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What’s on at the National Library of Ireland September–December 2019
the exhibition came together.
September
Tours and Workshops Tuesday 3 September, 1pm
Open: 5pm - 9pm.
Bank of Ireland Cultural
Heritage Centre,
Guided Tour: Yeats exhibition Westmoreland Street:
‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now
Saturday 7 September, 1pm Again’: Learn about Seamus
Guided Tour: The National Heaney’s wonderful life and
Library's History & Heritage work. Open: 5pm - 9pm with last
admission at 8.30pm.
Thursday 12 September, 1pm
Guided Tour: World War Monday 23 September, 10am-
Research workshop: Using the Ireland 12.30pm
National Library Talk: ‘Digital Photography:
Guided Tour: Yeats exhibition Thursday 19 September, 1pm Create, Curate, Save’
This 90-minute workshop gives advice Guided Tour: ‘A Modern Eye:
Free public tour of the award-winning exhibition: on researching the rich and varied Join keynote speaker Matthew
‘Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats’ Helen Hooker O’Malley’s Burgess, Digital Collections He stoops to conquer.
collections of the National Library. Ireland’ at the National
takes place on the first Thursday of every month. To reserve a place contact: Analyst at the State Library of Daniel O'Connell, is depicted
Photographic Archive, Meeting New South Wales, and Irish kneeling in front of a young
learning@nli.ie or 01 6030 346 House Square, Temple Bar photographers, curators and Queen Victoria, PD 3168 TX (1)
Guided Tour: World Friday 20 September preservers for a discussion on the
Culture Night at NLI: Welcome need for preservation of 21st
War Ireland exhibition century photography and how we sculpture, photography, theatre
Free public tour of the to our four locations! design, costume design, interior
7 Kildare Street: View the need to work together to achieve
exhibition ‘World War decorating as well as her
magnificent reading room, this. Booking on Eventbrite.
Ireland: Exploring the Irish collecting of art.
Experience’ takes place on immerse yourself in the works of Tuesday 24 September, 3pm
the second Thursday of William Butler Yeats in the award Research workshop: Using the Monday 30 September, 6.30pm
every month. The winning exhibition and find out National Library Panel Discussion: ‘Helen
exhibition explores the more from the Library's friendly Hooker O'Malley's Ireland’
Irish experience of WWI. Guided Tour: The National staff. Learn about the family Thursday 26 September, 1pm – Join writer and historian Orla
Library's History & Heritage history resources available, enjoy 2.30pm Fitzpatrick and a panel including
Explore the Library's rich architectural musical performances, Reading: ‘Leaving the Ladies’ Cormac O'Malley; Luke Gibbons;
history and heritage on this free tour participate in a conversation Written by Sinéad Mc Coole and NLI exhibition curator, Nikki
which takes place on the second Saturday salon and take a break with a directed by Mary Moynihan, Ralston; and Gallery of
each month. The tour includes a visit to relaxing tea or coffee in the Joly Smashing Times presents a Photography curator, Trish
the Library's iconic reading room. café. All welcome! Open: 5pm – dramatized version of real events Lambe for this discussion on the
11pm. as told against the backdrop of life and work of photographer
the final stage of agitation in the Helen Hooker O’Malley. This
Guided Tour: 2/3 Kildare Street: ‘World War ‘Votes for Women’ campaign, event will take place in the
‘Seamus Heaney: Ireland: Exploring the Irish based on research in the NLI’s National Photographic Archive,
Listen Now Again’ Experience’: learn about the Manuscripts department. Temple Bar.
