Thread: To celebrate Pride I’ve put together a thread of fantastic Irish LGBTQI creators I admire & recommend investigating further to truly understand Irish culture & it’s impact on the world. Their importance to Irish culture should be acknowledged. #PRIDE2020
Thread: To celebrate Pride I’ve put together a thread of fantastic Irish LGBTQI creators I admire & recommend investigating further to truly understand Irish culture & it’s impact on the world. Their importance to Irish culture should be acknowledged. #PRIDE2020
Thread: To celebrate Pride I’ve put together a thread of fantastic Irish LGBTQI creators I admire & recommend investigating further to truly understand Irish culture & it’s impact on the world. Their importance to Irish culture should be acknowledged. #PRIDE2020
Thread: To celebrate Pride I’ve put together a thread of fantastic Irish LGBTQI creators I admire & recommend investigating further to truly understand Irish culture & it’s impact on the world. Their importance to Irish culture should be acknowledged. #PRIDE2020
Mary Dorcey (b 1950) is a poet, writer & member of Aosdána. Her work is critically acclaimed & moving. She has campaigned for LGBTQI & has provided a voice for the community through activism & words

‘I have seen mad women in my time
- I have never seen them mad enough.’ (1991)
Mary Dorcey (b 1950) is a poet, writer & member of Aosdána. Her work is critically acclaimed & moving. She has campaigned for LGBTQI & has provided a voice for the community through activism & words‘I have seen mad women in my time- I have never seen them mad enough.’ (1991)
Mary Dorcey (b 1950) is a poet, writer & member of Aosdána. Her work is critically acclaimed & moving. She has campaigned for LGBTQI & has provided a voice for the community through activism & words‘I have seen mad women in my time- I have never seen them mad enough.’ (1991)
Mary Dorcey (b 1950) is a poet, writer & member of Aosdána. Her work is critically acclaimed & moving. She has campaigned for LGBTQI & has provided a voice for the community through activism & words‘I have seen mad women in my time- I have never seen them mad enough.’ (1991)
Dorcey’s poetry encompasses the experience, warmth & strength of Irish lesbians in particular -

‘“We are the women our mothers warned us about”. Our bodies ourselves
our words
We’

(Banshee, 2018) @dorcey10m20
Dorcey’s poetry encompasses the experience, warmth & strength of Irish lesbians in particular - ‘“We are the women our mothers warned us about”. Our bodies ourselves our wordsWe’ (Banshee, 2018) @dorcey10m20
Dorcey’s poetry encompasses the experience, warmth & strength of Irish lesbians in particular - ‘“We are the women our mothers warned us about”. Our bodies ourselves our wordsWe’ (Banshee, 2018) @dorcey10m20
Dorcey’s poetry encompasses the experience, warmth & strength of Irish lesbians in particular - ‘“We are the women our mothers warned us about”. Our bodies ourselves our wordsWe’ (Banshee, 2018) @dorcey10m20
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Gerard Dillon (1916-71) was a painter from Belfast & member of the Progressive Painters Group during the Emergency (1944). His subject was Ireland & friendship reflected through the gay male perspective (Self-portrait, 2nd Pic)
Gerard Dillon (1916-71) was a painter from Belfast & member of the Progressive Painters Group during the Emergency (1944). His subject was Ireland & friendship reflected through the gay male perspective (Self-portrait, 2nd Pic)
Gerard Dillon (1916-71) was a painter from Belfast & member of the Progressive Painters Group during the Emergency (1944). His subject was Ireland & friendship reflected through the gay male perspective (Self-portrait, 2nd Pic)
Gerard Dillon (1916-71) was a painter from Belfast & member of the Progressive Painters Group during the Emergency (1944). His subject was Ireland & friendship reflected through the gay male perspective (Self-portrait, 2nd Pic)
His work includes this depiction of an American GI ‘assignation’, cruising in Connemara & post-coital slumber. Astonishingly modern subjects for an Irish artist during a period of excessive intolerance & religious oppression in the 1940s & 50s
His work includes this depiction of an American GI ‘assignation’, cruising in Connemara & post-coital slumber. Astonishingly modern subjects for an Irish artist during a period of excessive intolerance & religious oppression in the 1940s & 50s
His work includes this depiction of an American GI ‘assignation’, cruising in Connemara & post-coital slumber. Astonishingly modern subjects for an Irish artist during a period of excessive intolerance & religious oppression in the 1940s & 50s
His work includes this depiction of an American GI ‘assignation’, cruising in Connemara & post-coital slumber. Astonishingly modern subjects for an Irish artist during a period of excessive intolerance & religious oppression in the 1940s & 50s
He depicted this homoerotic group of acrobats, the yearning of a young girl in a W of Ireland village as well as his fellow workers playing cards on a break in the 40s & 50s. He painted houses to make ends meet. His work is being recognised for its modernity & sexual revolution
He depicted this homoerotic group of acrobats, the yearning of a young girl in a W of Ireland village as well as his fellow workers playing cards on a break in the 40s & 50s. He painted houses to make ends meet. His work is being recognised for its modernity & sexual revolution
