Yeats Day

Yeats Day - June 13th. The annual social media celebration of the poetry of W B Yeats. Poetry lovers around the world make readings of favourite Yeats poetry.

They contribute also in music, song, art, video & all creative media using the hashtag Sligo's annual celebration of its Nobel Laureate takes place on the poets birthday June 13th. The programme is crammed full of celebratory events throughout the town. There’ll be poetry in abundance in church yards and pubs, there will be music, visual arts and of course the traditional cutting of a ma

ssive birthday cake in O’Connell street. Amongst the other highlight events are “Yeats with Dermot Bolger” in The Factory Performance Space at 8 pm and the launch of “Crazy Jane”, an exhibition in Hamilton Gallery. This annual invited artists exhibition themed on Yeats’ poetry features work by 90 contemporary Irish artists. The annual Nora Niland / Yeats Day lecture will be given by Professor Sean Golden. It’s title is ‘One a Gazelle; the Eva Gore-Booth that Yeats never knew’. W B doesn’t get all the limelight on Yeats day. Sligo also pays tribute to his influential siblings. There will be a guided tour of the Niland collection of Jack Yeats paintings at the model. Yeats day also sees the launch of the 7th Craftfest Northwest, (Lily Lolly Craft festival) which was inspired by the seminal role Susan and Elizabeth Yeats played in the revival of Irish craft in the last century. The craft festival has a programme of over 40 events, discussions and workshops from, many of Ireland's leading craft practitioners. A really special event Yeats Choral In The Garden sees students of the Eily Kilgannon School of Theatre and younger children from the Ann Carton Creche perform works by Yeats at Sligo Central Library Garden at 12 noon. Yeats Day is funded by Western Development Commission and Fáilte Ireland with Craft Council of Ireland.

31/07/2025

CURSO EN LÍNEA para traductores y lectores: 'Una introducción al cuento irlandés de los siglos XX y XXI'

Literature Ireland presenta un curso online para traductores/as y lectores/as de Latinoamérica, a cargo de Jorge Fondebrider.

🌟 Fechas: Jueves 14, 21 y 28 de agosto y 4 de septiembre.

🌟 Hora: 7 - 8:30 pm (horario de Argentina)

Esquema del curso:
Semana 1: Introducción al cuento irlandés y sus aspectos generales

Semana 2: El cuento irlandés en la primera mitad del siglo 20

Semana 3: El cuento irlandés en la segunda mitad del siglo 20

Semana 4: El cuento irlandés en el siglo 21

Cada sesión comenzará con una discusión sobre autores/as y temáticas. La segunda mitad de la sesión funcionará como taller de traducción.

🎟️ Regístrate aquí https://www.tickettailor.com/events/literatureireland/1800409
Costo de inscripción de las cuatro sesiones: €5

El curso se llevará acabo en español. Se enviará un link a la reunión online antes de la primera sesión.

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Today on International Day of Women in Diplomacy, we recognise and celebrate the contributions of women to the Irish diplomatic service 🇮🇪.

In 2025, over half of Ireland’s diplomatic missions around the world are led by women.

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“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
― W.B. Yeats

For a comparatively small country, Ireland has made a tremendous impact on the world in the field of literature. None more so than Dublin born, William Butler Yeats whose poems embraced the wonders of ancient Irish mythology and wove them into beautiful narratives on early 20th century Iife in Ireland.

Although born in Dublin, as an infant his family moved to County Sligo where he grew up and he always retained a deep affection for Sligo. It was also in the west of Ireland that he would discover the ancient myths and legends of Ireland that would inspire him to write poetry as a teenager and influence his works throughout his life.

W. B. Yeats would lead the way in bringing Irish literature to the forefront of world attention. He would do the same for Irish theatre as the co-founder of The Abbey Theatre in Dublin which would go on to become the National Theatre of Ireland and is now recognised as one of the great theatrical institutions of the world.
W.B. Yeats was the first Irishman to receive a Nobel Prize. He was also a staunch Irish nationalist. Upon receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923 he wrote:

"I consider that this honour has come to me less as an individual than as a representative of Irish literature, it is part of Europe's welcome to the Irish Free State."

He sought to challenge the minds of others by way of verse and drama and succeeded. In the establishment of the Abbey Theatre he looked to give Irish writers a vehicle and venue to present the very best in Irish creativity. He would stay involved with the Abbey Theatre until his death.

Throughout his life he was a prolific writer. From his first renowned work “The Stolen Child” when he was just 21 years of age, to “Sailing to Byzantium” and many collections along the way, his writings inspired the reader to “stop and think a while”. His poems are still regarded as some of the greatest ever written.

On this day in 1865 an Irish literary giant was born who would be globally recognised as a very successful Irish man!

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Not that long ago... Thanks Patrick Karl Curley X

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