An illustrated talk by Dr Ciarán Reilly. In September 1851, towards the end of the Great Famine, the Waterford News and Star newspaper reported on the ‘public rejoicings’ in Tramore, County Waterford, that welcomed the arrival of the Honourable Mr. St. Leger and his wife, Lord and Lady Doneraile. According to the report, thousands gathered to […]
Doneraile Court, Doneraile, Co. Cork Sunday 1st October 2023 • 4pm Aoibhe Kettle, Naoise Kettle and Senan Shortall are a trio of multi-instrumentalists from Co. Laois. With strong roots in Irish music and a grounded traditional sound, they like to experiment, fusing contemporary and world styles of music into their performances. Aoibhe is an accomplished harpist and […]
Doneraile Court, Doneraile, Co. Cork Sunday 17th September 2023 • 4pm €6 An illustrated talk by Professor Jane Grogan The sixteenth-century English poet Edmund Spenser is a disturbing presence in Irish history, one of the most celebrated poets of the period in English, but also a planter who wrote not just in favour of English […]