exhibition at the unique aspects of the Irish WWI
Bank of Ireland experience in this exhibition Thursday 26 September, 2pm
Guided Tour: ‘A Modern Eye: Helen Hooker
O’Malley’s Ireland’ at the National Cultural and which draws on the NLI’s Turas treoraithe: Taispeántas October
Heritage Centre, collections of letters, diaries, Yeats
Photographic Archive, Meeting House recruiting posters, newspaper
Square, Temple Bar Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 Thursday 26 September, 7pm Wednesday 2 October, 1pm
Guided tour of ‘Listen Now Again’ reports, cartoons, handbills and Lecture: 'Helen Hooker
Free public tour of the exhibition takes place on leaflets dating from 1914-1918. Curator’s tour for the Festival
the third Thursday of every month. every Tuesday at 1pm and every O'Malley's Irish Artistic of History: ‘A Modern Eye:
Open: 5pm – 11pm. Journey, 1935-1985'
New exhibition 'From Turmoil to Truce: Saturday at 2pm. Helen Hooker O'Malley's
Photographs of the War of Independence' opening Booking Essential: National Photographic Helen's son Cormac will give an Ireland’.
in November. heaneynli.eventbrite.com / 01 670 6153 Archive: ‘A Modern Eye: Helen overview of his American A special tour for the Festival of
Hooker O'Malley's Ireland’: mother's Irish artistic endeavours History at the National
To book guided tours and workshops, Meet the curators and learn how in the fields of painting,
contact learning@nli.ie
Photographic Archive, Temple Tuesday 5 November, 7pm Thursday 14 November, 1pm Lorcan Collins for this fascinating
Bar. In Conversation: ‘All on Show: Guided Tour: World War discussion.
The Circus in Irish Literature Ireland In partnership with the Dublin
Thursday 3 October, 1pm and Culture’ Book Festival. Booking:
Guided Tour: Yeats exhibition Thursday 14 November, 1pm www.dublinbookfestival.com
Dr Eleanor Lybeck, Lecturer in
Talk: Seumas O'Kelly and from mid-September.
Tuesday 8 October, 7pm English Literature, Corpus Christi Harry Clarke's Geneva
Lecture: ‘Iconic & Irish, 1829- College, Oxford, will discuss the Window Sunday 17 November, 2pm
2019: Daniel O'Connell in circus as a theme in Irish writing Harry Clarke’s Geneva Window In Conversation: Gabriel
visual history’ with author and broadcaster, (1930) is a unique visual Fitzmaurice with Fintan
Dr Sylvie Kleinman Visiting Niall MacMonagle. The discussion corollary to the Irish Literary O’Toole
Research Fellow at the will explore how and why writers Revival, illustrating extracts The conversation will celebrate
Department of History, Trinity might turn to the world of the from works by fifteen significant Gabriel Fitzmaurice’s writing
College Dublin, will showcase the circus for inspiration as they writers of the period, including career and will include a
myriad of satirical cartoons of confront issues of politics, The Weaver’s Grave by Seumas discussion on his final poetry
Ireland’s Liberator held by the Cork City in ruins, December 1920 HOGW 153 national identity, gender and O’Kelly. Fiana Griffin, formerly of book, A Fond Farewell to Poetry.
National Library of Ireland. sexuality. Readings will be All Hallows college and lecturer In partnership with the Dublin
Saturday 12 October, 2pm – poetry readings in English and in Irish Studies, will discuss Book Festival.
Wednesday 9 October, 1pm included as part of the event.
4.30pm French. Booking open from mid- Clarke's selection of O’Kelly, and Booking:
The Research Data Alliance Open House Dublin at the NLI September: Thursday 7 November, 1pm will elaborate on Clarke’s http://www.dublinbookfestival.co
(RDA) Meet the Expert lecture: Our iconic Reading Room will www.alliance-francaise.ie Guided Tour: Yeats exhibition involvement in the Irish Literary m/ from mid-September
‘The role of Open Science, Open welcome visitors from 2pm. Revival.
