Lady Gregory Of Coole - An Autumn Gathering

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The autumn gathering is a programme of social and cultural events to highlight the unique contribution of a Galway woman, Lady Gregory, to the national life of 20th century Ireland. The weekend begins on Friday with a tour from 14.30 to view the windows in St Teresa's Church at Labane, and visit the Kiltartan Museum. Coach from hotel at 14.30. Registration is from 18.3019.30. Reception and welcome by the Director, Ronnie O'Gorman. Formal opening by Geoffrey O'Byrne White with daughter, Elise, followed by the cutting of the Gort Barm Brack. Address by drama producer and critic, Dr Cecily O'Neill at 20.30. Saturday: Coach from the hotel to Coole Park at 09.30 where there will be a lecture session chaired by local historian, Sr Mary de Lourdes Fahy. At 10.00 - Lady Gregory as Playwright - Adrian Frazier - Prof. in the Dept. of English at NUI Galway. Coffee break at 11.15. 11.45: How W B Yeats changed Georgie's name to George - and annoyed Lady Gregory - Brenda Maddox, Author, journalist and biographer. Lunch is at 13.00. 14.15: The Coole Park Poetry - James Pethica - Prof. of English Literature at Williams College, Mass., USA. 14.30: Forum: An opportunity for discussion with the speakers. 16.00-17.30: Walk in the Woods of Coole (with a guide from the National Parks and Wildlife Service) OR View the exhibition and documentary film about Lady Gregory and Coole Park. 19.00: Reception with music by Kyle-na-No Quartet, with Candlelit Dinner at 19.30, followed by Radings from 'Me and Nu' Presented by Sheila O'Donnellan and Sighle Meehan. Sunday: 10.00 - Coach from Hotel to visit to Thoor Ballylee. 10.30: Yeat's Debt to Lady Gregory - Stella Mew, Chief Executive of the Yeats Society, Sligo. 11.30: The Spirits of Coole: A participatory event presented by Cecily O'Neill. 13.00: Lunch at Coole. NOTE: Coach leaves Thoor Ballylee at 12.30 for Coole. 15.00: Return to Lady Gregory Hotel for tea and brack, then Goodbye and Sln Abhaile! Due to limited seating capacity at Coole, early booking is essential to avoid disappointment. Telephone:+353 (0)86 805 3917

Address: Coole Park, Gort, Co Galway, Republic Of Ireland

Lady Gregory Of Coole - An Autumn Gathering Fourteenth Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering 26, 27 and 28 September, 2008 The autumn gathering is a programme of social and cultural events to highlight the unique contribution of a Galway woman, Lady Gregory, to the national life of 20th century Ireland. Friday 26th September at The Lady Gregory Hotel, Gort 2.30 p.m. Guided Tour (including the Persse graves in Killinan graveyard) with Sr. Mary de Lourdes Fahy and Councillor Bridie Willers. Coach from the Hotel at 2.30 p.m. 6.30 7.15 Registration o Reception and Welcome by the Director Ronnie OGorman The Formal Opening will be performed by Richard Persse, grandnephew of Lady Gregory; followed by the cutting of the traditional Gort Barm Brack o Address by author and playwright Christopher Fitz-Simon Saturday 27th September at Coole Park LECTURE SESSION chaired by Dr. Joe Hassett, lawyer and Yeats scholar. 10.00 a.m. Irresponsible Beings ? : Irish landlords as cultural nationalists Madeleine Humphreys, Author of a recent biography of Edward Martyn o Coffee. o Hugh Lane Gallery the return of the thirty nine paintings Barbara Dawson, Director of the Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin 1.00 p.m. Lunch. o Lady Gregorys stage translations and adaptations Tom Kilroy, Award-winning dramatist and novelist o Forum : An opportunity for discussions with the speakers.

4.00 5.30 Guided Walk in the Woods of Coole ( with a guide from the National Parks and Wildlife Service) OR View the exhibition and documentary film about Lady

Gregory and Coole Park. 7.00 p.m. Reception at Coole Park for 7.30 : Candlelit Dinner Followed by The Workhouse Ward presented by The Wild Swan Theatre Company

Sunday 28th September at Coole Park 10.30 a.m. Visit to Tulira Castle, home of Edward Martyn, by kind permission of Ruud and Femmy Bolmeijer. Coach from the Hotel at 10 a.m. for Tulira; leaving Tulira at 12.30 p.m. for Coole Visitors Centre. 1.00 p.m. Lunch at Coole, Followed by Christopher Fitz-Simon reading from his widely acclaimed recent book Eleven Houses : A Memoir of Childhood 3.15 (app.) Return to Lady Gregory Hotel for Tea and Brack, then Goodbye and Sln abhaile! PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited seating capacity at Coole early booking is essential to avoid disappointment Contact: Name: Mary Troy Fennell Address: 69 Dalysfort Road, Salthill, Galway Telephone: +353 (0)91 521144 E-mail troyfennell@eircom.net