▁in ▁Al m ora ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁Se án ▁O ' Case y ▁( ▁; ▁born ▁John ▁Case y ; ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁dram at ist ▁and ▁mem oir ist . ▁A ▁committed ▁social ist , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Irish ▁play w right ▁of ▁note ▁to ▁write ▁about ▁the ▁Dublin ▁working ▁classes . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁O ' Case y ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁ 8 5 ▁Upper ▁Dor set ▁Street , ▁Dublin , ▁as ▁John ▁Case y , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Michael ▁Case y , ▁a ▁merc ant ile ▁cl erk ▁( who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Irish ▁Church ▁Miss ions ), ▁and ▁Susan ▁Arch er . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Protest ants ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁bapt ised ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁in ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁parish , ▁confirmed ▁at ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Cl ont arf , ▁and ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁St ▁Bar nab as ' ▁church ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Wall ▁qu ay ▁until ▁his ▁mid - 2 0 s , ▁when ▁he ▁dr ift ed ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁church . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁church ▁called ▁' Saint ▁Burn up us ' ▁in ▁his ▁play ▁Red ▁Ros es ▁For ▁Me . ▁ ▁O ' Case y ' s ▁father ▁died ▁ ▁when ▁Se án ▁was ▁just ▁six ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁leaving