Contributors: Conner Wharton, Taryn Slattery, Maira Khan, Demetria Markus Artifact: “For the Glory of Ireland” Poster Digitized by the Library … More
Author: Conner Wharton
Women as National and Mythological Resources
In Eavan Boland’s autobiography, Object Lessons, she mulls deeply over women’s portrayal in Irish literature, remarking that the female identity … More
A Journey Westward
Featured Photo Source: Frank Shovlin’s Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival, Oxford University Press In James Joyce’s “The … More
This is Not Another Post About Hozier
Kidding. I have successfully found another way to proclaim my feelings for Irish artist and Fae Lord, Andrew Hozier-Byrne. Note: … More
A Place to Paint a Crowded Space
When exploring the Abbey Theatre and its Peacock Theatre, I was struck by how effectively their tightly-packed, more intimate settings … More
Myths and Memorials
Pictured Above: Oliver Sheppard’s “The Dying Cúchulain” (1911), given official placement in Dublin’s General Post Office, 1935. In the “Cultural … More
“…and instead there are gardens”
When discussing the early construction of Mountjoy Square, Siobhán Kilfeather discusses that a church was originally set to be the … More
A More Wicked Side of the Wicklow Mountains
Images of the Wicklow Mountains such as the one above depict a landscape abounding with hills that seem to roll … More
