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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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Journeys in New York – The Mosaic Man, East Village
The East Village in NYC is an exciting and vibrant place, full of fashionable boutiques, small bakeries, pubs, restaurants, ice-cream parlours, yoga teachers and bookshops (one of which opens until 12 at night!). Walking along St Mark’s Place, you can’t … Continue reading
Journeys in New York – a museum, a history lesson, and the red carpet
A visit to the Museum of the City of New York was well-worth the walk from the metro station at East 103rd street. I was invited to attend an evening of talks there, but they didn’t begin until 6pm, so … Continue reading
Journeys in New York – a trip to Beacon along the Hudson River
I took a trip on the metro North line from Grand Central Station in New York City to Beacon, a lovely town about eighty miles north. The train skirted the route of the Hudson River, and the views of the … Continue reading
Journeys in New York – lullaby to ‘the tenements’ 1913
‘The tenements’ – what does the term mean? In 1913 Dublin was literally teeming with poverty-stricken people, many of whom were crowded into ‘the tenements’, their destitution made so much worse by the Lockout. Some, like Rashers Tierney in Strumpet … Continue reading
Journeys in New York – the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Situated on the corner of 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York Public Library is an architecturally stunning building. It is situated in a prime location on a site that used to house the Croton Reservoir. The library opens at … Continue reading
Journeys in New York – the underground The underground in New York City – a beehive of activity where you’ll find everything from extraordinary musicians who play hard for your attention, to people huddling in corners trying to get some … Continue reading
