The Gerard Manley Hopkins Society
in association with
NEWBRIDGE SILVERWARE
in association with
NEWBRIDGE SILVERWARE
The Gerard Manley Hopkins Society in association with NEWBRIDGE SILVERWARE |
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20th INTERNATIONAL
Gerard Manley Hopkins
SUMMER SCHOOL
(in memory of Egan Welch R.I.P.)
Saturday 21st to Friday 27th July 2007
celebrating Gerard Manley Hopkins; his interests: Poetry Painting Music The Arts Philosophy Nature and his mentor
John Henry Newman
2007 THEMES: HOPKINS AND IRELAND Hopkins and Newman
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21st - 27th: Conference Office 9am to 6pm (045) 525601 Shop (045) 525416 Viv (045) 433613 Fax: + (0)45. 434648 E: info@gerardmanleyhopkins.org web: http://www.gerardmanleyhopkins.org
Venue: St. Paul's Monasterevin (opposite Parish Church)
Dinner (subsidised by the Society) served by professional caterer who will admit by ticket only. Advance booking essential. The Society STRICTLY reserves right of admission TO ANY EVENT.
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SATURDAY 21st July 3.30 YOUTH PROGRAMME: REGISTRATION meet members of Committee. Briefing on Programme and involvement. Director: Derek Egan, with William Adamson (Univ of Ulm, Germany) 5.00 Grand opening Speakers: Seán O Fearghail TD; Richard O'Rourke MC: Margaret Ryan ANNUAL Art Exhibitions: Opening and RECEPTION Painting Sculpture 6.00 Dinner (NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon) 8.00 ANNUAL CLASSICAL CONCERT Moore Abbey Interval: 10.15 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins Bar A Favourite Hopkins Sonnet: recited (or read) by: Youngmin Kim (Dongguk Uni. Seoul); Diane Neary; Sr Jeanne Crapo; Mary King; Sr. Mary; Aleksandra Kedzierska (Marie Curie Uni Poland); Dan Carmody; Joan Twomey (Switzerland); Sakiko Takagi (Tokyo); Jill Allway (UK); Ed Hunter (USA); Margaret Conway (USA) MC: Conor Mahony |
Sunday 22nd July N.U.I. Maynooth Day 8.30am Bus for Newman House, St. Stephan's Green, Dublin. LECTURES 11.00 Hopkins MASS in University Church. 12.00: Bus immediately after to NUI Maynooth. 3.30: Guided Tour of Maynooth College Chapel by Seamus MacGabhann (NUI Maynooth). Visit to Russell Library with Penny Downes, Librarian 5.00 GROUP PHOTO (Entrance): Jim Kelly (KTWU, Washburn University) 5.30 Sherry Reception kindly sponsored by President Hughes 6.00 HOPKINS SOCIETY BANQUET 2007 Address by Prof. John Hughes, President, NUI Maynooth. Presentation of Hopkins Society Award to William Adamson (University Ulm) by HE Ambassador Josef Havlas (Czech Republic) (dress: smart casual) MC: Margaret Ryan 8.45 Bus leaves from Front Gate 10.00 NIGHTCAP Boland's (opposite Church) |
Monday 23rd July, 2007 9.30 Art Exhibitions open to public 10.00 Lectures 11.00 Coffee 11.30 Photography Exhibition by Vincent Brady: opening by Bruno Gaurier (France) MC: Anne Whelan 11.45 Reading and LECTURES 5 Poems: Enrique Juncosa (Spain; Director, Irish Museum of Modern Art) Hopkins and Patrick Kavanagh: Sr.Una Agnew (Milltown Institute, Dublin) 1.00 Lunch Carmody's or Finlay's 2.45 ANNUAL ILLUSTRATED LECTURE 4.30 RECEPTION, LAUNCH and LECTURE Reception courtesy, 6.00 Dinner (NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon) 8.00 PLAY The Only Jealousy of Emer by WB Yeats 9.30 Festival Club The Bellyard 4 poems: Diarmuid Johnson (Wales); Brian Arkins; Mile Pesorda (Croatia); Pat Boran; Prose: Neil Donnelly MC: Derek Egan |
