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Jillian Godsil's Blog – October 2015 Archive (2)
My Spoken Word Debut Draws Emotions, Specs, ‘Killer Heels'
Presentation Arts Centre in Enniscorthy is the most perfect building. An old convent, the conversion to secular building retains the stained glass windows and ornate carved wooden beams arching overhead. When one walks into the hall, it is breath-taking, literally, in its beauty. And, as with all ecclesiastical architecture,…
Added by Jillian Godsil on October 9, 2015 at 5:30am — 3 Comments
O'Brien Press Prospers By Championing Intrinsic Value of Books
In the 1940s it was tough being a communist in Ireland. All card carrying members were followed by the Special Branch, tended to be boycotted by the establishment and were refused jobs. Thomas O’Brien had returned from fighting in the International Brigade in Spain against Franco. As a vocal and proud communist, and poet, he was faced with certain unemployment. Perhaps influenced by Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia, he…
ContinueAdded by Jillian Godsil on October 4, 2015 at 9:30am — 3 Comments
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