Innovation and Citizen Science Wednesday 30 October, 6pm Monday 18 November, 7pm
Open House Junior at the NLI Saturday 9 November, 1pm Folklore Society of Ireland
in creating more inclusive and WITS Mary Mulvihill Lecture: Friday 15 November, 10.30am
Drop in & Draw 2.30—4pm ‘Collecting and Keeping the Guided Tour: The National lecture: 'Ernie O'Malley and his
sustainable societies’ Be inspired by the library building Library's History & Heritage Dublin Book Festival School
Professor Willie Donnelly, National Memory’ event: ‘Meet the Author: Ice Clew Bay Folklore Collection,
and imagine what your ideal Dr Sandra Collins, Director of the 1940: Questions for
President of Waterford Institute of library would be. Tuesday 12 November, 1pm Man with Michael Smith’
Technology explores the concept National Library, will deliver this Suitable for 5th/6th class Transcription and Publication'
Ages: Children aged 7+. year’s lecture which honours the Science Week 2019 talk: Ernie O’Malley’s son, Cormac will
of citizen science which has the ‘Science in the library; students. Booking:
potential of completely redefining Tuesday 15 October, 1.10pm science journalist and WITS www.dublinbookfestival.com present for the first time the
(Women in Technology and Conserving heraldic folklore work of Ernie O'Malley,
the relationship between the Talk: ‘The Astronomical Times from mid-September.
Science Ireland) founder, Mary manuscripts’ collected from nineteen story
scientific community, the citizen of Dunsink Observatory’
Professor Peter Gallagher, Mulvihill. Dr Collins will discuss Conservator Louise O’Connor will Friday 15 November, 1pm tellers in the Clew Bay area in
and society. Booking required via
Dunsink Observatory, Dublin the importance of physical and show how science plays a central Panel Discussion: ‘Writing 1940-1942.
the RDA website:
Institute for Advanced Studies digital collecting and the role in modern conservation of Ireland’s History’
bit.ly/2TCdvHD. Tuesday 26 November, 7pm
gives an overview of the people challenge of digital preservation, cultural heritage at the NLI. Dublin Book Festival in
motivated by the memory History Ireland Hedge School
Wednesday 9 October, 7pm and science of the observatory partnership with the National
keeping we all do on a personal Tuesday 12 November, 7pm Join History Ireland editor,
Folklore Society of Ireland from its foundation to recent Library of Ireland presents
and family level. Booking Lecture: 'The Letters of John Tommy Graham and panellists for
lecture: ‘The Clothes we wore: times. In association with the authors Patricia O’Reilly, Eibhear
required: www.witsireland.com a discussion on the Irish War of
colour and tradition in Dublin Festival of History 2019. McGahern' Walsh and Niamh Boyce in Independence in the exhibition
everyday dress in Ireland’ Professor Frank Shovlin, Institute conversation with Nessa gallery of the National
Dr Anne O’Dowd, former curator Thursday 17 October, 1pm November of Irish Studies, University of O’Mahony. Booking: Photographic Archive, Temple
in the Museum of Country Life, Guided Tour: ‘A Modern Eye: Liverpool, considers a range of www.dublinbookfestival.com Bar, Dublin 2 to coincide with the
(National Museum of Ireland) Helen Hooker O'Malley's previously unpublished letters from mid-September. current exhibition.
