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Landscapes that inspire the muse of Irish writers
Ireland’s dramatic landscape has inspired writers across the ages and continues to star in the work of the island’s contemporary novelists. From W.B. Yeats to Seamus Heaney, Joyce, Beckett and more, distinguished Irish literary figures have always employed the spectacular scenery and unique ambience of the island of Ireland in their work. And the stunning […]
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“Cast a cold eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by!” Yeats
William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. With Lady Gregory and others, he founded the Irish Literary Theatre, from which developed the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1896. His poetry includes Mosada (Dublin, Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1886); The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems (London, Kegan Paul, 1889) Crossways, 1889; The […]
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was born in Westland Row, Dublin on October 16th, 1854 to an eminent surgeon, William Wilde and the famous nationalist poet, Lady Jane Wilde, known as Speranza (her Selected Poems were published in Dublin in 1900). He settled in London in 1879. In 1882 he embarked on a lecture tour of the United […]
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“I saw a sign that said ‘Drink Canada Dry’. So I did.” Behan
Brendan Behan was born in Dublin on 9 February 1923. He grew up speaking English but became fluent in Gaelic in prison. His father, painter by trade, was also an Irish republican. The Behan household was as a result steeped in Irish history, literature and song. As a member of Fianna Éireann, the youth wing […]