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  1. Wesley Burrowes (15 April 1930 – 31 December 2015) was an Irish playwright and screenwriter. Originally from Northern Ireland, he became a resident of the Republic of Ireland. He was best known as the chief scriptwriter on The Riordans and Glenroe, two of the most successful drama series produced by RTÉ Television .

  2. Jan 3, 2016 · When his most famous creations of Biddy and Miley with the older generation of Dick and Mary first hit the screens in Glenroe in 1983, Wesley Burrowes had already been a veteran of TV drama for...

  3. Burrowes, Wesley (1930–2015), writer, was born in Bangor, Co. Down, on 26 April 1930, one of four children (two boys and two girls) of Harry Burrowes, a first world war veteran and civil servant attached to the Northern Ireland education department, and his wife Carrie Burrowes (née Irwin).

  4. Dec 31, 2015 · Irish playwright and screenwriter Wesley Burrowes, who created the popular RTÉ series Glenroe, has passed away aged 85 following a long illness. He was best known as the writer of the...

  5. Dec 31, 2015 · Playwright and screenwriter Wesley Burrowes, best known for creating the long-running RTÉ drama Glenroe, has died aged 85 following a long illness. Born in Bangor, Co Down in 1930, he moved to...

  6. Jan 1, 2016 · Wesley Burrowes, the creative force behind soaps 'The Riordans' and 'Glenroe', was remembered as a "high-wire act", "a divil who loved a good shindig" and "the master of Irish...

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  8. Jan 1, 2016 · The late writer will probably be best remembered for the creation in 1983 of Glenroe - a spin-off from Bracken that became one of RTÉ's most popular ever drama series. He won three Jacob's Awards...