TFI French TV filming at Thoor Ballylee.
Michel Scott, of TFI French TV, stops by Thoor Ballylee, while filming his story of Ireland’s West Coast.
Watch the film HERE.
Harry Potter themed Airbnb in Boyle, County Roscommon.
Draiocht (Magic) House in Boyle, County Roscommon, is the perfect breakaway stay for any Harry Potter fan. Located in the heritage town of Boyle, Draiocht House is less than a 5 minute walk to shopping, restaurants, pubs and historical sites such as Boyle Abbey, King house and the award winning Lough Key forest park.
With rooms decorated in the style of the different Hogwarts Houses and lots of other nods to the popular but series throughout the décor, you’ll feel like you’re in one of the movies.
Read more at Her.ie
Courtesy of Her.ie
Minister announces €50,000 grant for Yeats Society.
There was good news for the Yeats Society, Sligo last Friday when The Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Catherine Martin TD visited Sligo.
In the company of Minister Frank Feighan Minister Martin announced that she would be allocating €50,600 in capital funding to enhance exhibition space at the centre based in Sligo town centre.
Read The Full Story HERE.
Courtesy of The Sligo Champion.
Winners of the Paper Lanterns and Tertulia Teen Short Story Competition 2021.
Paper Lanterns Literary Journal and Tertulia Books announce the winners of their 2021 short story competition for Irish teens. Young writers from all over Ireland competed for prizes of €250, sponsored by Tertulia in association with Spot-Lit.eu. Acclaimed author Deirdre Sullivan was the guest judge, and there were two categories, 13-15 years and 16-18 years.
Éabha Coghlan (13) from Dublin was the junior winner for her story ‘Waves’.
Eavan O’Keefe (17) from Kildare took the senior prize for ‘Our Footsteps in the Sand’.
Read the full story at https://paperlanternslit.com/news/
Spot-lit participation at NPA Conference, Sligo 27th October 2021.
Spot-lit project are hosting a networking session at the NPA Annual Conference on 27th October 2021 in Sligo. The subject of the session is: Natural and Cultural Heritage: – How can NPA projects protect and develop wider territorial synergies through natural and cultural heritage?.
Time of the breakout session: 27th October, 14:00-15:15 Local time (starts 15:00 CET)
Location: Zoom breakout room. If you have already registered to the online event, you will have already received the Zoom link to join the breakout rooms. Otherwise, you can register at this link.
The session will look at Literary/Cultural Tourism, taking into account the solutions developed by projects including Spot-lit throughout 2014-2020 programme and discuss how future NPA projects can contribute to the objectives of the new programme NPA 2021-2027 .
The Conference will broadcast from The Model, in Sligo, where the conference will take place in person for a local audience.
REGISTRATION
Register here to participate to the event ONLINE: https://interreg-npa.events.idloom.com/npa2021sligo
Register here to participate to the event IN PERSON: https://interreg-npa.idloom.events/npa2021sligo-in-person (closes on 20th October)
See the Full Programme HERE.
Iron Mountain Literature Festival 2021.
The #IronMountainLiteratureFestival runs from Thurs 7th Oct for 4 days. This online festival brings you a diverse and excellent collection of writers – poets, novelists, also film makers and lovers of the written word from Ireland and afar.
Find Out More HERE.
Courtesy of Iron Mountain Literature Festival.
Find the Story Beyond What You Can See at Thoor Ballylee.
Great Visitor Experiences are delighted to partner with Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society to bring the history of Thoor Ballylee and the poetry of WB Yeats to life. We share the story of Yeats’s time at Thoor Ballylee and the poetry that he wrote in the iconic south Galway tower. We have put in place 10 ‘Hotspots’ marked by QR code panels throughout the site at Thoor Ballylee, containing stories, pictures & audio files of Ger Conneely reading Yeats’s poetry. This technology, which is free for anyone to use will enable visitors using our interpretive app technology to learn more about the Nobel Poet Laureate and his time at Thoor Ballylee.
The information can be accessed by searching for & downloading the Great Visitor Experiences App on the App Store or Play Store on your smart phone. Once you have downloaded the app you can search for ‘Thoor Ballylee’ within the app and then click ‘Free Download’ to get the content relating to the Yeats Site directly to your phone. We advise that you download both the app & content where you have good Wi-Fi access. Once downloaded you can then use the app to navigate through the site during your visit and immerse yourself in the history & heritage of this beautiful place.
To learn more about Great Visitor Experiences email Hello@Greatve.com or visit www.GreatVisitorExperiences.com
Download the Great Visitor Experiences App by scanning this QR code.
New Mural Celebrates Poet Antoine Ó Raifteirí and the Kiltimagh Diaspora.
What a fantastic work of art….. Kiltimagh towns newest mural has reached completion, celebrating Raftery an file, the famous Irish language poet, also celebrating the famous Kiltimagh diaspora. Wonderful work by Damien Moran sign writer for bringing this to life, a joint project of Kiltimagh Tidy Towns, Kavanagh’s Supervalu Kiltimagh, Kiltimagh Tourism Festivals and Spot-lit.eu.
Raftery Returns Arts Festival Poetry Competition.
A wonderful night of poetry and music hosted by Terry McDonagh was held in The Cill Eadain Court Hotel. The presentation of the the first poetry competition Prize took place as part of The Raftery Returns Arts Festival was held.
Supported by the Spot-Lit, Raftery Returns Arts Festival Poetry Competition Results:
- 1st Prize: Daragh Byrne – As it is in Heaven.
- 2nd Prize: John McGrath – Leaving (July 1st 1966).
- 3rd Prize: Art O’Suilleabhan – No Going back
Our thanks to all entrants and especially to the winners and the competition judge, Ger Reidy.
The winning poem will be unveiled as part of a poetry trail in Kiltimagh on Raftery’s birthday, March 30th 2022.
See Facebook Live HERE.
Goldsmith Poetry Competition 2021.
37th Annual Goldsmith Festival Poetry Competition in association with Nally Bros,. Ballymahon. Competition deadline for entries is Friday August 20th 2021 and the winners will be announce at the”Poetry at Pallas” event on Sept 12th.
First Prize €500
Second Prize €200
Third Prize €100
Find Out More HERE
Courtesy of Goldsmith Poetry Competition 2021.