discusses the history of everyday Ireland’ at the National Friday 1 November, 1pm
from John McGahern to a variety
clothing in Ireland. Photographic Archive, Turas treorithe: "Súil Nua Saturday 16 November, 2pm Wednesday 27 November, 1pm
Aoiseach: Éire de chuid Helen of correspondents, both personal In Conversation: Lorcan
Meeting House Square, Temple and within the publishing world. Turas treoraithe: Taispeántas
Thursday 10 October, 1pm Bar Hooker O'Malley" Collins and Margaret Ward World War Ireland
Bí i gcuideachta Niamh Ní Riain le These letters help to discuss Ireland’s War of
Guided Tour: World War
Saturday 19 October, 2pm haghaidh turas am lóin don contextualize a number of Independence with David Wednesday 27 November, 7pm
Ireland
Reading: 80 Minutes with taispeántas seo, i gCartlann McGahern's well known novels McCullagh Lecture: ‘Loyal Cosmopolitan
Saturday 12 October, 1pm Seamus Heaney’s poems Náisiúnta Grianghrafadóireachta, and short stories over the years Historian, broadcaster and Irishmen? Leslie Daiken &
Guided Tour: The National Alliance Française Dublin & the Cearnóg Theach an Tionóil, Barra and allows insight into what was author, David McCullagh is joined Michael Sayers: Irish Jewish
Library's History & Heritage Cercle français de Belfast present an Teampaill a markedly private writing life. by historians Margaret Ward and Writers in the Thirties’
Journalist and researcher, Katrina
Goldstone considers the work of
December Wednesday 4 December, 1pm
Turas treoraithe: Taispeántas Listen Now Events at our “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again”
Leslie Daiken and Michael Sayers, Yeats
Again exhibition, Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre
at College Green – entrance via Westmoreland Street.
including research from the NLI’s Tuesday 3 December, 7pm Thursday 5 December, 1pm
collections as part her writing on Talk: ‘Leinster: Military Service Guided Tour: Yeats exhibition exhibition Booking essential: heaneynli.eventbrite.com or 01 670 6153
minorities, cultural diversity and Pensions Collection (1916-
Thursday 12 December, 1pm
Jewish communities. 1923)’ September-December 2019 Wednesday 18 September, 1pm Wednesday 25 September, 1pm
Guided tour: From Turmoil to
Robert McEvoy’s talk will focus on Truce: Photographs of the War Programme of Events Workshop: Close Reading Tour: Irish Sign Language
Thursday 28 November, 1pm the revolutionary period within of Independence at the Booking Essential: Poetry Join us for an Irish Sign Language
Guided Tour: From Turmoil to Leinster with special emphasis on National Photographic heaneynli.eventbrite.com / From sonnets to sestets, tour of ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen
Truce: Photographs of the War Archive, Meeting House 01 670 6153 alliteration to assonance, take a Now Again’. Come along for an
the 1919-1923 period of the War of insight into Seamus Heaney’s
of Independence at the Square, Temple Bar. closer look at some of Heaney's
Independence and the Civil War, Guided Tours poems in this workshop for all life, view early drafts of his work
National Photographic utilising the material contained in Every Tuesday, 1pm and every ages and abilities, whether you’re and explore the importance of
Saturday 14 December, 1pm
Archive, Meeting House the Military Service Pensions Guided Tour: The National Saturday, 2pm. a lover of Heaney’s poetry or just his poetry today.
Square, Temple Bar Collection. Library's History & Heritage Join us for an insight into getting started.
Thursday 26 September, 1pm
Seamus Heaney's life, view Thursday 19 September, 1pm Concert: ‘Listen Now
early drafts of his work and Concert: 'Listen Now Again Again Live’
GAA), the Limerick Soviet and Vikings in the Celtic Live'
ADULT the 1918 General Election to World
understand the importance of
his poetry today. Take in a Thursday summer
Take in a Thursday summer
lunchtime concert with
give a sense of how Irish people
LEARNING themselves experienced and
Tutor: Dr Linda Doran.
Seeing beyond the startled September
lunchtime concert with
performances from Paul Roe,
performances from Kate Ellis
and readings by Marian
shaped the revolution. Mick O'Brien and Paula Meehan.
COURSES Running for six Thursdays: 3, 10,
monks in their besieged
monasteries the course will Booking essential: Friday 20 September: Culture
Richardson.
Friday 27 September, 1pm
17 and 31 October; 14, 28
consider what caused the heaneynli.eventbrite.com or 01 Night Book Club: District and
Adult Learning Courses in November. No class: 24
October; 7 and 21 November. ‘Viking age’, reaction to the 670 6153 Friday 20 September: Cul- Circle
conjunction with UCD arrival of the Viking fleets in
Our cultural partnership with Time: 2pm – 4.30pm. Fee: €160. Thursday 5 September, 1pm ture Night Join us to discuss this month's
UCD Access and Lifelong Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Concert: ‘Listen Now Again Drop in for a self-guided visit of poetry collection, District and
Dissent in America Isle of Man and Brittany and Live' ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Circle, by Seamus Heaney.