He depicted this homoerotic group of acrobats, the yearning of a young girl in a W of Ireland village as well as his fellow workers playing cards on a break in the 40s & 50s. He painted houses to make ends meet. His work is being recognised for its modernity & sexual revolution
He depicted this homoerotic group of acrobats, the yearning of a young girl in a W of Ireland village as well as his fellow workers playing cards on a break in the 40s & 50s. He painted houses to make ends meet. His work is being recognised for its modernity & sexual revolution
He will be remembered for painting the romance of the Celtic landscape as well as being one of the first major Irish artists to tackle the depiction & longings of gay men within a distinctly Irish milieu. Deceptively naive, his art is entrancing
Eileen Gray (1878-1976) was a pioneer of the Modern Movement in design & architecture. The Irish bisexual woman’s furniture & architecture have been recognised as some of the most avant-garde creations of the twentieth century. Her E-1027 table is a design classic
Eileen Gray (1878-1976) was a pioneer of the Modern Movement in design & architecture. The Irish bisexual woman’s furniture & architecture have been recognised as some of the most avant-garde creations of the twentieth century. Her E-1027 table is a design classic
Eileen Gray (1878-1976) was a pioneer of the Modern Movement in design & architecture. The Irish bisexual woman’s furniture & architecture have been recognised as some of the most avant-garde creations of the twentieth century. Her E-1027 table is a design classic
Gray’s architectural design for her villa, E-1027, is cited as a landmark in the Modern movement. She was concerned that such houses be as useful inside as they are beautiful outside & thus designed furniture for the Monaco villa
Gray’s architectural design for her villa, E-1027, is cited as a landmark in the Modern movement. She was concerned that such houses be as useful inside as they are beautiful outside & thus designed furniture for the Monaco villa
Gray’s architectural design for her villa, E-1027, is cited as a landmark in the Modern movement. She was concerned that such houses be as useful inside as they are beautiful outside & thus designed furniture for the Monaco villa
Gray’s architectural design for her villa, E-1027, is cited as a landmark in the Modern movement. She was concerned that such houses be as useful inside as they are beautiful outside & thus designed furniture for the Monaco villa
Gray’s furniture is coveted around the world by those interested in modernism & genius. Major collections of her work are held at the Pompidou, MOMA New York & in the National Museum of Ireland
Gray’s furniture is coveted around the world by those interested in modernism & genius. Major collections of her work are held at the Pompidou, MOMA New York & in the National Museum of Ireland
Gray’s furniture is coveted around the world by those interested in modernism & genius. Major collections of her work are held at the Pompidou, MOMA New York & in the National Museum of Ireland
Gray’s furniture is coveted around the world by those interested in modernism & genius. Major collections of her work are held at the Pompidou, MOMA New York & in the National Museum of Ireland
Gray’s furniture is coveted around the world by those interested in modernism & genius. Major collections of her work are held at the Pompidou, MOMA New York & in the National Museum of Ireland
Gray also created designs for rugs in the 1920s & 30s that are still sought after & manufactured under license. Their modernism & design preceded much of the work of the New York school of the 1940s & are great art in themselves
Gray also created designs for rugs in the 1920s & 30s that are still sought after & manufactured under license. Their modernism & design preceded much of the work of the New York school of the 1940s & are great art in themselves
Gray also created designs for rugs in the 1920s & 30s that are still sought after & manufactured under license. Their modernism & design preceded much of the work of the New York school of the 1940s & are great art in themselves
Gray also created designs for rugs in the 1920s & 30s that are still sought after & manufactured under license. Their modernism & design preceded much of the work of the New York school of the 1940s & are great art in themselves
Pictured are three screens designed by Eileen Gray in the early 20th century. Le Destin (1st pic) from 1914, the Wood & Lacquer screen (1928) & the final screen (1922) is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Pictured are three screens designed by Eileen Gray in the early 20th century. Le Destin (1st pic) from 1914, the Wood & Lacquer screen (1928) & the final screen (1922) is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Pictured are three screens designed by Eileen Gray in the early 20th century. Le Destin (1st pic) from 1914, the Wood & Lacquer screen (1928) & the final screen (1922) is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Pictured are three screens designed by Eileen Gray in the early 20th century. Le Destin (1st pic) from 1914, the Wood & Lacquer screen (1928) & the final screen (1922) is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Eileen Gray continued to work until her death in 1976. This cork screen was designed in 1960 & her fantastic architect’s cabinet is from 1925. A visit to the National Museum’s Gray collections at Collins’ Barracks is a must for those who love great design!
