Francis John Fay[1] (30 August 1870 – 2 January 1931), older brother of William Fay, was an actor and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.
He worked with his brother, William, staging productions in halls around the city.
In 1902 the two brothers joined the Irish Literary Theatre.
After a falling-out with the Abbey directors in 1908, they emigrated to the United States and produced Irish plays there.
[3] In 1921, he retired to Dublin, where he taught elocution and directing plays in local colleges.