Tuesday 24th July 10.00 LECTURES Hopkins - a Native American Perspective: Nancy Gillis (Neuhardt Centre, Norfolk) Hopkins and Mysticism: Micael Clarke (Loyola Univ., Chicago) 11.00 Coffee 11.45 LECTURES The Language of Hopkins's Dublin: T.P. Dolan (Unversity College.Dublin) 1.00 Lunch Carmody's or Finlay's 3.30 A VISIT TO Monasterevin House Song: Conor Mahony; 3 poems: Anatoly Kudriavitsky (Russia); NB: Group Photo on steps immediately afterwards 5.15 TREE PLANTING in The Hopkins Garden 6.00 Dinner (NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon) 8.00 LECTURE and READINGS Prose Reading: Niall Donnelly; 5 Poems: Peter Denman (NUI Maynooth) Lecture: Hopkins and Shakespeare: Brian Arkins (NUI Galway) 9.30 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins 4 poems: Kathleen McCracken (N.I.); Shizue Ogawa (Japan); Robert Welch; Biba Ishmael (Macedonia); |
WEDNESDAY 25th July 2007 10.00 LECTURES An English Perspective: Michael Woods (UK) 11.00 COFFEE 11.45 LECTURES Lightness: a New Perspective: Joseph Feeney SJ (St Joseph's Univ. Philadelphia) 1.00 Lunch Carmody's or Finlay's 2.30 SYMPOSIUM 4.30 RECEPTION and Launches Reception, courtesy of Noel King, Publisher Bourke and Dwyer: New CD by Malachy Bourke CLASSICAL Guitar RECITAL and Reading 4 poems by Thomas Tidholm (Sweden); Anatoly Kudriavitsky (Russia); 6.00 Dinner (NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon) 8.00 TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC CONCERT Malachy Bourke Group 10.00 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins (upstairs) 4 poems: David Axelrod (USA); James Healy; Dermot Healy MC: Anne Whelan |
Thursday 26th July 2007 10.00 LECTURES Hopkins and Aesthetic Ireland: Ed O'Shea (SUNY Oswega,New York) The Church in Hopkins Poems: Aleksandra Kedzierska (Marie Curie Univ. Lublin) Moderator: Brian Arkins (NUI Galway) MC: Margaret Ryan 11.00 Coffee 12.00 POETRY READING with MUSIC 4 poems: Biba Ishmael (Macedonia); Pat Boran; 1.00 Lunch Carmody's or Finlay's 3.00 Bus for Newbridge. Tour guide: Michael Jacob 4.45 NEWBRIDGE SILVERWARE Tour of Style Museum and Reception (two groups) followed by 6.00 GALA DINNER in The Silver Restaurant 9.00 BUS for Monasterevin 10.00 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins Women's Evening: 2 poems each: Irene Kyffin (UK); Elaine Murphy; |
Friday 27th July 2007 9.00 Artists and Committee, please remove Art works after Midday Purchases may be claimed only on payment at Office 10.00 TRANSLATION WORKSHOP Workshop will focus on Hopkins's Spring and Fall - you will find this poem here. MC: Elaine Murphy 11.00 Coffee 11.30 WORKSHOP continues 1.00 Lunch Carmody's or Finlay's 4.15 YOUTH PROGRAMME Closing events; Questionnaires
Comments and suggestions for 2007 Presentation of Student Certificates 4.45 WINE RECEPTION 5.30 G. M. HOPKINS SOCIETY Public Meeting Theme for 2008? The Newman module 6.00 Dinner (NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon) 9.00 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins 2 poems: Emil Cic; Mille Pesorda Song: Chris O'Donoghue New Voices 2 poems from: PJ Tynan; Ciaran O'Rourke; Sheila Sheridan and Scribblers Writers Group (Newbridge) MCs: Michael Jacob and Conor Mahony FINALE Everyone sings or recites What it all costs |
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Did you hand up your Questionnaire?