Eileen Gray continued to work until her death in 1976. This cork screen was designed in 1960 & her fantastic architect’s cabinet is from 1925. A visit to the National Museum’s Gray collections at Collins’ Barracks is a must for those who love great design!
Eileen Gray continued to work until her death in 1976. This cork screen was designed in 1960 & her fantastic architect’s cabinet is from 1925. A visit to the National Museum’s Gray collections at Collins’ Barracks is a must for those who love great design!
Eileen Gray continued to work until her death in 1976. This cork screen was designed in 1960 & her fantastic architect’s cabinet is from 1925. A visit to the National Museum’s Gray collections at Collins’ Barracks is a must for those who love great design!
Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) was an Irish poet, suffragist, pacifist, activist & advocate for same sex relationships & founder of the campaign journal Urania (1916). She supported Irish independence & introduced her sister Countess Markievicz (3rd pic) to politics.
Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) was an Irish poet, suffragist, pacifist, activist & advocate for same sex relationships & founder of the campaign journal Urania (1916). She supported Irish independence & introduced her sister Countess Markievicz (3rd pic) to politics.
Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) was an Irish poet, suffragist, pacifist, activist & advocate for same sex relationships & founder of the campaign journal Urania (1916). She supported Irish independence & introduced her sister Countess Markievicz (3rd pic) to politics.
Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) was an Irish poet, suffragist, pacifist, activist & advocate for same sex relationships & founder of the campaign journal Urania (1916). She supported Irish independence & introduced her sister Countess Markievicz (3rd pic) to politics.
Her role in Irish Revival literature was shamefully erased, probably due to her advocacy for feminism & same sex relationship rights, despite her poetry & nationalism

‘In Liberty of thought,
Equality of life,
The generations sought
A rest from hate & strife.’

(1898, Tricolour)
Her role in Irish Revival literature was shamefully erased, probably due to her advocacy for feminism & same sex relationship rights, despite her poetry & nationalism‘In Liberty of thought,Equality of life,The generations soughtA rest from hate & strife.’(1898, Tricolour)
Her role in Irish Revival literature was shamefully erased, probably due to her advocacy for feminism & same sex relationship rights, despite her poetry & nationalism‘In Liberty of thought,Equality of life,The generations soughtA rest from hate & strife.’(1898, Tricolour)
Her role in Irish Revival literature was shamefully erased, probably due to her advocacy for feminism & same sex relationship rights, despite her poetry & nationalism‘In Liberty of thought,Equality of life,The generations soughtA rest from hate & strife.’(1898, Tricolour)
Gore-Booth was a prolific poet whose work was praised by A.E., Katherine Tynan & WB Yeats. In 1896 she met her partner Esther Roper & lived with her until the latter’s death. They are buried together with a moving Sappho quote on their gravestone - ‘Life that is Love is God’
In 2016 Gore-Booth’s role was finally acknowledged by the Irish establishment when an Uachtaráin noted her ‘integrated emancipatory instinct’ - See an overview here: http://president.ie/en/media-library/speeches/speech-by-president-michael-d.-higgins-on-eva-gore-booth
In 2016 Gore-Booth’s role was finally acknowledged by the Irish establishment when an Uachtaráin noted her ‘integrated emancipatory instinct’ - See an overview here: http://president.ie/en/media-library/speeches/speech-by-president-michael-d.-higgins-on-eva-gore-booth
In 2016 Gore-Booth’s role was finally acknowledged by the Irish establishment when an Uachtaráin noted her ‘integrated emancipatory instinct’ - See an overview here: http://president.ie/en/media-library/speeches/speech-by-president-michael-d.-higgins-on-eva-gore-booth
In The Travellers (1904) Gore-Booth wrote of meeting her lover Roper -

You whose Love’s melody makes glad the gloom
Of a long labour & a patient strife,
Is not that music greater than our life?
Shall not a little song outlast that doom?
In The Travellers (1904) Gore-Booth wrote of meeting her lover Roper -You whose Love’s melody makes glad the gloomOf a long labour & a patient strife,Is not that music greater than our life?Shall not a little song outlast that doom?
In The Travellers (1904) Gore-Booth wrote of meeting her lover Roper -You whose Love’s melody makes glad the gloomOf a long labour & a patient strife,Is not that music greater than our life?Shall not a little song outlast that doom?
