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14th Jul 2026
An Introduction to ‘Restless Objects’ by Timothy Emlyn Jones
An Introduction to Sioban Piercy’s exhibition, ‘Restless Objects’ by Professor Timothy Emlyn…
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19th Jun 2026
Shane Tivenan announced as this year’s Writer in Residence
Shane Tivenan has been announced as this year’s Yeats Thoor Ballylee Literary Artist in Re…
Photographs by Natasha Barton
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3rd Jun 2026
Discover Thoor with new Yeats-Gregory Explorer shuttle bus
A new free hop-on hop-off shuttle bus service connecting some of south Galway’s most impor…
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21st May 2026
Residency: Literary Pilgrimage as a creative practice – following Sylvia Plath, who followed Yeats
This project, supported by Culture Moves Europe, retraces Sylvia Plath’s literary pilgrimage…
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7th May 2026
Thoor Ballylee to host poets from China and the U.S. in the 5th Poetry Bridging Continents Symposium
Five poets from the Jiangsu Region of China will join 11 poets from the United States along…
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18th Apr 2026
Call Open for Thoor Ballylee Literary Artist in Residence 2026
Calling all Literary Artists! Open call for the Thoor Ballylee Artist in Residence 2026
T…
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5th Apr 2026
Thoor Ballylee opens for the 2026 season
Thoor Ballylee opened to visitors for the new season on Easter Saturday with tea, brack, and…
Translator and PBC co-founder Zhang Ziqing at Nanjing University (Photo: Rodger Martin)
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29th Mar 2026
Thoor Ballylee welcomes poets from three continents
In May, Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society will host the fifth gathering of the symposium Poetry B…
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26th Aug 2025
The Lady Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering 2025
Discover more about our rich literary heritage. A magic festival with a big punch!
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3rd Jul 2025
Greek-Japanese artist Aya Bundurakis to explore ‘Celtic ecologies’ at Thoor Ballylee
Artist residency in July-August to highlight the contemporary resonance of the Yeats family.
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10th Jun 2025
Summer events around WB Yeats’s birthday
This summer Thoor Ballylee hosts several exciting events celebrating WB Yeats’s birthday sea…
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