Names of Sponsors received too late for inclusionwill appear at the Summer School.
Sincere thanks to all our sponsors, without whom we could not continue.
See you in July 2006 !
COMMITTEE
Artistic Director Desmond Egan
President Richard O'Rourke
President Emeritus Rev. Denis O'Sullivan PE
Secretaries Vivienne Abbott
Pat Lonergan (Rec.)
Treasurers Richard O'Rourke
Rev. Denis O'Sullivan PE
Youth Programme Derek Egan
Development Officer Eamon Murray
Publications Officer Noel McAlinden
Events Coordinator Elaine Murphy
Committee Conor Mahony
Bob Joyce
Michael Jacob
Margaret Ryan
Anne Whelan
Fionnuala Dukes
Dan Carmody
Frank Holohan
NUI Maynooth Christopher O'Rourke
Seamus MacGabhann
Michael O'Dwyer
Consultants Hikaru Kitabayashi
Brian Arkins
Noel Barber SJ
John Hunter
Francesco Marroni
Michael Allsopp
Giuseppe Serpillo
Joseph Feeney SJ
Robert Welch
Bruno Gaurier
Youngmin Kim
William Adamson
The Gerard Manley Hopkins Society is a Not for Profit Company, Limited by Guarantee and approved of for Tax Relief under Section 484 of T.C.A. Sponsors and Donors who wish to avail of this Tax Relief should contact the Society for details. Registered Number: 268039
SPONSORS
Newbridge Silverware and William Doyle
Failte Ireland / MERTO
Arts Council
NUI Maynooth and President John Hughes
The Society of Jesus
Schloetter (Ireland) and Mr. Michael Habenicht
Kildare County Council
Fáilte Ireland
Embassy of The Czech Republic
Embassy of France
Embassy of Poland
Embassy of Spain
Embassy of Norway
Embassy of Croatia
Embassy of Austria
Flogas and Richard Martin Drogheda
Braun/Oral B and Gerry Kierans Newbridge
Kildangan Stud and Joseph Osborne
John Foley (Accelerated Drain Clearance)
Diageo Ireland Ltd.
Music Network
Folens Publishers Dublin
St. Paul's Secondary School
Dunnes' Stores Newbridge
Newbridge Credit Union and Desmond Diver
The Nationalist & Leinster Times Carlow
The Leinster Leader Naas
The Leinster Express Portlaoise
Dr and Mrs Michael Allsopp Australia
Alliance Francaise, Dublin, and Francoise Connolly
Presentation Generalate, Monasterevin
Moore Abbey Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary
Convent of Mercy Monasterevin
Mr Tommy Nolan, Sundrelle Ashbourne
V. Rev Denis O'Sullivan PE, Monasterevin
Scoil Dara, Kilcock
Holy Family Secondary School, Newbridge
Dr & Mrs Barry Boland, Monasterevin
Mr. Paschal O'Brien, Monasterevin
Bank of Ireland, Monasterevin
Dan, Mary O'Loughlin Bright Metals, Monasterevin
Uniphar Ltd and Liz Mathews
Mr and Mrs John Duffy Solicitors
Monasterevin Motors Ltd.