Patrick Scott (1921-2014) was an Irish painter & gay man. He is best remembered in Ireland for having designed the orange livery of Irish intercity trains as well as working on the designs of Michael Scott’s Busáras in Dublin
Patrick Scott (1921-2014) was an Irish painter & gay man. He is best remembered in Ireland for having designed the orange livery of Irish intercity trains as well as working on the designs of Michael Scott’s Busáras in Dublin
Patrick Scott (1921-2014) was an Irish painter & gay man. He is best remembered in Ireland for having designed the orange livery of Irish intercity trains as well as working on the designs of Michael Scott’s Busáras in Dublin
Patrick Scott (1921-2014) was an Irish painter & gay man. He is best remembered in Ireland for having designed the orange livery of Irish intercity trains as well as working on the designs of Michael Scott’s Busáras in Dublin
In 2013 Scott wed his partner of 30 years Eric Pearce in a civil partnership. His most acclaimed works were architectural abstracts employing gold leaf inspired in part by Zen Buddhism
In 2013 Scott wed his partner of 30 years Eric Pearce in a civil partnership. His most acclaimed works were architectural abstracts employing gold leaf inspired in part by Zen Buddhism
In 2013 Scott wed his partner of 30 years Eric Pearce in a civil partnership. His most acclaimed works were architectural abstracts employing gold leaf inspired in part by Zen Buddhism
In 2013 Scott wed his partner of 30 years Eric Pearce in a civil partnership. His most acclaimed works were architectural abstracts employing gold leaf inspired in part by Zen Buddhism
Many Irish public buildings have tapestries based on Scott’s work. For many years he produced an annual Christmas card design for his friends (2nd & 3rd pics). He was also a founding member of Aosdána. His work is held in many important collections including MOMA NY & IMMA Dublin
Many Irish public buildings have tapestries based on Scott’s work. For many years he produced an annual Christmas card design for his friends (2nd & 3rd pics). He was also a founding member of Aosdána. His work is held in many important collections including MOMA NY & IMMA Dublin
Many Irish public buildings have tapestries based on Scott’s work. For many years he produced an annual Christmas card design for his friends (2nd & 3rd pics). He was also a founding member of Aosdána. His work is held in many important collections including MOMA NY & IMMA Dublin
Many Irish public buildings have tapestries based on Scott’s work. For many years he produced an annual Christmas card design for his friends (2nd & 3rd pics). He was also a founding member of Aosdána. His work is held in many important collections including MOMA NY & IMMA Dublin
Kate O’Brien (1897-1974) was an Irish lesbian whose writing was revolutionary. She presented positive images of gays & lesbians & feminism which led to her work being banned by the Irish state where difference & individuality were oppressed, exiled or criminalised until 1993
Kate O’Brien (1897-1974) was an Irish lesbian whose writing was revolutionary. She presented positive images of gays & lesbians & feminism which led to her work being banned by the Irish state where difference & individuality were oppressed, exiled or criminalised until 1993
Kate O’Brien (1897-1974) was an Irish lesbian whose writing was revolutionary. She presented positive images of gays & lesbians & feminism which led to her work being banned by the Irish state where difference & individuality were oppressed, exiled or criminalised until 1993
Kate O’Brien (1897-1974) was an Irish lesbian whose writing was revolutionary. She presented positive images of gays & lesbians & feminism which led to her work being banned by the Irish state where difference & individuality were oppressed, exiled or criminalised until 1993
O’Brien’s novels The Land of Spices (1941) & Mary Lavelle (1936) were banned for open homosexual themes & were unprecedented in the Irish context in championing those who represented the Other in society. Her home city of Limerick now celebrates her in their literary festival
O’Brien’s novels The Land of Spices (1941) & Mary Lavelle (1936) were banned for open homosexual themes & were unprecedented in the Irish context in championing those who represented the Other in society. Her home city of Limerick now celebrates her in their literary festival
O’Brien’s novels The Land of Spices (1941) & Mary Lavelle (1936) were banned for open homosexual themes & were unprecedented in the Irish context in championing those who represented the Other in society. Her home city of Limerick now celebrates her in their literary festival
O’Brien’s novels The Land of Spices (1941) & Mary Lavelle (1936) were banned for open homosexual themes & were unprecedented in the Irish context in championing those who represented the Other in society. Her home city of Limerick now celebrates her in their literary festival
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Francis Bacon (1909-92) was a great Irish artist who captured the horror, disaster & evil of the 20th century with its catastrophic oppression & wars. He was a nihilist, an exile & a gay man in an era of destruction (self portraits, 1970 & 1973)
Francis Bacon (1909-92) was a great Irish artist who captured the horror, disaster & evil of the 20th century with its catastrophic oppression & wars. He was a nihilist, an exile & a gay man in an era of destruction (self portraits, 1970 & 1973)
Francis Bacon (1909-92) was a great Irish artist who captured the horror, disaster & evil of the 20th century with its catastrophic oppression & wars. He was a nihilist, an exile & a gay man in an era of destruction (self portraits, 1970 & 1973)
