At first I threw my weight upon my heels, as one does naturally in a boot, and was a good deal bruised, but after a few hours I learned the natural walk of man, and could follow my guide in any portion of the island.
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| Birth: | 16th April, 1871 |
| Death: | 24th March, 1909 |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Profession: | Playwright |
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Edmund John Millington Synge was born in Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland. He was an Irish playwright. He was a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival and was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre. He studied at Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Trinity College in Dublin, and the University of Paris (Sorbonne). He wrote several plays include: In the Shadow of the Glen, Riders to the Sea, The Well of the Saints, The Playboy of the Western World, The Tinker's Wedding, and Deirdre of the Sorrows.
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