A Playwright's Inspiration
The playwright Lisa Hayes, discovered her inspiration on a website created by Doyles' granddaughter Fiona Jones, who traced the genealogy and passionately writes about the Miners of Mourne and their journeys. Jones possesses what she calls, a "fierce personal pride" in her Irish roots. "I hope that after watching this play that the audience will have a deeper understanding of the cost to our ancestors paid to provide us with the life we have today," says Jones. Her website is: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mourneminers/ .
You need to check out the amazing website that Ms. Jones created, The Miners of Mourne. If I ever get around to creating a web page for my family I will looking to this page for inspiration!
2 comments:
Oh wow, how cool! I've often thought of writing about an ancestor's life, perhaps even adding a speculative twist for a novel.
I love reading stories about or inspired by ancestors. And a play? What a great idea!
That is so neat! Stories, illustrations, music, the whole deal! What an inspiration.
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