ating ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁and ▁Britain ' s ▁hero ism ▁in ▁the ▁anti - N azi ▁cr us ade ▁and ▁it ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁man or ▁with ▁shadow y ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁figures ▁comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁present . ▁ ▁These ▁plays ▁have ▁never ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁critical ▁or ▁popular ▁success ▁as ▁the ▁early ▁tr il ogy . ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁he ▁wrote ▁C ock - a - D ood le ▁D andy ▁( 1 9 4 9 ), ▁which ▁is ▁perhaps ▁his ▁most ▁beautiful ▁and ▁exc iting ▁work . ▁From ▁The ▁Bishop ' s ▁Bon fire ▁( 1 9 5 5 ) ▁O ' Case y ' s ▁late ▁plays ▁are ▁studies ▁on ▁the ▁common ▁life ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁" I r ish ▁micro cos mos ", ▁like ▁The ▁Dr ums ▁of ▁Father ▁Ned ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁ ▁His ▁play ▁The ▁Dr ums ▁of ▁Father ▁Ned ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁go ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Dublin ▁Theatre ▁Festival , ▁but ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Dublin , ▁John ▁Charles ▁Mc Qu a id , ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁bless ing ▁( it ▁has ▁been ▁assumed ▁because ▁works ▁of ▁both ▁James ▁Joy ce ▁and ▁O ' Case y ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁festival ). ▁After ▁Joy ce ' s ▁play ▁was ▁quietly ▁dropped , ▁massive ▁changes ▁were ▁required ▁for ▁The ▁Dr ums ▁of ▁Father ▁Ned , ▁a ▁de vious ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁O ' Case y ▁to ▁drop . ▁After ▁this