Brian Friel by the sea (All pictures courtesy of Bobbie Hanvey)
Friel started his working life as a teacher, but eventually turned to writing full time, producing over 30 plays during his careerFriel in the woodsFriel leans on the front door of his homeBrian and Ann Friel with musicians Artie McGlynn and Nolaig Casey 1989 at the wedding of Catherine Hammond and Niall Gifford
The playwright surveys the seaFriel sits on the stairs in his homeFriel with his lawnmowerFirel once wrote "I live in the country, smoke too much, fish a bit, read a lot, worry a lot"He added that he hoped "between now and my death I will have acquired a religion, a philosophy, a sense of life that will make the end less frightening than it appears to me at this moment"
