The Poetry House 2024

The Poetry House 2024 Dedicated to securing the memory and legacy of poet Seamus Heaney in his native Bellaghy.
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Drawing on the themes that inspired tIrish poetry, The Poetry House is a rich metaphor for opening doors to rediscover the themes of the poet’s writings and to reconnect his work to the people, places and spaces of its foundation. The Poetry House seeks to unlock the creative potential and to shine a light on the creativity that exists in our community. With Heaney’s writing and poetry at its hea

rt, our 3 day event will be a diverse and unique retelling of the stories, memories and experience that formed his famous words. We invite you keep track of our progress as we put the details to what promises to be one of the cultural highlights in Ireland in 2016.

Loving this film with a youthful Seamus Heaney
10/04/2024

Loving this film with a youthful Seamus Heaney

Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has been judged by Robert Lowell to be the most important Irish poet since Yeats. Melvyn Bragg joins Heaney to look back over He...

A great listen to Seamus Heaney in 1989 on Desert Island Discs. He remains plain and articulate in his exchange with Bri...
09/04/2024

A great listen to Seamus Heaney in 1989 on Desert Island Discs. He remains plain and articulate in his exchange with British establishment shill Sue Lawley. Missing this erudite Irish genius every day. https://youtu.be/bAuucSly7t8?si=Kx86-6x_iQmHHWwq Sadly no rap or hip hop in his music choice.

This week's Desert Island Discs castaway is Seamus Heaney, a Catholic Ulsterman who has been acclaimed by many as the best Irish poet since Yeats. He was rec...

It is always lovely to come across these archives and to once again appreciate our great Seamus Heaney, fluent and truth...
08/04/2024

It is always lovely to come across these archives and to once again appreciate our great Seamus Heaney, fluent and truthful and never losing his Bellaghy integrity or the fruity dialect then peppered with bourgeois nicety. Missed each and every day and always recalled fondly.

An interview with acclaimed and highly respected Irish poet and playwright Seamus Heaney. Host: John Edwards First shown: 02/04/1980If you would like to lice...

My off and on homeplace for September as a base for Ireland-wide tours with my friends Tim and Audrey from Milwaukee USA...
03/09/2023

My off and on homeplace for September as a base for Ireland-wide tours with my friends Tim and Audrey from Milwaukee USA☘️❤️🙏 On Lough Corrib at Oughterard, County Galway😎

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Bellaghy
BT458LA

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