Learning continues with new
courses for Autumn 2019. Tutor: Dr Sarah Feehan. how successful attempts to Take in a Thursday summer Again’. Doors are open from
Students can access the rich America is a vibrant nation settle were. lunchtime concert with 5pm - 9pm with last admission October
resources and exhibitions of drawing together peoples from Running for eight Tuesdays: 1, performances from Neil Martin at 8.30pm. No booking
the NLI as part of their diverse cultural, ethnic, required. Booking essential:
8, 15 and 29 October; 5, 12, 19 and readings by Stephen Rea.
learning. religious, and socio-economic heaneynli.eventbrite.com or 01
and 26 November. No class: 22 Saturday 21 September, 1pm
Course booking: 01 7167123 or backgrounds. Together they are Thursday 12 September, 1pm 670 6153
October. Time: 10.30am – 1pm. Lecture: ‘Heaney and
www.ucd.ie/lifelonglearning. the United States of America, Concert: 'Listen Now Again
Fee: €195. Hardy’s Place of Writing’ Wednesday 2 October, 1pm
Booking is now open but how has America been Live'
shaped by its people? This Take in a Thursday summer Joe Hassett's lecture will open by Creativity Workshop: Pos-
course will consider some of NLI Adult Learning lunchtime concert with recalling Heaney reading ‘The itive Ageing Week
Football, Ballots and So- the voices that have been to Course performances from Ellen Darkling Thrush’ in the Stinsford As part of Positive Ageing Week,
viets: a People's Revolu- the fore in shaping America. In Introduction to Geneal- Cranitch and readings by Vincent graveyard to commemorate the this workshop invites you to
tion? particular we will also consider ogy/Family History Woods. poem’s 100th anniversary as respond to Seamus Heaney’s
Tutor: Donal Fallon. the dissenting voice and how it Tutor: Sean Murphy Barney Devlin was about to work creatively – through
The 1916-1923 period is largely has played an important role in Friday 13 September, 1pm strike the midnight anvil in words, art or any form of
National Library of Ireland, Workshop: Beginner
viewed through the prism of shaping the nation. Bellaghy to ring in the new creative expression! We will
military history, but what of the Running for eight Mondays: 30
Wednesdays 2-4.30pm Origami for Adults millennium. The talk then turns focus on one of Heaney’s
complex role of ordinary September; 7 and 14 October; 8 Wednesdays from 11 Join us for a fun, 45-minute to the significance for the green- poems, then respond to a line of
people in events? This class 4, 11, 18 and 25 November; 2 September - 6 November. No origami lesson as we create passport-bearing Heaney of the the work. This workshop is for
examines events such as Gaelic December. No class: 21 and 28 class: 9 October Fee: €100. colourful shapes inspired by example of Hardy and two other all ages and abilities, for artists,
Sunday (a nationwide protest October. Time: 11am - 1pm. Fee: Places can be booked at: Maser’s origami masterpiece visitors to his place of writing, poets, writers and dreamers
against restrictions on the €160. booking@nli.ie featured in the exhibition. Robert Graves and W. B. Yeats. alike!
Saturday 5 October, 1pm
Friday 29 November, 1pm Card Making children aged 6 - 12 years. This
Dublin Festival of History:
Book Club: The Cure at For over thirty years, Seamus is a 45-minute workshop.
