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Legacy
Eithne Dunne's legacy is carried on by her daughter Anne who was a cosmetologist in Switzerland. Dunne performed in "The Playboy Of the Western World" a number of times and went to New York with the play. Her work was also experienced in the Dublin Film Festival in September 1961 when she performed as Mrs. Warren in "Mrs. Warrens Profession" by George Bernard Shaw. Her work also was experienced on the screen in the movie "8 o'clock walk" directed by Lance Comfort where she played Mrs. Evans, this was a big opportunity which caused her to leave Ireland for Britain thus establishing her legacy further. These performances allowed her to continue her legacy to New York. She travelled to New York which paved the way for other actresses to also go to the United States. Dunne was featured in many famous Irish playwrights work both in New York and in Ireland. Her work has been highly commended by fellow playwrights as well as within well regarded news articles.

Dunne expressed a keen interest in having other actresses have the same opportunities she had as she was one of few actresses lucky enough to make a living from her work in plays and films at the time. She explained how acting is a precarious career and how she found that her work in both the Gate Theatre and the Abbey Theatre allowed her to build up her repertory and therefore pass her wisdom onto other actresses. Dunne's association with Michael MacLiammoir in plays such as "Wuthering Heights" and her involvement with Longford Production since their establishment in 1944 have further cemented her legacy in Irish history. It is clear the impact she left on fellow actors and actresses as many of them often praised her work as well as many of them arriving back in Ireland to attend her memorial mass and commemorate her life.