Moonstruck: A geologist’s playground, an elite retreat or a staging post to a new frontier?
From megalithic art to science fiction, Earth’s sole natural satellite has compelled us, scared us and been the site of our fantasies
Elizabeth Bowen
‘The raging shadow side of humanity’: Gothic fiction is a way of mapping the imagination
An interest in this kind of literature is a passing thing for most people, but throughout my life I have returned to the world of the in-between
‘St Colman’s was very special to Elizabeth Bowen’: A community’s effort to save part of Ireland’s literary heritage
Imperilled church in Farahy is the last standing link with Bowen’s Court, the writer’s Co Cork home
Forget the guide book: Immerse yourself in these location-based novels
From Elena Ferrante in Italy to Hervé Le Tellier in France and Orhan Pamuk in Turkey, enrich your travelling experience with works immersed in your chosen setting
Bookish breaks: Get inspired with these literary destinations, from Castletownshend to the French Riviera
To celebrate Bloomsday on June 16th, we explore spots that inspired famous writers to create their classics
Distinctively Irish, creatively modern: Roy Foster on Sarah Purser, the most successful portrait painter of her day
The artist is the subject of a new exhibition at the Hugh Lane, the Dublin gallery that she helped to inspire
Distinctively Irish, creatively modern: Roy Foster on Sarah Purser, the most successful portrait painter of her day
The artist is the subject of a new exhibition at the Hugh Lane, the Dublin gallery that she helped to inspire
Writer Maggie Armstrong: ‘I wanted to be a wastrel. I had no ambitions ever, for anything. Is that a symptom of the age?’
Maggie Armstrong, a former journalist, was always a ‘bit envious’ of the people she interviewed. She reflects on her decision to take her writing seriously
Elizabeth Bowen back in the big house as Doneraile Court returns to its former splendour
The ancestral Co Cork home of the St Leger family is reopening with an extended exhibition about the noted writer
When a ‘dungeon’ on Leeson Street cost £2 a week and swarmed with literary life
A new book explores Dublin’s literary past, an active part of living or working in the city
Irish culture’s remarkable response to the political turmoil from 1891 to 1922
Irish art during the period both mirrored and shaped events in the political sphere
Rare carved walnut suite dating from 19th century
Furniture was created by Strahan for Viscount Doneraile of Doneraile Court
Name and Shame – the plaques of Dublin what they do and don’t tell us
Irishman's Diary: The many plaques of the capital tell little of the story
Decimal coinage – on pedantry, punishment and poems of regret
An Irishman’s Diary: What does decimate really mean now?
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