Sheep were a vital component of the early modern economy in Britain and Ireland, and in this lecture Professor Andrew Hadfield talks about the poet Edmund Spenser’s representation of sheep and sheep farming to ask whether his work demonstrates a sympathetic understanding of animals. Spenser had access to a wide series of works on animals […]

Doneraile Court, Doneraile, Co. Cork Sunday 3rd September 2023 • 4pm €20, from www.eventbrite.ie The Irish harpsichordist Malcolm Proud will give a recital at Doneraile Court, Co. Cork at 4pm on Sunday afternoon the 3rd September. The first half will consist of music by William Byrd who died in 1623, exactly 400 years ago. Byrd was […]