Fri 9th - Sun 18th November 2012

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Claire Hennessy Reading
A taste of the Unspoken- A discussion with writer, director and actor Gerard Stembridge
Franz Liszt’s Fantastic Irish Adventure presented by Ian Fox
Irish Girl Guides in the Middle Third Area Centenary Celebrations Talk
Architecture Talk: in TOWN
Literary Pub Trail

Claire Hennessy Reading

Come and listen to Claire Hennessy read from her work; a question and answer session will follow.

Claire is an author of nine novels for teenagers and a teacher of creative writing workshops. Claire was first published as a teenager – though she’s now a decrepit 20something – and is a firm believer that it’s never too early to begin figuring out how to translate all the fragments and snippets in your brain into a compelling story!

She will also facilitate a Creative Writing workshop for teenagers from 11.00am-1.00pm in Cashel Library. More information under our workshop page.

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A taste of the Unspoken- A discussion with writer, director and actor Gerard Stembridge

Gerard Stembridge’s name is indeed a well-known one. Talented at many things, he has been variously a co-writer of satirical comedy (Scrap Saturday), a screenwriter (Ordinary Decent Criminals, Nora), and a director (Guiltrip, About Adam, Alarm). And now he has written his third novel Unspoken. Join us for an evening with Gerard at Cashel Library when he will discuss of his latest novel Unspoken.

Copies of Gerard's novels are available in Cashel Library.

The Daily Mail Review of Unspoken:
Stembridge juggles characters and themes seemingly effortlessly, his stories are bedrocked by great humanity, and this huge book is, sadly, over almost before you know it. Wonderful.

Click here for more information.

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Franz Liszt’s Fantastic Irish Adventure presented by Ian Fox

Following last year’s highly enjoyable and interesting talk on Chopin, we have asked Ian Fox back again.

This year his subject is Franz Liszt, possibly the greatest pianist ever, born 200 years ago on October 22, 1811. In December 1840 Liszt arrived in Ireland at the head of a concert party. During the terrible winter weather they spent a month visiting Dublin, Cork, Clonmel, Limerick and Belfast. A detailed account of this extraordinary and hilarious tour exists and Ian Fox tells the story with recordings of some of the music he would have played.

Ian Fox has been presenting programmes on RTÉ radio and television for over 40 years. He was music critic of the Sunday Tribune for some 20 years and is Irish correspondent for Opera Magazine.

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Irish Girl Guides in the Middle Third Area Centenary Celebrations Talk

Come and enjoy an evening of memories to celebrate the centenary of the Irish Girl Guides.

Share your experiences...Were you involved in Guiding locally? Have you memories, photographs? Did Guiding influence your later life?

Speakers, power-point presentation of photos but mainly yourselves with an open forum and, of course, tea and chat!

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Architecture Talk: in TOWN

Orla Murphy is an architect who lives and works in Westport Co. Mayo and a studio lecturer in the School of Architecture, UCD.

Her current public lectures are the result of two years research on the history, morphology, character and rituals that make up the tapestry of Ireland’s 233 rural towns. Her work questions traditional planning methods and proposes alternative strategies for the design of living, working and playing space in the 21st century town.

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Literary Pub Trail

In many ways, Ireland defines itself through its long and rich literary heritage. Over the years folklore, reminisces, stories and historical data have been gathered and published in an eclectic series of books about Cashel and its hinterland.

Did you know that Cashel had a musical cat? See Cashel in a different light by joining us on an animated and entertaining literary pub trail, which will explore the town through the ages and celebrate local writers.

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