This exhibition was compiled to highlight the James N. Healy archive, which was donated to Cork County Library.
James N. Healy was born in Cork city and was very influential in the theatre world in Cork. He formed the Gilbert and Sullivan Group in 1950. In 1959 James N. Healy was part of a group which formed the first professional theatre company in Cork, the Southern Theatre Group. Throughout his career he put on numerous performances and won many awards both for acting and producing.