Lady Gregory

Lady Gregory

March 15, 1852 – May 22, 1932
Countries: Ireland
Place of Birth: Roxborough, County Galway, Ireland
Place of Death: Coole Park, County Galway, Ireland
Categories: Poetry

Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory née  Isabella Augusta Persse, was an Irish dramatist and folklorist. With William Butler Yeats and others, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre and wrote numerous short works for both companies. Lady Gregory produced a number of books of retellings of stories taken from Irish mythology.

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