Editing Lord Dunsany (section)

===Literary life===
[[File:Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Dunsany from the [[Bain News Service]]]]
Dunsany's fame arose chiefly from his prolific writings. He was involved in the [[Irish Literary Revival]]. Supporting the Revival, Dunsany was a major donor to the [[Abbey Theatre]] and he moved in Irish literary circles. He was well acquainted with [[W. B. Yeats]] (who rarely acted as editor but gathered and published a Dunsany selection), [[Lady Gregory]], [[Percy French]], [[George William Russell|George "AE" Russell]], Oliver St John Gogarty, [[Padraic Colum]] (with whom he jointly wrote a play) and others. He befriended and supported [[Francis Ledwidge]], to whom he gave the use of his library,<ref>{{cite book|first1=D.J.|last1=Hickey|first2=J.E.|last2=Doherty|title=A Dictionary of Irish History since 1800|publisher=[[Gill (publisher)|Gill & MacMillan]]|location=Dublin, Ireland|date=1980}}</ref> and [[Mary Lavin]].

Dunsany made his first literary tour to the United States in 1919 and further such visits up to the 1950s, in the early years mostly to the eastern seaboard and later, notably, to California.

Dunsany's own work and contribution to the Irish literary heritage were recognised with an honorary degree from [[Trinity College Dublin]].