summer schools wicklow

The Parnell Summer School, organised by the Parnell Society, aims to explore the relevance of Parnell, his family and the politics of their era to modern Ireland. Of the two dominant themes of Parnell's life, home rule and the land question, it is land and people's relationships with it that has continued to play a significant role in Irish society and culture. The main theme for this year's Summer School is Land, people and politics. In the sylvan setting of the Parnell ancestral home, a dist...

This is a celebration of the famous Irish dramatist who was famous during the turn of the last century for his poetry and prose, arguably his most famous work was The Playboy of the Western World. This event is a theatre and drama extravaganza with plenty of theatre, seminars, poetry readings and other social events held in Rathdrum and in Dublin as well....