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The top 10 Irish writers festivals
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  • Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney is a past participant at the Dublin Writers Festival
  • The Franco-Irish Literary Festival is held every spring in Dublin
  • The Cuirt Literary Festival Galway is a celebration of all that is excellent in contemporary literature
  • In May, the cream of Irish writers will take the road to Listowel, Kerry, the home of playwright John B. Keane, for Ireland’s unique and sociable literary festival, Listowell Writers' Week
  • For longevity and seriousness of purpose the Yeats Summer School is the granddaddy of them all
  • Was Dracula an Irishman? His creator certainly was. The Bram Stoker Summer School welcomes members from all over the world
  • Cumann Merriman Summer School was founded in 1967 in honor of Brian Merriman, author of the 18th century Rabelaisian poem, "Cuirt an Mhean Oiche" ("The Midnight Court")
  • The Synge Summer School’s focus is on the theatre and on celebrating the life and mighty achievements of the man who’s legacy it honors, John Millington Synge
  • The Donegal Bodhran Playing School provides the interested learner with an opportunity to study the various techniques of Bodhran (Irish drum) playing
  • The Parnell Summer School, organized by the Parnell Society, explores the legacy and relevance of Charles Stewart Parnell and the politics of his era

Get started with your very own literary tour of Ireland with this list of the 10 top annual Irish literary events ; Published
October 22, 2009


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