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Join us on a tour of the oldest library in the Belfast and the only remaining subscription library in Ireland. Housed in a Victorian-era former linen warehouse on Donegall Square North, The Linen Hall is home to The Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge which developed from the Belfast Reading Society which was founded […]
Join us on a tour of the oldest library in the Belfast and the only remaining subscription library in Ireland. Housed in a Victorian-era former linen warehouse on Donegall Square North, The Linen Hall is home to The Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge which developed from the Belfast Reading Society which was founded […]
Free Exhibition To celebrate Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026, The Linen Hall (founded in 1788) will exhibit some of the treasures of its music collections. Music was a focus for the library from its earliest years and this is reflected in the exhibition. Items on display will include the minute book of the Belfast Harp […]
Join us on a tour of the oldest library in the Belfast and the only remaining subscription library in Ireland. Housed in a Victorian-era former linen warehouse on Donegall Square North, The Linen Hall is home to The Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge which developed from the Belfast Reading Society which was founded […]
Join us on a tour of the oldest library in the Belfast and the only remaining subscription library in Ireland. Housed in a Victorian-era former linen warehouse on Donegall Square North, The Linen Hall is home to The Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge which developed from the Belfast Reading Society which was founded […]
Join us on a tour of the oldest library in the Belfast and the only remaining subscription library in Ireland. Housed in a Victorian-era former linen warehouse on Donegall Square North, The Linen Hall is home to The Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge which developed from the Belfast Reading Society which was founded […]
Join Aimee Farrell Courtney for an engaging talk celebrating the women who have shaped and continue to redefine the role of the bodhrán in traditional music. Drawing on her experience as a performer and educator, Aimee will highlight the contributions of influential players, past and present, and explore how their creativity, innovation and individuality have […]
Join us on a tour of the oldest library in the Belfast and the only remaining subscription library in Ireland. Housed in a Victorian-era former linen warehouse on Donegall Square North, The Linen Hall is home to The Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge which developed from the Belfast Reading Society which was founded […]
In Ireland today, traditional singing is often joined with the notion of being a ‘vessel for the song’. In a much older Ireland, we encounter the idea of Imbas Forosnai - illuminated inspiration: a moment of spiritual interruption through which the poet might speak divine truth, and at times even glimpse the future. From keening, […]
Join us on a tour of the oldest library in the Belfast and the only remaining subscription library in Ireland. Housed in a Victorian-era former linen warehouse on Donegall Square North, The Linen Hall is home to The Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge which developed from the Belfast Reading Society which was founded […]
Join us on a tour of the oldest library in the Belfast and the only remaining subscription library in Ireland. Housed in a Victorian-era former linen warehouse on Donegall Square North, The Linen Hall is home to The Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge which developed from the Belfast Reading Society which was founded […]
Across the island and throughout the diaspora, women have always been engaged in making and remaking Ireland’s constitutional story. From Párliment na mBan in 1670 to feminist organising in every century, Ireland has repeatedly generated fresh ways of thinking about law and authority. Aoife O Donohue’s talk, which is part of Féile an Phobail 2026, […]
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