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Category Archives: Irish diaspora
Lady Aberdeen
Its been a very busy start to 2017! I’ve completed two chapters, one for a forthcoming book on Irish artist, Harry Clarke, and the other for a forthcoming book on the Throne Room in Dublin Castle! Lady Aberdeen was the … Continue reading
Journeys in New York – Summer in the City of Welcomes
So, there came a point when I decided to spend a summer in New York. It was not going to be a holiday. I had a detailed plan of research for my next book. The whole project involved a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin, Irish diaspora, Journeys in New York, New York, New York Public Library, New York World's Fair 1939, Seán Keating, Theatre, Uncategorized
Tagged art, artist, Artists without Walls, Dan Flavin, Dia: Beacon, Dia:Beacon, Dublin, Irish Academic Press, mosaic, New York, New York Public Library, Seán Keating, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Cell Theatre, Visual arts
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Journeys in New York – Flushing Meadows to Broadway – Hi, simply Hi
What a week it was! Artists Without Walls is an exhilarating experience for anyone interested in the arts, whether a spectator or a practitioner, or indeed, both. The group get together once a month at the Cell Theatre, West 23rd … Continue reading
Posted in History, Irish diaspora, Journeys in New York, New York, New York Public Library, New York World's Fair 1939, Theatre
Tagged Artists without Walls, Édouard Manet, burlesque, Chauncey Miles, Leonard Cohen, Nathan Lane, New York, New York Public Library, New York World's Fair 1939, the Cell Theatre, the Chelsea Hotel, The Lyceum, The Nance, Theatre
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Journeys in New York – Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Times Past
I had good reason, for the purposes of research, to apply for access to the Berg Collection of English and American Literature at New York Public Library. I arrived on the designated morning with library card, passport, laptop, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Charles Dickens, History, Irish art, Irish diaspora, Journeys in New York, New York
Tagged A Christmas Carol, Archbishop Marsh, Berg Collection of English and American Literature, Charles Dickens, Dublin, Edna O'Brien, George Russell, Marsh's Library, Miss Patricia Corr, New York, New York Public Library, Oliver Twist, Paula Meehan, President Michael D. Higgins, school, Seamus Heaney, Sion Hill Convent, Sister John O.P., the Bronte sisters
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