For World Book Day, a visit to the Caitlín Maude poetry bench, with her poem Na Blátha, and my translation The Flowers, at the Uni of Galway.
Thanks @juno_mcl for pics.
#worldbookday #CaitlínMaude #poetrytranslation #filíocht
Cover image of The Lock -Keeper's Wife by John MacKenna showing a canal with green trees and a house
Congratulations to John MacKenna @lilliputpress.bsky.social on a wonderful and jam-packed launch in the gorgeous Athy Library @kildarelibrary.bsky.social
Booking link, March Reading Group: 25th, 7pm GMT, online.
*The Last Day at Bowen's Court* by #eibhearwalshe, exploring Bowen's complex life, particularly the love rectangle she formed w/ her lover Charles Ritchie, his wife Sylvia, and EB's husband Alan Cameron.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Elizabeth Bowen died #otd in 1973, in University College Hospital, London, aged 73.
She is buried with her husband in St Colman's churchyard in Farahy, Co. Cork, close to the gates of her family seat, Bowen's Court.
Yvonne McCann, in Rush, has been running a rescue for hedgehogs for years now.
If you want to make a donation, even a small amount really helps the effort. There's also a list of items you can donate instead!
hedgehogrescuedublin.com
On a pod today talking poetry, hope, autism, and Emily Dickinson with excellent host @kpetruccelli-poet.bsky.social #melodyorwitchcraft
💗 Happy Valentine's Day 💗
'I am torn and demented by longing for you...I think you *are* my soul.' Elizabeth Bowen, in a letter to Charles Ritchie, April 1950.
Graphic featuring Zoe and Nuala's portraits.
In this episode, NLI Podcaster in Residence @zoecomyns.bsky.social's guest is writer @nualaoconnor.bsky.social – they discuss writing historical fiction and specifically the case of An Cailín Bán – Ellen Hanley.
🎧 Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/pddR057jUPNu...
A contemporary story, about a historic crime 🙌
Hear a new story I wrote for @nlireland.bsky.social podcaster-in-res @zoecomyns.bsky.social & an interview with me about the process, for her pod The Reader. Link below.
'White Ellen' is about the Colleen Bawn.
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The lost, lovely Bowen's Court. It's in our next Reading Group pick *The Last Day at Bowen's Court* by the late #eibhearwalshe, in which he explored the love rectangle EB formed with her lover Charles Ritchie, his wife Sylvia, and EB's husband Alan Cameron.
25th Mar, 7pm GMT, online. Link soon.
💙 Happy birthday, Jim 💙
James Joyce, born February 2nd, 1882 in Dublin
#jamesjoyce #otd #collageart #candlemas
IWC - We Are Hiring: Programme Administrator
irishwriterscentre.ie/we-are-hirin...
Fighting Words: We’re thrilled to announce the Brendan Behan Celebration on Saturday, February 7th from 11am to 3pm!
Join us as Dublin City Council unveils a new plaque honouring Brendan Behan’s legendary contributions to Irish literature at Behan
Square, the site of Brendan's childhood home.
Why is scammer Raynor Winn still being pubbed by Penguin?! Apparently her next book is due...I don't get it.
Interesting article here:
drb.ie/a-pinch-of-s...
Save the date! Next Reading Group: 25th March GMT, online.
We're reading *The Last Day at Bowen's Court* by the late, lovely #eibhearwalshe, in which he explored Bowen's rich and complex life, & the love rectangle she formed with her lover Charles Ritchie, his wife Sylvia, & EB's husband Alan.
Reminder for our Elizabeth Bowen Society Reading Group, 28th Jan, Weds, 7pm GMT.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Petition for a Jennifer Johnston statue: my.uplift.ie/petitions/cl... @uplift.ie
Blue Monday today but remember the ticket link is live for our discussion of Bowen's *Love's Civil War* online, 28th January.
7pm, GMT.
All are welcome to join our free, online reading group to discuss this brilliant read.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Book your place - link below & join us online for the Elizabeth Bowen Reading Group, Wednesday, 28th January, 7pm GMT, as we discuss *Love’s Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie, Letters and Diaries 1941–1973*, ed V Glendinning in collab w/ Robertson.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Proposals invited: special issue: *Feminist Modernist Exiles*, to show how women’s ongoing experiences of transnational, transcultural, and translingual experiences in voluntary and involuntary exile continue to generate new forms of feminist modernism.
Info: phyllisl @ northwestern .edu
Booking link now up for our first Bowen Reading Group of 2026 🙏
I got this lovely book as a Christmas present this year.
I read @nualaoconnor.bsky.social's great introduction after re-reading the story, which for me was like an interesting post-match analysis, pointing to some themes I hadn't picked up on.
Highly recommended.
#Speirgorm
Thank you so much, it was v enjoyable to write 🙌
It's a wonder 🙌
One of the most perfect short stories ever written!
Look at the very last paragraph - it does something unusual (as pointed out to me by an incredible writer).
Great stuff, Daryl 🙌
❄️ Nollaig na mBan faoi mhaise ❄️
It's the day for reading this wondrous story, preferably in the exquisite hardback edition from @newislandbooks.bsky.social
I've written a new intro to this volume.
