Articles related to "Irish Literature"

Ireland's most talked about novelist, John Banville, won the 2005 Man Booker prize with a bittersweet novel of loss and remembrance. Will he do it again?

For a very select audience, this documentation of 21 years of Seamus Heaney's poetry career will be an enjoyable and cathartic journey through Ireland and its culture.

When the result of the Man Booker Prize was announced on 16th October 2007, the winner came as a surprise to most. Who exactly is Enright, and is The Gathering any good?

The most well-known of a group of Irish-language poets based in Cork, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill blends the folklore of the Gaeltacht with a postmodern worldview.

In W.B. Yeats' poem "The Folly of Being Comforted," a passionate lover's heart engages in a dialog with an "ever kind" friend - the lover's own intellect.

Planning & ideas for a fun St. Patrick's Day Ireland celebration or party. Here are recipes for resources, Irish food, Celtic music, decorating tips, and fun activities.

Even as the number of Irish Gaelic speakers in each Gaeltacht diminished, a group of Irish poets in Cork in the 1970s was beginning to write modern Irish language poetry.

R. Todd Felton's Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival is a fascinating and well-written account of the rebirth in Irish literature between the 1890s and 1920s

The life and works of Yeats, Behan, Wilde, Shaw and many other literary greats, plus the Book of Kells, can be visited in Dublin, starting with Trinity College.

An Irishman, McGee joined the political fray, gaining a reputation as one of Canada's best speakers. His enthusiasm earned him both praise and enemies.