Kilmore Quay, Beak, Wexford
September
11:00 - 12:00 sat28sep11:00sat12:00Folklore of Wexford - Michael Fortune & Fidelis PowerWexford man Michael Fortune, artist and filmmaker, educator, collector of folklore, lover of traditional song and more will join Fidelis Power, folklorist and storyteller to bring alive many of our traditional and contemporary beliefs and customs, revealing the fluid borders where fact and fiction meet.Saltees Coast Hotel, Kilmore Quay, Beak, Wexford
15:00 - 16:00 sat28sep15:00sat16:00The World of Fostering with Sadie Harpur, Fiona Neary & Geraldine QuigleySadie Harpur’s moving memoir about being raised in foster care, The Hidden World of a Foster Girl, and Fiona Neary’s account of being the biological child of foster parents, Parcels in the Post: Growing Up With Fifty Siblings, together provide a snapshot of Ireland’s fostering system. Sadie and Fiona will chat with social worker Geraldine Quigley about their lived experiences of the Irish fostering system.Saltees Coast Hotel, Kilmore Quay, Beak, Wexford
16:15 - 17:15 sat28sep16:15sat17:15Short Fiction - Lucy Caldwell, Cathy Sweeney & Maggie ArmstrongShort story writers Lucy Caldwell (Openings, Intimacies, Multitudes), Cathy Sweeney (Modern Times, Breakdown) and Maggie Armstrong (Old Romantics) will read from their work, consider why short stories are experiencing a popular renaissance and discuss what short stories offer that the long form doesn’t. This session is chaired by Wexford Head Librarian, Eileen Morrissey.Saltees Coast Hotel, Kilmore Quay, Beak, Wexford
09:30 - 10:30 sun29sep09:30sun10:30Presentation - Savannah’s Wexford Families with Celestine MurphyCelestine Murphy is well-known in her native Wexford as a lecturer, researcher and family history specialist. The histories of the Whelans, Staffords and Corishes, Wexford families that emigrated to Savannah in the late 1800s, will be illuminated by Celestine in this fascinating talk.Saltees Coast Hotel, Kilmore Quay, Beak, Wexford
11:30 - 12:30 sun29sep11:30sun12:30Poetry Panel - Kithy Nasa, Michael Dooley & Kerri ní DochartaighPoets Nithy Kasa (Palm Wine Tapper and The Boy at Jericho), Michael Dooley (In Spring We Turned to Water) and Kerri ní Dochartaigh (Cacophony of Bone, Thin Places) will read from their work and discuss the influence of the natural world on their writing with Dr Richard Hayes, Vice-President for Strategy at SETU.Saltees Coast Hotel, Kilmore Quay, Beak, Wexford
14:45 - 15:45 sun29sep14:45sun15:45Discussion - Writing for the Stage & ScreenJoin Billy Roche, playwright and actor, broadcaster and screenwriter Sylvia Cullen, and Garret Keogh, actor, writer and director for a discussion with Wexford theatre veteran Michael Way about the challenges and delights of writing for theatre, screen and radio/podcasts.Saltees Coast Hotel, Kilmore Quay, Beak, Wexford
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