Lady Gregory 
Seven Short Plays (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

Published in 1909, this collection of seven plays consists of
Spreading the News, Hyacinth Halvey, The Rising of the Moon, The Jackdaw, The Workhouse Ward, The Travelling Man, and
The Gaol Gate, along with a chapter containing music for the songs featured in the plays.

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Lady Gregory (1852-1932), born Isabella Augusta Persse, was an Irish playwright, folklorist, and nationalist.  A key figure in the Irish Literary Revival, she co-founded the Abbey Theater and Irish Literary Theatre with William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, and was instrumental in popularizing Irish mythology and folklore through her collections and dramas.