This is a list of playwrights either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship. Playwrights whose work is in Irish are included.

A brief outline of the history of Irish theatre is also available. Oscar Wilde remains one of Irelands best-known playwrights The history of Irish theatre begins with the rise of the English administration in Dublin at the start of the 17th century. ...

A - D

• John Banim
• Sebastian Barry
• Samuel Beckett
• Brendan Behan
• Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)
• Paul Vincent Carroll
• Austin Clarke
• Padraic Colum
• William Congreve
• Louis D'Alton
• Anne Devlin

John Banim (April 3, 1798 ? August 30, 1842), Irish novelist, sometimes called the Scott of Ireland, was born at Kilkenny. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (April 13, 1906 – December 22, 1989) was an Irish playwright, novelist and poet. ... Brendan Francis Behan (9 February 1923-20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. ... Dion Boucicault (December 26, 1822? - September 18, 1890), Irish actor and playwright, was born in Dublin. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about Austin Clarke the Irish poet. ... Padaric Colum, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1959 Padraic Colum (December 8, 1881 - January 11, 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore. ... This article is about a writer. ...

E - J

• St John Ervine
• Brian Friel
• Oliver Goldsmith
• Lady Gregory
• Gerald Griffin
• Denis Johnston
• James Joyce

St. ... Brian Friel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (November 10, 1730(?) – April 4, 1774) was an Irish writer and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-naturd Man (1768) and She Stoops... A photograph of Lady Gregory from her 1913 book Our Irish Theatre Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (15 March 1852–22 May 1932), née Isabella Augusta Persse, was an Irish dramatist and folklorist. ... Gerald Griffin (1803 - 1840) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet. ... Denis Johnston (June 18, 1901 – August 8, 1984) was an Irish dramatist who was awarded an OBE 1945 and was also a member of Aosdána. ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, and is widely considered one of the most significant writers of the 20th century. ...

K - P

• John B. Keane
• Thomas Kilroy
• Jerome Kilty
• Hugh Leonard
• Walter Macken
• Micheál MacLiammoir
• Edward Martyn
• John McCann
• Frank McGuinness
• Conor McPherson
• M. J. Molloy
• George Moore
• John Murphy
• Tom Murphy
• T. C. Murray
• Sean O'Casey
• Joseph O'Connor
• Mary Devenport O'Neill
• Cathal Ó Searcaigh

John Brendan Keane (July 21, 1928–May 30, 2002) was an Irish playwright, novelist and essayist from Listowel, County Kerry. ... Hugh Leonard (real name John Keyes Byrne) (born 1926) is an Irish dramatist and journalist. ... Micheál MacLiammóir (born Alfred Willmore) was an Irish actor and dramatist born 25 October 1899 in the Kilburn neighborhood of London. ... Edward Martyn (1859-1923) of Tullira Castle, Co. ... Frank McGuinness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Conor McPherson (born August 6, 1971) is an Irish playwright and director. ... A portrait of George Moore by Édouard Manet George Augustus Moore (February 24, 1852 - January 21, 1933) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. ... Tom Murphy (born 1935) is an Irish dramatist who has worked closely with the Abbey Theatre. ... Thomas Cornelius Murray (January 17, 1873 – March 7, 1959) was an Irish dramatist who was closely associated with the Abbey Theatre. ... Sean OCasey Sean OCasey (March 30, 1880 - September 18, 1964) was a major Irish dramatist and memorist. ... Mary Devenport ONeill (August 3, 1879 - 1967) was an Irish poet and dramatist and a friend and colleague of W. B. Yeats. ...

Q - Z

• Lennox Robinson
• Billy Roche
• George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
• George Shiels (1881-1949)
• Richard Brinsley Sheridan
• John Millington Synge
• Colm Tóibín
• Joseph Tomelty
• Mervyn Wall
• Oscar Wilde (1845-1900)
• W.B. Yeats

Lenox Robinson (October 4, 1886 - October 15, 1958) was an Irish dramatist, poet and theatre producer and director who was involved with the Abbey Theatre. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... George Shiels (24 June 1886 - 19 September 1949) was an Irish dramatist whose plays were a success both in his native Ulster and at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan (October 30, 1751 – July 7, 1816) was an Irish playwright and politician. ... John Millington Synge John Millington Synge (April 16, 1871 - March 24, 1909) was an Irish dramatist, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. ... Photograph by Perry Ogden Colm Tóibín (b. ... Mervyn Wall is an Irish writer, born in Dublin in 1908. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... A 1907 engraving of Yeats. ...

See also

• Irish literature
• List of Irish poets
• List of Irish novelists
• List of Irish short story writers