In 1901 he helped to found the Celtic Literary Society, and in 1908 he founded the Cork Dramatic Society with Daniel Corkery and wrote a number of plays for them.
En 1901 participou na creación da Celtic Literary Society (Sociedade Literaria Céltica) e en 1908 fundou a Sociedad Dramática de Cork xunto a Daniel Corkery, para a que escribiu varias obras de teatro.