The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen
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The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen is a melodrama by Dion Boucicault.
Most often simply referred to as The Colleen Bawn
A dramatization of The Collegians (1828), a novel by Gerald Griffin based on the true story of Ellen Scanlan (née Hanley), a fifteen-year-old girl who was murdered on 14 July 1819 at the instruction of her husband.
In the play the character's name is changed to "Eily O'Connor".
It was first performed at Miss Laura Keene's Theatre, New York, on 27 March 1860
