4ú Comhdháil Oidhreachta4th Galway City International

Heritage Conference

Míle go leith Bliain D’OdhreachtLiterartha na hÉireann

A Millennium and aHalf of Irish Literary

HeritageSeptember 24th - 26th 2014

The Town Hall Theatre,Courthouse Square, Galway

PARKING IS AVAILABLEAT TWO PUBLIC CAR PARKS:

Cathedral Carpark 4 minutes from the Town Hall Theatre(€4 per day).

Parking is also more easily available at the Dyke RoadCarpark about 6 minutes away, also €4 per day.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORSWe are delighted to thank the Heritage Council,

the Swiss Embassy, Tigh Neachtain andHewlett Packard, Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop

for their generous sponsorship andDún Laoghaire Rathdown Co. Council fortheir support and sponsorship of Day 3.

Embassy of Switzerland in IrelandSchweizerische EidgenossenschaftConfédération suisseConfederazione SvizzeraConfederaziun svizra

PROGRAMME

DAY 1WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24th

9.00 - 9.25 Registration9.25 - 9.35 Official Welcome and Introduction by

Dr. Jim Higgins, Heritage Officer9.35 - 10.15 Ruaraí Ó hAodha The Irish and the Printed Word10.15 - 10.55 Professor Daíbhí Ó Cróinín - Ireland and the

Insular Manuscript Tradition10.55 - 11.00 Discussion11.00 - 11.15 Tea/Coffee11.15 - 11.55 John Gillis - Conserving the Faddan More Psalter

and other Irish Manuscripts11.55 - 12.35 Dr. Bernadette Cunningham - The Gaelic Families

and their Manuscripts12.35 - 1.15 Dr. Gearóid Ó Luing - Literary Collections in the

National Library of Ireland1.15 - 1.20 Discussion

Lunch - Please make own arrangements1.20 - 2.35 Lunchtime Workshops (see below)2.35 - 3.15 Lady Brenda Maddox – James Joyce’s Galway

Muse, Nora Barnacle3.15 - 3.55 Damien McManus – Ogham: An Insular and

International Script3.55 - 4.35 Jason McElligott – The Development of Library

Collections in Ireland4.35 - 4.40 Discussion

DAY 2THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25th

9.00 -9.15 Registration9.15 - 9.55 Dr. Sineád Mac Aodha - Irish Literature on the

International Scene9.55 - 11.35 Dr. Frank Shovlin - James Joyce, The Lass of

Aughrim and Galway11.35 - 11.40 Discussion11.40 - 11.55 Tea/Coffee11.55 - 12.35 Gerry Hanberry - The Literary Wilde Family:

Their Western Roots and Influences12.35 - 1.15 Professor Brian Arkins - The Curate’s Egg:

Yeats in the 1930’s1.15 - 1.20 Discussion

Lunch - Please make own arrangements1.20 - 2.35 Lunchtime Workshop (see below)2.35 - 3.15 Fritz Senn - Nora, James and their influence on

Modern International literature3.15 - 3.55 Pat McMahon - The Importance of Libraries

in Irish Culture3.55 - 4.00 Discussion

6.00 - 6.15 Reception & Introduction6.30 Screening of ‘Nora’, a film about the life of Nora

Barnacle, at the Town Hall Theatre

LUNCHTIME WORKSHOPSTimothy O’ Neill – “Writing Manuscripts” (A workshop on bookmaking,calligraphy and book decoration). Spaces limited to 15 people.Pre-booking essential. Takes place at lunchtime as indicated above onSeptember 24th and 25th. Cost €10 per person. Adults only.

Screen printing with Lorg Printmakers. At lunchtime as indicated aboveon September 24th and 25th. Only 20 spaces. Pre-booking essential.Cost €10 per person. Adults only.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26th

TRIP TO DUBLINDepart 9.30am Ceannt Station by train. Join some of the conferencespeakers and organisers on a literary trip to Dublin where Dr. TimCarey, Heritage Officer, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council willlead us on a literary adventure to buildings associated with Joyce,Beckett, Flann O’ Brien and other literary figures, including thecontemporary landscape of Joe O’ Connor, Paul Murray and ColumMcCann. Participants travel at their own expense. Meeting pointHeuston Station at 12.05pm. Restricted to conference participants.

Trip by mini-bus to various sites. Booking is absolutely essential.

ALTERNATIVE EVENING EVENTSAnn Hodge (National Gallery of Ireland) Mediating the Irish Landscape:William Evans of Eton and Victorian Illustration and Travel Writing.Venue: Galway City Museum. Wednesday September 24th at 6.30pm.Booking essential with Galway City Museum/Musaem na Gallimhe(091) 532460.

The Woods are Alive with the Sounds of Literature. ThursdaySeptember 25th Poetry Readings with Dr. Justin Tonra, Sarah Clancy,Elaine Feeney and Alan McMonagle with local musicians. Brought toyou courtesy of Parks Department, Galway City Council and Friends ofMerlin Woods. Contact Caroline Stanley at (085) 248 4380 to book.

CONFERENCE PRICESWednesday 24th €20 (Concession €18)Thursday 25th €20 (Concession €18)Lunchtime workshops €10 (Concessions €8)Friday 26th travel at own expense to and from DublinTour of sites €5

All bookings including Dublin trip through Town Hall TheatreBooking office 091-569 777. Book Ann Hodge talk through CityMuseum and Merlin Woods event through Caroline Stanley prior to24th September.Please note all concessions subject to proof of ID by arrangement withTown Hall Theatre booking office. www.tht.ie