‘Beyond the Iron Curtain:
Troy Heaney produced his own
Eastern European Poets & Join us to discuss The Cure at Wednesday 11 December,
their Influence on Heaney’ Christmas Cards, featuring 1pm
Troy, which is Seamus Heaney’s poems he had written, special
As part of the Dublin Festival of verse adaptation of Sophocles' Workshop: Close Read-
History, join Sophie Doyle as she illustrations and a ing Poetry
play, ‘Philoctetes’.
explores the literary influence of handwritten message to each From sonnets to sestets,
Eastern European poets on
Heaney’s work during the dark
December recipient. This Christmas, we
are taking inspiration from
alliteration to assonance, we’ll
take a close look at some of
days of the Troubles. She will Booking essential: Heaney and giving children Heaney's poems. This
look at how their work detailing O’Donnell to mark World Mental Friday 1 November, 1pm heaneynli.eventbrite.com or 01 the chance to create their own workshop is for all ages and
life behind the Iron Curtain Health Day 2019. Workshop: Origami for 670 6153 Christmas cards while also abilities! Whether you’re a
provided support and guidance Kids gaining a helpful insight into lover of Heaney’s poetry or
for an Irish poet struggling to Wednesday 16 October, 1pm Join us for a fun, 45-minute Saturday 7 December, 1pm the life of one of Ireland's just getting started, we would
decipher his own political Workshop: Close Reading origami lesson as we create Workshop: Christmas best-loved poets. Suitable for love to welcome you.
surroundings. Poetry colourful shapes inspired by
From sonnets to sestets, Maser’s origami masterpiece
Monday 7 October, 1pm alliteration to assonance, we’ll
Dublin Festival of History:
‘“A Labour of Love”: For-
take a close look at some of
Heaney's poems. This workshop
featured in the exhibition.
Suitable for children aged
between 6 and 12 years.
Calendar of Events
gotten Heroes of the Great
Famine’
As part of the Dublin Festival of
is for all ages and abilities!
Whether you’re a lover of Saturday 2 November, 1pm September – December 2019
Heaney’s poetry or just getting Talk: ‘Portraits of the Poet’
History, this lecture by Professor started, we would love to Seamus Heaney has been
Christine Kinealy will examine welcome you. depicted by many artists – September
the role played by those who including Louis le Brocquy, Tuesday 3 September 1pm Guided Tour: Yeats exhibition
came to the assistance of the Friday 18 October, 1pm Carolyn Mulholland, Tai Schan Tuesday 3 September 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Irish poor during the Great Art Tour of ‘Seamus Shierenberg and Jackie Thursday 5 September 1pm Summer Lunchtime Concert at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now
Famine. The man who master- Heaney: Listen Now Again’ Nickerson and Edward McGuire. Again’ exhibition
minded bringing relief from Join us for an art focused tour of Join Jennifer Duffy as she Saturday 7 September 1pm Guided Tour: The National Library's History & Heritage
North America to Ireland after the ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now explores various artistic Saturday 7 September 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
1846 was Dutch, had no Irish Again’ exhibition. We will depictions of Seamus Heaney Tuesday 10 September 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
connections, and is largely examine illustrated editions of from the ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Thursday 12 September 1pm Guided Tour: World War Ireland exhibition
forgotten today. When asked by a Heaney’s work, the photography Now Again’ exhibition, the Thursday 12 September 1pm Summer Lunchtime Concert at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now
Quaker in Dublin why he was and design of the exhibition, and National Gallery of Ireland, the Again’ exhibition
helping people whom he did not portraits of Seamus Heaney by Ulster Museum and the National Friday 13 September 1pm Origami for Adults at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’
know, he responded that it was artists such as Louis le Brocquy Portrait Gallery in London. exhibition
“a labour of love”. His and stories and Carolyn Mulholland. Saturday 14 September 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
of other forgotten heroes will be Wednesday 13 November, 1pm Tuesday 17 September 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
explored in this lecture. Friday 25 October, 1pm Workshop: Close Reading Wednesday 18 September 1pm Close Reading Poetry Workshop at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now
Book Club: Human Chain Poetry Again’ exhibition
Thursday 10 October, 12.30pm Join us to discuss this month's From sonnets to sestets, Thursday 19 September 1pm Guided Tour: ‘A Modern Eye: Helen Hooker O’Malley’s Ireland’ at
Mindfulness Tour & Work- poetry collection, Human Chain, alliteration to assonance, we’ll the NPA
shop by Seamus Heaney. take a close look at some of Friday 20 September 5pm - 11pm Culture Night at the NLI
Join us for a relaxing tour Heaney's poems. This workshop (‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again and ‘A Modern Eye: Helen
Hooker O’Malley’s Ireland’ open until 9pm)
exploring mindfulness in the November is for all ages and abilities!
