall The Quiet Man – Frank S. Nugent from "Green Rushes" by Maurice Walsh The Lavender Hill Mob – T. E. B. Clarke ‡ The Atomic City – Sydney Boehm...

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The Dublin Magazine

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figures included William Allingham, John Oldmixon, Matthew Prior and Maurice Walsh. A number of senior officers in London went on to serve as Lord Mayor...

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the centre piece of the 1937 novel And No Quarter by the Irish writer Maurice Walsh. Battle of Inverlochy (1645) Historic Environment Scotland & BTL39....

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Trouble in the Glen

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The Jerk

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feature film. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Caitlin Adams, Maurice Evans, and Jackie Mason. Critical reviews were mostly positive...

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