Francis Bacon (1909-92) was a great Irish artist who captured the horror, disaster & evil of the 20th century with its catastrophic oppression & wars. He was a nihilist, an exile & a gay man in an era of destruction (self portraits, 1970 & 1973)
The cruelties of life writhe, scream & collapse across his canvases. A brutal vision that never loses its ability to shock. It is the pain of the oppressed. His lover, Dyer, was found dead in his hotel room having killed himself the night of Bacon’s great retrospective in Paris
The cruelties of life writhe, scream & collapse across his canvases. A brutal vision that never loses its ability to shock. It is the pain of the oppressed. His lover, Dyer, was found dead in his hotel room having killed himself the night of Bacon’s great retrospective in Paris
The cruelties of life writhe, scream & collapse across his canvases. A brutal vision that never loses its ability to shock. It is the pain of the oppressed. His lover, Dyer, was found dead in his hotel room having killed himself the night of Bacon’s great retrospective in Paris
The cruelties of life writhe, scream & collapse across his canvases. A brutal vision that never loses its ability to shock. It is the pain of the oppressed. His lover, Dyer, was found dead in his hotel room having killed himself the night of Bacon’s great retrospective in Paris
Bacon’s friend, John Edwards, gave his studio to the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin. Expertly conserved, it shows the chaos of Bacon’s method as well as a number of works including a self-portrait (2nd pic) by this astonishing master of the 20th century
Bacon’s friend, John Edwards, gave his studio to the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin. Expertly conserved, it shows the chaos of Bacon’s method as well as a number of works including a self-portrait (2nd pic) by this astonishing master of the 20th century
Bacon’s friend, John Edwards, gave his studio to the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin. Expertly conserved, it shows the chaos of Bacon’s method as well as a number of works including a self-portrait (2nd pic) by this astonishing master of the 20th century
Bacon’s friend, John Edwards, gave his studio to the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin. Expertly conserved, it shows the chaos of Bacon’s method as well as a number of works including a self-portrait (2nd pic) by this astonishing master of the 20th century
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is probably the most famous Irish wit, story writer & dramatist. He was lionised throughout the English speaking world &, then due to his trial, became synonymous with ‘the love that dare not speak its name’ - homosexuality.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is probably the most famous Irish wit, story writer & dramatist. He was lionised throughout the English speaking world &, then due to his trial, became synonymous with ‘the love that dare not speak its name’ - homosexuality.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is probably the most famous Irish wit, story writer & dramatist. He was lionised throughout the English speaking world &, then due to his trial, became synonymous with ‘the love that dare not speak its name’ - homosexuality.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is probably the most famous Irish wit, story writer & dramatist. He was lionised throughout the English speaking world &, then due to his trial, became synonymous with ‘the love that dare not speak its name’ - homosexuality.
Wilde’s epigrams, stories & plays are so famous & the Irish theocracy’s effort to disown him so fervent that many foreigners, even LGBTQI ones, don’t know he was Irish! The second picture shows Wilde with Bosie, whose father would doom him
Wilde’s epigrams, stories & plays are so famous & the Irish theocracy’s effort to disown him so fervent that many foreigners, even LGBTQI ones, don’t know he was Irish! The second picture shows Wilde with Bosie, whose father would doom him
Wilde’s epigrams, stories & plays are so famous & the Irish theocracy’s effort to disown him so fervent that many foreigners, even LGBTQI ones, don’t know he was Irish! The second picture shows Wilde with Bosie, whose father would doom him
Irish LGBTQI people have created & continue to create astonishing poetry, plays, novels, paintings, designs & drawings. Long may that tradition continue - I am indebted to
@IzzyKamikaze for her suggestions on this thread as well as my wonderful cousin Gwen from
@CompanyofBooks
Irish LGBTQI people have created & continue to create astonishing poetry, plays, novels, paintings, designs & drawings. Long may that tradition continue - I am indebted to @IzzyKamikaze for her suggestions on this thread as well as my wonderful cousin Gwen from @CompanyofBooks
Irish LGBTQI people have created & continue to create astonishing poetry, plays, novels, paintings, designs & drawings. Long may that tradition continue - I am indebted to @IzzyKamikaze for her suggestions on this thread as well as my wonderful cousin Gwen from @CompanyofBooks
Irish LGBTQI people have created & continue to create astonishing poetry, plays, novels, paintings, designs & drawings. Long may that tradition continue - I am indebted to @IzzyKamikaze for her suggestions on this thread as well as my wonderful cousin Gwen from @CompanyofBooks
Irish LGBTQI people have created & continue to create astonishing poetry, plays, novels, paintings, designs & drawings. Long may that tradition continue - I am indebted to @IzzyKamikaze for her suggestions on this thread as well as my wonderful cousin Gwen from @CompanyofBooks
Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was an Irish novelist & short story writer. Her work is considered some of the finest Anglo-Irish writing & is constantly in print. Her bisexuality & gay milieu gave her an uncanny ability to empathise with & laugh at the human condition
Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was an Irish novelist & short story writer. Her work is considered some of the finest Anglo-Irish writing & is constantly in print. Her bisexuality & gay milieu gave her an uncanny ability to empathise with & laugh at the human condition
Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was an Irish novelist & short story writer. Her work is considered some of the finest Anglo-Irish writing & is constantly in print. Her bisexuality & gay milieu gave her an uncanny ability to empathise with & laugh at the human condition
Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was an Irish novelist & short story writer. Her work is considered some of the finest Anglo-Irish writing & is constantly in print. Her bisexuality & gay milieu gave her an uncanny ability to empathise with & laugh at the human condition
Bowen is one of my favourite writers. In Trinity Library I was explaining to an apologetic librarian that my great grandfather signed our name Bowen & much to my surprise she returned with several boxfiles of Bowen’s letters saying I might like to read my ‘relative’s’ manuscripts
Bowen is one of my favourite writers. In Trinity Library I was explaining to an apologetic librarian that my great grandfather signed our name Bowen & much to my surprise she returned with several boxfiles of Bowen’s letters saying I might like to read my ‘relative’s’ manuscripts
Bowen is one of my favourite writers. In Trinity Library I was explaining to an apologetic librarian that my great grandfather signed our name Bowen & much to my surprise she returned with several boxfiles of Bowen’s letters saying I might like to read my ‘relative’s’ manuscripts
Bowen is one of my favourite writers. In Trinity Library I was explaining to an apologetic librarian that my great grandfather signed our name Bowen & much to my surprise she returned with several boxfiles of Bowen’s letters saying I might like to read my ‘relative’s’ manuscripts
Bowen’s writing appeals to me for its clarity, dark humour, sense of atmosphere & elegant use of words.

‘We are minor in everything except our passions’

‘Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do’

(1938, Death of the Heart)
Bowen’s writing appeals to me for its clarity, dark humour, sense of atmosphere & elegant use of words. ‘We are minor in everything except our passions’‘Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do’(1938, Death of the Heart)
Bowen’s writing appeals to me for its clarity, dark humour, sense of atmosphere & elegant use of words. ‘We are minor in everything except our passions’‘Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do’(1938, Death of the Heart)
Bowen’s writing appeals to me for its clarity, dark humour, sense of atmosphere & elegant use of words. ‘We are minor in everything except our passions’‘Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do’(1938, Death of the Heart)
Emma Donoghue (b 1969) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter & acclaimed literary novelist. She has drawn on her own lesbianism to explore a vision of female sexuality in the round & reflect the lived lives of women. Her novel Hood (1995) won the Stonewall Book Award
Emma Donoghue (b 1969) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter & acclaimed literary novelist. She has drawn on her own lesbianism to explore a vision of female sexuality in the round & reflect the lived lives of women. Her novel Hood (1995) won the Stonewall Book Award
Emma Donoghue (b 1969) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter & acclaimed literary novelist. She has drawn on her own lesbianism to explore a vision of female sexuality in the round & reflect the lived lives of women. Her novel Hood (1995) won the Stonewall Book Award
Emma Donoghue (b 1969) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter & acclaimed literary novelist. She has drawn on her own lesbianism to explore a vision of female sexuality in the round & reflect the lived lives of women. Her novel Hood (1995) won the Stonewall Book Award
Donoghue lives with her partner in Canada, together with their children. Her writing has been recognised by many literary prizes and her novel Room (2015) was a global best seller. She has introduced an international audience to Irish lesbian fiction - an important voice
Donoghue lives with her partner in Canada, together with their children. Her writing has been recognised by many literary prizes and her novel Room (2015) was a global best seller. She has introduced an international audience to Irish lesbian fiction - an important voice
Donoghue lives with her partner in Canada, together with their children. Her writing has been recognised by many literary prizes and her novel Room (2015) was a global best seller. She has introduced an international audience to Irish lesbian fiction - an important voice
Donoghue lives with her partner in Canada, together with their children. Her writing has been recognised by many literary prizes and her novel Room (2015) was a global best seller. She has introduced an international audience to Irish lesbian fiction - an important voice
Brendan Behan (1923-64) was a novelist & playwright who may well have been the greatest wit who ever lived. His writings in Irish & English are famed for their literary style, humour & humanity. His bisexual outlook, bawdy love of fun & astonishing genius are legendary