Saturday 21 September 1pm Lecture: ‘Heaney and Hardy’s Place of Writing’
poems of Seamus Heaney Whether you’re a lover of
Saturday 21 September 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
followed by a mindfulness Booking essential: Heaney’s poetry or just getting
heaneynli.eventbrite.com or 01 Monday 23 September 10am -12.30pm Talk: ‘Digital Photography: Create, Curate, Save‘
workshop with lecturer in started, we would love to
Mindfulness at UCD, Fiona 670 6153 welcome you. Tuesday 24 September 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Tuesday 24 September 3pm Research workshop: Using the National Library
Wednesday 25 September 1pm Irish Sign Language Tour: ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now
Calendar of Events September – December 2019 Again’ exhibition November
Thursday 26 September 1pm Reading: ‘Leaving the Ladies’ Friday 1 November 1pm Turas treoraithe: ‘A Modern Eye: Helen Hooker O'Malley's Ireland’ at the NPA
Thursday 26 September 1pm Summer Lunchtime Concert at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Friday 1 November 1pm Origami for Kids at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition
Now Again’ exhibition Saturday 2 November 1pm Talk: Portraits of the Poet at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition
Thursday 26 September 2pm Turas treoraithe: Taispeántas Yeats Saturday 2 November 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Thursday 26 September 7pm Lecture: 'Helen Hooker O'Malley's Irish Artistic Journey, Tuesday 5 November 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
1935-1985' Thursday 7 November 7pm In Conversation: ‘The Circus in Irish Literature and Culture’
Friday 27 September 1pm Book club at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition Thursday 7 November 1pm Guided Tour: Yeats exhibition
Saturday 28 September 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition Saturday 9 November 1pm Guided Tour: The National Library's History & Heritage
Monday 30 September 6.30pm Panel Discussion: 'Helen Hooker O'Malley's Ireland’ at the Saturday 9 November 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
NPA. Tuesday 12 November 1pm Science Week 2019 talk: ‘Science in the library: Conserving heraldic
manuscripts’
October Tuesday 12 November 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Tuesday 1 October 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition Tuesday 12 November 7pm Lecture: 'The Letters of John McGahern'
Wednesday 13 November 1pm Close Reading Poetry Workshop at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’
Wednesday 2 October 1pm Curator’s tour for the Festival of History: ‘A Modern Eye: exhibition
Helen Hooker O'Malley's Ireland’ at the NPA
Thursday 14 November 1pm Guided Tour: World War Ireland exhibition
Wednesday 2 October 1pm Creativity Workshop at the ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now
Again’ exhibition Thursday 14 November 1pm Lunchtime talk: Seumas O'Kelly and Harry Clarke's Geneva Window
Thursday 3 October 1pm Guided Tour: Yeats exhibition Friday 15 November 10.30am Dublin Book Festival School event
Saturday 5 October 1pm Talk: ‘Beyond the Iron Curtain: Eastern European Poets & Friday 15 November 1pm Panel Discussion: ‘Writing Ireland’s History’
their Influence on Heaney’ at the Heaney Exhibition Saturday 16 November 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Monday 7 October 1pm Lecture: ‘A Labour of Love: Forgotten Heroes of the Great Saturday 16 November 2pm In Conversation: Lorcan Collins and Margaret Ward with David McCullagh
Famine’ at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition Sunday 17 November 2pm In Conversation: Gabriel Fitzmaurice with Fintan O’Toole
Tuesday 8 October 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition Monday 18 November 7pm Folklore Society of Ireland lecture: 'Ernie O'Malley and his Clew Bay Folklore
Thursday 8 October 7pm Lecture: ‘Iconic & Irish, 1829-2019: Daniel O'Connell in Collection’
