2017 PROGRAMME
Friday 6th Oct.
17.00
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Building Home
Vincent woods talks to Sarah Searson, Henry Glassie, Paschal Mahoney and Deirdre O'Mahony about architecture and the built landscape as a reflection of place and home.
19.30
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Reception
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20.15
Reading
Henry Glassie
Passing Time - Place and Borders. Old and New
21.00
Concert
Concert: Bringing it Home - Karen Ryan, Muhammad Al-Hussaini and friends
Karen Ryan is a fiddle player and leading figure in the London-Irish traditional music scene. Muhammad Al-Hussaini sings sean-nós song and is an fellow in Islamic Studies at the Westminister Institute in London. They are joined for this concert by a number of musicians from Leitrim and further afield.
Saturday 7th Oct.
10.00
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Paschal Mahoney & Gaia Narcisso
The Shape of Memory - The Workhouse in Ireland: Famine, Economics and Political Rebellion
11.30
Field Trip
The Famine Attic Museum at St. Patrick's Hospital
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20.00
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Welcome
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14.00
Reading
Paul Lynch
Paul Lynch reads from his novel ‘Grace’ set in Famine Ireland and speaks to Vincent Woods about the book and its themes
14.40
Reading
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
Ireland Professor of Poetry Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin reads from her work.
14.40
Reading
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
Ireland Professor of Poetry Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin reads from her work.
15.20
book Launch
Book Launch: The Stars of Ballymenone by Henry Glassie
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16.20
Discussion
Karen Ryan and Muhammad Al-Hussaini
Karen Ryan and Muhammad Al-Hussaini discuss their shared musical influences and connections in London and Ireland, and the power of music as cultural inheritance.
16.50
Reading
Eugene McCabe: Heaven About Us
The author of King of the Castle, Death and Nightingales and Tales from the Poorhouse reads from his work.
20.00
Reading
Pat McCabe & Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
Pat McCabe and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill read from their work and talk to Vincent Woods.
Sunday 8th Oct.
11.20
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Bus from The Bush Hotel Car Park
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12.00
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The Iron Mountain Session: Music & Poetry at Skerry Rynn's Pub, Ballinaglera.
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20.15
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Bus departs for Carrick on Shannon
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