Irish Poetry Reading Collection


The Irish Poetry Reading Collection, which forms part of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive, is a central repository for readings by Irish poets, in both the English and the Irish language. This collection aims to capture and preserve the rich and diverse landscape of poetry in Ireland, and includes the voices of: established poets; emerging poets; performance poets; avant-garde poets; English and Irish language poets; and Irish diaspora poets. Many of the readings are accompanied by handwritten or typed presentation copies of the poem, created by the poet especially for the reading.

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Irish Poetry Reading Collection Volume 4


This is volume 4 of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive. For full details of the collection and to browse all the poets in the collection please see the collection record for the Irish Poetry Reading Archive.

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Irish Poetry Reading Collection Volumes 1-3


This is volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the Irish Poetry Reading Collection. For full details on the Irish Poetry Reading Archive, and to browse all of the poets in the entire collection, please see the collection record for the Irish Poetry Reading Collection.

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The Beckett Country Collection


Two publications: (1) 'The Beckett Country: Samuel Beckett's Ireland', by Eoin O'Brien, written to celebrate Samuel Beckett's eightieth birthday in 1986. (2) The catalogue to 'The Beckett Country' exhibition, first held in The Library, University of Reading, in May 1986.

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Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'A Stone Carver reads Rilke'


Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'A Stone Carver reads Rilke', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Robyn Rowland reads her poem 'No End to Voyaging'


Robyn Rowland reads her poem 'No End to Voyaging : Reading Nine Bright Shiners' for UCD Library's Special Collections.

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UCDScholarcast


UCDscholarcast provides downloadable lectures, recorded to the highest broadcast standards to a wide academic audience of scholars, graduate students, undergraduates and interested others. Each scholarcast is accompanied by a downloadable pdf text version of the lecture to facilitate citation of scholarcast content in written academic work. Series Editor: PJ Mathews Scholarcast theme music by: Padhraic Egan, Michael Hussey and Sharon Hussey. Development: John Matthews, Brian Kelly, Vincent Hoban, Niall Watts, UCD IT Services, Media Services Series 1 and 2 Consultant Producer: Cliodhna Ni Anluain, RTE

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Jessie Lendennie reads her poem 'Keys for Devon'


Irish poet Jessie Lendennie reads her poem 'Keys for Devon' at The Salmon Bookshop and Literary Centre in Ennistymon, County Clare.

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Jessie Lendennie reads her poem 'Hills'


Irish poet Jessie Lendennie reads her poem 'Hills' at The Salmon Bookshop and Literary Centre in Ennistymon, County Clare.

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Desmond FitzGerald Photographs


This collection of photographic prints forms part of the papers of Desmond FitzGerald (P80). The majority of theses photographs arise out of the Civil War but other smaller series relate to the aftermath of the Easter Rising and to the War of Independence. There are also other series of army portraits and of historical occasions photographs.

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Jessie Lendennie reads her poem 'Thicket Road, London, 2011'


Irish poet Jessie Lendennie reads her poem ' 'Thicket Road, London, 2011' at The Salmon Bookshop and Literary Centre in Ennistymon, County Clare.

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Jessie Lendennie reads her poem 'For the Guys with Apologies for Human Frailty'


Irish poet Jessie Lendennie reads her poem 'For the Guys with Apologies for Human Frailty' at The Salmon Bookshop and Literary Centre in Ennistymon, County Clare.

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Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'The Lost Boys'


Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'The Lost Boys', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'At Cré na Cille'


Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'At Cré na Cille', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'Resident at Sea'


Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'Resident at Sea', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'Philoctatea'


Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'Philoctatea', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Peter Donnelly reads his poem 'An Event Horizon'


Peter Donnelly reads his poem 'An Event Horizon', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Taom'


Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Taom', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Hands'


Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Hands', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Exuberance'


Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Exuberance', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Two Ivory Swans'


Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Two Ivory Swans', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Carrying the Songs'


Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Carrying the Songs', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'Calypso'


Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'Calypso', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'Rebuilding the St. John'


Mary O'Malley reads her poem 'Rebuilding the St. John', in the UCD Library Special Collections Reading Room.

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The Beckett Country Collection


This collections comprises of two publications: (1) 'The Beckett Country: Samuel Beckett's Ireland', by Eoin O'Brien, written to celebrate Samuel Beckett's eightieth birthday in 1986. (2) The catalogue to 'The Beckett Country' exhibition, first held in The Library, University of Reading, in May 1986.

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Medbh McGuckian reads her poem 'The Singer'


Medbh McGuckian reads her poem 'The Singer' for UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Robyn Rowland reads her poem 'Close'


Robyn Rowland reads her poem 'Close' for UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Kimberly Campanello reads her poem 'A Figure'


Kimberly Campanello reads her poem 'A Figure' in UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Brian Lynch reads his poem 'Shapeless'


Brian Lynch reads his poem 'Shapeless' in UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Medbh McGuckian reads her poem 'The Makeover'


Medbh McGuckian reads her poem 'The Makeover' for UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Anthony Cronin reads his poem 'Prophet'


Anthony Cronin reads his poem 'Prophet' in UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Anthony Cronin reads his poem 'For a Father'


Anthony Cronin reads his poem 'For a Father' in UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Kimberly Campanello reads her poem 'Mudra'


Kimberly Campanello reads her poem 'Mudra' in UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Patrick Chapman reads his poem 'Omertà'


Patrick Chapman reads his poem 'Omertà' in UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Bernard O'Donoghue reads his poem 'The Nuthatch'


Bernard O'Donoghue reads his poem 'The Nuthatch' in UCD Library's Special Collections.

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Michael Longley reads his poem 'Badger'


Michael Longley reads his poem 'Badger' in UCD Library's Special Collections.

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