visual history’ Tuesday 19 November 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Wednesday 9 October 1pm RDA Meet the Expert lecture: ‘The role of Open Science, Saturday 23 November 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Open Innovation and Citizen Science in creating more Tuesday 26 November 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
inclusive and sustainable societies’ Tuesday 26 November 7pm History Ireland Hedge School at the NPA
Wednesday 9 October 7pm Folklore Society of Ireland lecture: ‘The Clothes we wore: Wednesday 27 November 1pm Turas treoraithe: Taispeántas World War Ireland
colour and tradition in everyday dress in Ireland’ Wednesday 27 November 1pm Lecture: ‘Loyal Cosmopolitan Irishmen? Leslie Daiken & Michael Sayers Irish
Thursday 10 October 12.30pm Mindfulness Tour & Workshop at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Jewish Writers in the Thirties’
Now Again’ exhibition Thursday 28 November 1pm Guided Tour: From Turmoil to Truce: Photographs of the War of
Thursday 10 October 1pm Guided Tour: World War Ireland exhibition Independence exhibition at the NPA
Saturday 12 October 1pm Guided Tour: The National Library's History & Heritage Friday 29 November 1pm Book club at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition
Saturday 12 October 2pm – 4.30pm Open House and Open House Junior at the NLI Saturday 30 November 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Saturday 12 October 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Tuesday 15 October 1.10pm Talk: ‘The Astronomical Times of Dunsink Observatory’ December
Tuesday 15 October 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition Tuesday 3 December 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Wednesday 16 October 1pm Close Reading Poetry Workshop at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Tuesday 3 December 7pm Talk: ‘Leinster: Military Service Pensions Collection (1916-1923)’
Now Again’ exhibition Wednesday 4 December 1pm Turas treoraithe: Taispeántas Yeats
Thursday 17 October 1pm Guided Tour: A Modern Eye: Helen Hooker O'Malley's Thursday 5 December 1pm Guided Tour: Yeats Exhibition
Ireland at the NPA Saturday 7 December 1pm Children’s Christmas Card Making Workshop at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now
Friday 18 October 1pm Art tour of ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition Again’ exhibition
Saturday 19 October 2pm Reading: 80 Minutes with Seamus Heaney’s poems Saturday 7 December 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Saturday 19 October 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition Tuesday 10 December 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
Tuesday 22 October 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition Wednesday 11 December 1pm Close Reading Poetry Workshop at 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’
exhibition
Friday 25 October 1pm Book club at ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition
Thursday 12 December 1pm Guided Tour: From Turmoil to Truce: Photographs of the War of
Saturday 26 October 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition Independence exhibition at the National Photographic Archive, Meeting
Tuesday 29 October 1pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition House Square, Temple Bar.
Wednesday 30 October 6pm WITS Mary Mulvihill Lecture: ‘Collecting and Keeping the Saturday 14 December 1pm Guided Tour: The National Library's History & Heritage
National Memory’ Saturday 14 December 2pm Guided Tour: Heaney exhibition
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Sundays/Public Holidays 12.00pm to 4.45pm
The Reading Room in the National Photographic Archive is accessible by appointment.
T +353 1 603 0373 npaoffice@nli.ie
Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition
Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre at College Green
– entrance via Westmoreland Street
Opening hours:
Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm (Last admission: 3.30pm)
Sundays and Public Holidays: Closed
FREE ADMISSION
Seamus Heaney: Listen
Now Again at BOI Cultural
and Heritage Centre
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