Brendan Behan (1923-64) was a novelist & playwright who may well have been the greatest wit who ever lived. His writings in Irish & English are famed for their literary style, humour & humanity. His bisexual outlook, bawdy love of fun & astonishing genius are legendary
Brendan Behan (1923-64) was a novelist & playwright who may well have been the greatest wit who ever lived. His writings in Irish & English are famed for their literary style, humour & humanity. His bisexual outlook, bawdy love of fun & astonishing genius are legendary
Brendan Behan (1923-64) was a novelist & playwright who may well have been the greatest wit who ever lived. His writings in Irish & English are famed for their literary style, humour & humanity. His bisexual outlook, bawdy love of fun & astonishing genius are legendary
Internationally feted, in particular for his short stories & modern drama, he managed to pack sexual, political & social revolution into writing that is recognised as being some of the finest in English. Behan is still beloved in Dublin & stories of his adventures exchanged
Internationally feted, in particular for his short stories & modern drama, he managed to pack sexual, political & social revolution into writing that is recognised as being some of the finest in English. Behan is still beloved in Dublin & stories of his adventures exchanged
Internationally feted, in particular for his short stories & modern drama, he managed to pack sexual, political & social revolution into writing that is recognised as being some of the finest in English. Behan is still beloved in Dublin & stories of his adventures exchanged
Internationally feted, in particular for his short stories & modern drama, he managed to pack sexual, political & social revolution into writing that is recognised as being some of the finest in English. Behan is still beloved in Dublin & stories of his adventures exchanged
Behan’s The Quare Fellow (1954) brought him English fame, a success that was later followed in America. Here he is with Joan Littlewood, Lucian Freud & Harpo Marx. His genius was such that there were many drunken nights for a man coping with a world trying to keep up with him
Behan’s The Quare Fellow (1954) brought him English fame, a success that was later followed in America. Here he is with Joan Littlewood, Lucian Freud & Harpo Marx. His genius was such that there were many drunken nights for a man coping with a world trying to keep up with him
Behan’s The Quare Fellow (1954) brought him English fame, a success that was later followed in America. Here he is with Joan Littlewood, Lucian Freud & Harpo Marx. His genius was such that there were many drunken nights for a man coping with a world trying to keep up with him
Behan’s The Quare Fellow (1954) brought him English fame, a success that was later followed in America. Here he is with Joan Littlewood, Lucian Freud & Harpo Marx. His genius was such that there were many drunken nights for a man coping with a world trying to keep up with him
Behan was a hero to Dubs - his words & quotes live on as repression has crumbled ‘It’s not that the Irish are cynical,’ he said. ‘It’s rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything & everybody’ Here he is switching on the Dublin Christmas lights (1959)
Behan was a hero to Dubs - his words & quotes live on as repression has crumbled ‘It’s not that the Irish are cynical,’ he said. ‘It’s rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything & everybody’ Here he is switching on the Dublin Christmas lights (1959)
Behan was a hero to Dubs - his words & quotes live on as repression has crumbled ‘It’s not that the Irish are cynical,’ he said. ‘It’s rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything & everybody’ Here he is switching on the Dublin Christmas lights (1959)
Behan was a hero to Dubs - his words & quotes live on as repression has crumbled ‘It’s not that the Irish are cynical,’ he said. ‘It’s rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything & everybody’ Here he is switching on the Dublin Christmas lights (1959)
Perhaps the quote that best sums up Behan & his humour is that ‘critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done; they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves’. An afternoon reading Behan is to commune with one of the finest minds
Perhaps the quote that best sums up Behan & his humour is that ‘critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done; they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves’. An afternoon reading Behan is to commune with one of the finest minds
Perhaps the quote that best sums up Behan & his humour is that ‘critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done; they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves’. An afternoon reading Behan is to commune with one of the finest minds
Perhaps the quote that best sums up Behan & his humour is that ‘critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done; they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves’. An afternoon reading Behan is to commune with one of the finest minds
Patrick Hennessy (1915-80) was a gay Irish artist whose photo-realist style & suave approach have recently been rediscovered. He lived with his life partner Harry Robertson Craig (self-portrait, 1936 & Robertson Craig, 1953) & created images of gay longing
Patrick Hennessy (1915-80) was a gay Irish artist whose photo-realist style & suave approach have recently been rediscovered. He lived with his life partner Harry Robertson Craig (self-portrait, 1936 & Robertson Craig, 1953) & created images of gay longing
