Seumas MacManus

Seumas MacManus

Seumas MacManus (31 December 1868 – 23 October 1960) was an Irish author, dramatist, and poet known for his ability to reinterpret Irish folktales for modern audiences.

Quotes

  • Right wise it was of our Colm when founding in Iona his famous sixth century school and colony of monks and scholars, he forbade the bringing in of a cow. "Where comes a cow," the wise man laid down, "there follows a woman; and where comes a woman follows trouble."
    • Heavy Hangs the Golden Grain (Dublin: The Talbot Press, Ltd, 1950) ch. 3
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