Civic Plaza, Listowel in June 2024
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Update
Cashell Solicitors, I’m told
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I Love Listowel Library
The library has to be the best free facility in town, lovely building, lovely staff, well stocked shelves and always a surprise in store.
Today’s surprise; Colm Tóibín’s latest book had no waiting list. I have it for 10 days. Yippee!
Last week when I was in the library I met these lovely people who were on a mission of appreciation to one of their favourite places.
They are the Pathways Level 3 learners from Kerry College, Listowel Campus. The course co ordinator is Rena Liston.
Holding the plant they brought as a thank you to library staff is Maria and fellow librarian, Susan, is in front.
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All is Slowly Being Revealed
The pages my friends are reading are the first proofs of my new book. It will be called Moments of Reflection. Just now it is in the capable hands of Paul Shannon at Listowel Printing Works. He is doing a splendid job.
It will be a while yet, but I’ll keep you posted.
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2 Day International Day of Celtic Art
The International Day of Celtic Art 2024 is actually 2 days. Coming from a town where Writers’ Week is 4 days we can hardly quibble with that.
I think I may have had the link wrong yesterday so here again is the link for registration.
I think it’s all free. They didn’t ask me for any money anyway.
The lady in the above photo is Susan Corr, Ireland’s leading conservator. I took this photo of Susan in The Brendan Kennelly room in Listowel Writers’ Museum on the day she returned the Michael O’Connor pieces after conservation.
This is not the piece in the picture. It’s another of O’Connor’s magnificent letters.
Here is the schedule for the 2 days this weekend.
June 2024
Sat Jun 812:00pm – 1:00pm
ZOOM SUPPORT1:00pm – 1:20pm
— WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS —1:20pm – 1:40pm
Donncha MacGabhan (How long did it take to make the Book of Kells?)1:40pm – 2:00pm
Catherine Crowe (Celtic Art and Enameling)2:00pm – 2:20pm
Stephen Walker (Naming Knots; challenging symbolism and meaning in the marketing of modern Celtic art)2:20pm – 2:40pm
— BREAK —2:40pm – 3:00pm
Ruth Black (Celtic Ecclesiastical Embroideries)3:00pm – 3:20pm
Stephen Rynne (Celtic Art Podcast Discussion & Launch) 3:20pm – 3:40pm
Steven Lawes (Fibonacci Celtica)3:40pm – 4:00pm
Hamish Douglas Burgess (Creating a Celtic art whisky label – an interesting story with many twists and turns.)4:00pm – 4:20pm
— WRAP-UP —Sun Jun 94:00pm – 5:00pm
ZOOM SUPPORT5:00pm – 5:20pm
— WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS —5:20pm – 5:40pm
Alix Sandra Huntley-Speirs (Finding the Music in Celtic Art: The Journey to Findlaystone)5:40pm – 6:00pm
Jeff Fitzpatrick Adams (Irish Celtic Illuminations)6:00pm – 6:20pm
Aidan Breen (Chasing Early Irish Saints & Celtic Bangles)6:20pm – 6:40pm
— BREAK —6:40pm – 7:00pm
Susan Corr (Conservation of Michael O’Connor artwork) 7:00pm – 7:20pm
Stephen Rynne (Listowel, The World Capital of Modern Celtic Art)
7:20pm – 7:40pm
David MacGovern (Monakie Rock Art)7:40pm – 8:00pm
Nicola Dixon8:00pm – 8:20pm
Susan Corr, as you can see, will talk about her conservation work on Sunday at 7.00 pm
Stephen will give his not to be missed presentation about Listowel on Sunday at 7.20
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A Fact
Running hell for leather, the first woman to record a sub 5 minute mile was Diane Leather. The British runner recorded this time in 1954
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