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Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection: Seamus Heaney

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Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection Blog Series – Volume 4 Seamus Heaney A literary collection owned by the late entrepreneur, local historian and supporter of the arts, Ronnie O’Gorman, was recently donated to the University of Galway. This collection, spanning three generations of the O’Gorman family, includes countless items of literary and historic value. To read more about this donation, please see: O’GormanCollection donated to the University of Galway . Within the collection is an excellent selection of works and poetry volumes by the acclaimed poet Seamus Heaney. This blog post will highlight some of these volumes.   Previous editions of the Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection William Butler Yeats James Joyce A Selection of Literature   Poetry Death of a Naturalist Heaney’s first poetry collection The Death of a Naturalist was Seamus Heaney’s first published collection of poetry. Published by Faber & Faber. Hardback a...
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Mental Health Week / Seachtain na Meabhairshláinte - Book Display

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The Library is marking Mental Health Week / Seachtain na Meabhairshláinte with a display of mental health and wellbeing books in the Library Foyer. The book display contains a range of titles such as: Gardening for Mind, Body and Soul: how to nurture your well-being with Nature The mindful self-compassion workbook : a proven way to accept yourself, build inner strength, and thrive The mindful college student : how to succeed, boost well-being, and build the life you want at university and beyond Mudras : yoga in your hands Overcoming Anxiety, Stress and Panic: a Five Areas Approach  (e-book) David Gillick's Kitchen: Good Food from the Track to the Kitchen The Complete Book of Wild Swimming in Ireland All the books are available for borrowing and e-book versions are available for some of the titles. Search the  Library Catalogue  to find other titles of interest in both print and online formats. If you have suggestions for additional books in this area, please let us know ...
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Art exhibition inspired by Imirce opens in New York City

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Irish artist Domino Whisker is exhibiting a new body of work inspired by Irish emigrant letters selected from the Kerby A. Miller Collection, made available online through the  Imirce digital repository .  Remember Me By , hosted by Dan Yoshii in New York City, is an exhibition that explores the strong bonds between Ireland and the United States (with a special focus on New York) forged by centuries of migration west across the Atlantic. The exhibition also delves into the lingering, universal preoccupations of emigrants across multiple generations, touching on the themes of homesickness, identity, displacement and belonging. Drawing on her own experience as an emigrant to the USA, Whisker found the Imirce collection by chance while seeking Irish emigrant stories online as inspiration for her pieces.  The resulting work weaves words and images together to evoke the profound emotional terrain that is traversed by not only the Irish diaspora, but also shared with other...
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