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BornMaeve Ingoldsby
1947
Dublin, Ireland
Died(2021-09-29)29 September 2021
Portmarnock, Dublin, Ireland
OccupationPlaywright, author
LanguageEnglish, Irish
NationalityIrish
Period1978 onwards
GenreComedy, drama
RelativesPat Ingoldsby (cousin)

Maeve Ingoldsby McDonagh (1947 – 29 September 2021)[1] also known as Maeve Nic Giolla Iosa,[2] was an Irish writer of the Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) radio comedy show Only Slaggin' and writer on RTÉ television soap operas Glenroe and Fair City. She was a well-known playwright and satirist.

Early life

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Ingoldsby was born in Dublin, one of the eight children of Colm Ingoldsby and Maureen Ingoldsby.[3] She was a school teacher as a young woman.[4]

Career

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Ingoldsby wrote for the radio comedy programme Only Slaggin', and wrote episodes for television soap operas Glenroe and Fair City. She wrote numerous children's plays[2] including Earwigs, which was awarded "Best Young Peoples' Production" at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1995.[1] Two of her plays were the bases for children's operas of Colin Mawby, commissioned and first performed by the National Chamber Choir of Ireland.[5] She was writer-i-residence and script editor with the Barnstorm Theatre Company in Kilkenny.[4] She wrote seven pantos for the Gaiety Theatre, and six more for the Performing Arts School Galway.[6][7]

In 1997 Ingoldsby held an international arts residency in the United States,[8][9] and was the first Author in Residence at the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts in Florida.[10]

Personal life

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Ingoldsby married Bernard McDonagh and had five sons and a daughter.[4][3] She died on 29 September 2021, age 74, at her home in Portmarnock.[3] In 2024, her play The Bus, written with Philip Hardy, was produced by Barnstorm Theatre Company and toured in Ireland.[4] Her son Brian McDonagh was Mayor of Fingal in 2024.[11] Her sons Seán, Niall, and Gus are all professional actors.[12][13]

Works

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  • Firestone (1990)[4]
  • Earwigs (1995)[4]
  • Bananas in the Bread Bin (1997)[8]
  • Silly Bits of Sky (1998)[14][15]
  • Scaredycats (1999)[16]
  • Kevin's Story (2001)[17]
  • Monkey Puzzle Tree[4]
  • Out of Line[4]
  • Crabs in a Bucket[4]
  • The Bus (2002, with Philip Hardy)[4][18][19]
  • A Proper Da[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bourke, Angela (ed.). Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing: Irish women's writing and traditions. Vol. 2. p. 1283. ISBN 0-393-03046-6. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Little people, big dramas". The Irish Times. 7 February 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Death Notice of Maeve McDonagh (née Ingoldsby) (Portmarnock, Dublin)". RIP.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Maeve Ingoldsby - an Irish children's theatre legend remembered". RTÉ. 16 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Colin Mawby" (PDF). The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland. 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  6. ^ "People: Maeve Ingoldsby" Playography (Irish Theatre Institute).
  7. ^ McBride, Charlie (23 December 2009). "PASG's panto The Frog Prince". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Autumn notes". The Miami Herald. 18 May 1997. p. 1011. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dolen, Christine (22 October 1997). "Irish playwright always at home around children". The Miami Herald. p. 239. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Playwright delivering Irish views". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 12 October 1997. p. 94. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Four Writers selected for the Irish Writers Centre's National Mentoring Programme 2024". Fingal County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  12. ^ "The Big Mixtape in Malahide". Irish Independent. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  13. ^ Manning, John (10 June 2016). "Comedy at 'High Rock'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Silly Bits of Sky (2007) by Maeve Ingoldsby". Kilkenny Digital Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  15. ^ Hindle, Bryana (26 February 2007). "Silly Bits of Sky at the TF". Castlebar.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Arts Diary: Scaredycats". Evening Herald. 16 March 1999. p. 38. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Kevin's Story, Gaiety Theatre". Irish Independent. 13 March 2001. p. 36. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "The Bus (2008) by Maeve Ingoldsby & Philip Hardy". Kilkenny Digital Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  19. ^ "Barnstorm's Bus rolls into town". Irish Independent. 9 April 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  20. ^ "A Proper Da by Maeve Ingoldsby". RTE Radio. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
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