Celebrating "Dublin Culture" with the Joyce Stagers - Bealtaine Festival

Celebrating "Dublin Culture" with the Joyce Stagers - Bealtaine Festival

Val and Tim celebrate the gathering of the poets, writers and artists featured in Alan Reeve's famous caricature "Dublin Culture".

By Ballyroan Library

Date and time

Wednesday, May 22 · 6:30 - 7:30pm GMT+1

Location

Ballyroan Library

Ballyroan Library Orchardstown Villas D14 VY33 Rathfarnham Ireland

About this event

  • 1 hour

JoyceStagers Val O’Donnell and Tim Casey celebrate the gathering of 37 of Ireland’s foremost poets, writers, artists, and journalists as featured in Alan Reeve’s famous caricature of a gathering of literary Dublin in the back-lounge of The Palace Bar in June 1940. Those featured include Patrick Kavanagh, Flann O’Brien, Austin Clarke, F.R.Higgins, Brinsley McNamara, Francis McManus, and ‘Bertie’ Smyllie ( Editor, Irish Times). This is an evening of readings/performances of a selection from their works.

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