As you read these two little masterpieces, you have to keep reminding yourself that they were originally published 70 years ago. Swan River Press has done a service to the reading public by re-releasing them now to be enjoyed by a new generation Continue reading
In order to re-create the atmosphere of Coole Park House, the concert will take place in the recital room of Buckleys of Dunnolly, which hosts a beautiful grand piano. Continue reading
one imagines that, as with all oral story-tellers, the verse tethers memory to the story’s emotional highs and lows. Continue reading
It is a tune stolen
From the ponies’ prayers. Continue reading
The textual lore this book on Archaeology draws on is not only saga and epic, but also place-lore, and interestingly, hagiography. Continue reading
What a rarity it is to be seduced by the sound of the human voice and the beauty and rhythm of the spoken word: Continue reading
The 100th Anniversary of the 1916 is next year and the Club has plans to celebrate in style. Continue reading
does God not see
our tears falling on the ground
near the stony road Continue reading
Four Courts Press genuinely believes that we have a list that offers something for everyone, in a multitude of disciplines and a wide range of subjects. Continue reading
Nora Barnacle was known to be a plain speaking woman, practical, stoical, yet with as much mettle in her as there was in Joyce. Continue reading
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