Rory O'More

Rory O'More is a comic drama, in three acts play by Samuel Lover (1797–1868)

The original text
Founded on Lover's own novel called Rory O'More: A National Romance (1837), it was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi in 29 September, 1837. Published in 1837 by Chapman and Hall, London.

Performance history in South Africa
1849: Performed in Cape Town by the Garrison Players in March and repeated in April.

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