Patrick Hennessy (1915-80) was a gay Irish artist whose photo-realist style & suave approach have recently been rediscovered. He lived with his life partner Harry Robertson Craig (self-portrait, 1936 & Robertson Craig, 1953) & created images of gay longing
Patrick Hennessy (1915-80) was a gay Irish artist whose photo-realist style & suave approach have recently been rediscovered. He lived with his life partner Harry Robertson Craig (self-portrait, 1936 & Robertson Craig, 1953) & created images of gay longing
Many of Hennessy’s works focus on his travels around the Mediterranean as well as a more traditional depiction of Ireland. Here he is in a Dublin self-portrait with his partner Robertson Craig, a horse race & a fine depiction of horses set against an Irish landscape
Many of Hennessy’s works focus on his travels around the Mediterranean as well as a more traditional depiction of Ireland. Here he is in a Dublin self-portrait with his partner Robertson Craig, a horse race & a fine depiction of horses set against an Irish landscape
Many of Hennessy’s works focus on his travels around the Mediterranean as well as a more traditional depiction of Ireland. Here he is in a Dublin self-portrait with his partner Robertson Craig, a horse race & a fine depiction of horses set against an Irish landscape
Many of Hennessy’s works focus on his travels around the Mediterranean as well as a more traditional depiction of Ireland. Here he is in a Dublin self-portrait with his partner Robertson Craig, a horse race & a fine depiction of horses set against an Irish landscape
Hennessy’s paintings were revolutionary for Ireland in that they depicted an openly gay vision at a time when homosexual acts were criminalised. His style was academic realist but his subject matter was shocking (similar to Gerard Dillon’s) at a repressive time in the country
Hennessy was the subject of carping by Irish ‘critics’ & sold much of his work in the US. He was v much an academic painter, a lover of Ingres & classicism & in his will left monies for an Irish art scholarship. Only today is his originality in subject matter being acknowledged
Colm Tóibín (b 1955) is an internationally acclaimed Irish novelist whose focus is on politics, Irish society, the Catholic Church & the gay experience. Given his reputation as one of greatest living novelists his work has helped bring gay lives into the Irish mainstream
Colm Tóibín (b 1955) is an internationally acclaimed Irish novelist whose focus is on politics, Irish society, the Catholic Church & the gay experience. Given his reputation as one of greatest living novelists his work has helped bring gay lives into the Irish mainstream
Colm Tóibín (b 1955) is an internationally acclaimed Irish novelist whose focus is on politics, Irish society, the Catholic Church & the gay experience. Given his reputation as one of greatest living novelists his work has helped bring gay lives into the Irish mainstream
Colm Tóibín (b 1955) is an internationally acclaimed Irish novelist whose focus is on politics, Irish society, the Catholic Church & the gay experience. Given his reputation as one of greatest living novelists his work has helped bring gay lives into the Irish mainstream
Tóibín’s work has covered a broad range of topics with mothers a particular interest. He has even provided a voice for the Virgin Mary in his Testament of Mary (2012). Another topic has been gay lives in Love in a Dark Time (2002). Spain, too, has called him
Tóibín’s work has covered a broad range of topics with mothers a particular interest. He has even provided a voice for the Virgin Mary in his Testament of Mary (2012). Another topic has been gay lives in Love in a Dark Time (2002). Spain, too, has called him
Tóibín’s work has covered a broad range of topics with mothers a particular interest. He has even provided a voice for the Virgin Mary in his Testament of Mary (2012). Another topic has been gay lives in Love in a Dark Time (2002). Spain, too, has called him
Tóibín’s work has covered a broad range of topics with mothers a particular interest. He has even provided a voice for the Virgin Mary in his Testament of Mary (2012). Another topic has been gay lives in Love in a Dark Time (2002). Spain, too, has called him
Tóibín’s work has transcended his status as a literary lion to become a facet of popular culture, such as in Brooklyn (2009). His books are published in many translations & he is conscious that this has placed him in the role of giving voice to the LGBTQI community
Tóibín’s work has transcended his status as a literary lion to become a facet of popular culture, such as in Brooklyn (2009). His books are published in many translations & he is conscious that this has placed him in the role of giving voice to the LGBTQI community
Tóibín’s work has transcended his status as a literary lion to become a facet of popular culture, such as in Brooklyn (2009). His books are published in many translations & he is conscious that this has placed him in the role of giving voice to the LGBTQI community
Tóibín’s work has transcended his status as a literary lion to become a facet of popular culture, such as in Brooklyn (2009). His books are published in many translations & he is conscious that this has placed him in the role of giving voice to the LGBTQI community
Tóibín’s work has transcended his status as a literary lion to become a facet of popular culture, such as in Brooklyn (2009). His books are published in many translations & he is conscious that this has placed him in the role of giving voice to the LGBTQI community
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