His mother, Kathleen Synge
(born Traill), was a rigid Protestant, daughter and niece of clergymen, who cast a religious gloom
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
over the house. Though he came quite early to reject her religion, and though she...
Family and Intimate relationships
John Millington Synge
During his late teens and earlier twenties, Synge became infatuated with Cherrie Matheson
, his neighbour, a daughter of strictly religious members of the Plymouth Brethren
. She was an accomplished painter who had shown...
Intertextuality and Influence
John Millington Synge
The earliest play by JMS
, When the Moon has Set, was influenced by his romantic rejection by Cherrie Matheson
, the daughter of heavily religious parents. Contemporary Authors assigns it a date of...