Finlay's Bar Monasterevin
The Manley Hopkins Bar Monasterevin
Boland's Canal Bar, Monasterevin
Mooney's Bar, Monasterevin
Nag's Head Inn, Monasterevin
Dan, Mary Carmody Monasterevin
Rosemary McGrath United Drug Wholesalers Dublin
Monasterevin Credit Union
Philip O'Brien BDS Naas
Padraic Ferguson Brenson Lawlor Ltd. Dublin
J H Fitzpatrick Ltd. Monasterevin
Richard and Catherine O'Rourke Monasterevin
Christopher and Eileen O'Rourke Maynooth
Dan and Mary O'Loughlin Monasterevin
Kate Mulligan Monasterevin
Gerry and Kathleen Mahony Monasterevin
Tom and Theresa Fitzgerald Monasterevin
Anne and Michael McCormack Monasterevin
Michael, Louise Mahon, Deer Park Knitwear Monasterevin
Noel McAlinden and C.E. Project (Naomh Eimhín Teó)
Emmett McConville, Supervalu Monasterevin
Barry and Angela Boland Monasterevin
Ms Breda Gleeson County Librarian
Mr and Mrs Michael Fitzgerald Monasterevin
Mr and Mrs Larry Byrne Monasterevin
Michael and Brenda Kindregan Monasterevin
Joe and Barbara Dunne Monasterevin
Conleth and Theresa Henry Monasterevin
Peter, Antoinette Kavanagh Kildarragh Stud
Pat and Cathy Cullen Monasterevin
John Doyle Auctioneers Monasterevin
PJ and Nollaig McKenna Willoughby's Monasterevin
Peter and Maura McArdle Monasterevin
Alan, Fionnuala Dukes
Cronan and Nancy Spain
Michael and Margaret Ryan
John and Moira Proctor
Denis, and Clare O'Dwyer
Adrian and Cathy Honan
Angela Purcell, P.O.
Stack's Pharmacy
Pat and Cathy Cullen
Desmond Groome
Christy and Eileen McNamee
Ned O'Rourke
Stephanie Maher Oghill N.H.
James Cosgrove Bloodstock U
Gerry Burns Boyce Burns
David and Marie McGuinness
Rita Callanan Earleys
Pauline and Karen O'Keeffe
Jacqueline and John Kennedy
Marie and Caitriona Miller
Ronnie and Maura Miller
The Gerard ManleY HOPKINS SOCIETY
17th INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
Saturday 24th to Friday 30th July 2004
celebrating Gerard Manley Hopkins
his poetry
his links with Co. Kildare and his interests:
Poetry Painting Music,The Arts Philosophy Nature
SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT PROGRAMME
DIRECTOR: Derek Egan
Development Officer: Eamon Murray
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Conference Office (24th - 30th only): (045) 525601 otherwise: Richard O'Rourke (045) 525416
Vivienne Abbott: (045) 433613 Fax: + (0)45. 434648 E: Viv1@iol.ie
web: http://www.gerardmanleyhopkins.org Venue St. Paul's Secondary School Monasterevin
Dinner is served every evening by professional caterers who will admit by ticket only: advance booking essential
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The Society reserves the right of admission Note: Festival Club: over 18s only, I.D. necessary
SATURDAY 24th July SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
9.00 SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS: REGISTRATION
meet members of Committee. Briefing on
Programme and involvement. Director: Derek Egan
9.30 WORDS AND MUSIC WORKSHOP
Conor Mahony interviews Sonny Condell; with Emil Cic (Croatia)
Moderator: Conor Mahony MC: Elaine Murphy
Workshop continues to 1 pm sharp
1.00 Lunch Finlays or Dunphys
2.00 POETRY WORKSHOP
Robert Minhinnick (Wales) and Desmond Egan. (Contributors will include
visiting international writers) MC: Michael Jacob
Please bring 25 copies of one poem - if you wish
Workshop continues until 4.50 pm sharp.
5.00 GRand opening
Reception, courtesy of The French Embassy/ Alliance Francaise
Speakers: Lucina Russell, Arts Officer, Kildare;
Fiona O'Loughlin MCC; Seán O Fearghail TD;
H.E Dr. Nenad Prelog Ambassador of Croatia; Fr Denis O Sullivan
ANNUAL Art Exhibitions
Margaret Becker: Graphics
Opening: Bruno Gaurier (Paris)
Wilhelm Fockersperger: Drawings
Opening: Desmond Egan
GROUP Invitation Show:
Maria Wallace: Paintings
Brian O'Loughlin: Sculpture
Josephine Hardiman: Watercolours and Calligraphy
Michael Sheerin: Bog Oak sculpture
Opening: Joseph Feeney SJ
Exhibition
Reception, courtesy of The Croatian Embassy
Traditional Croatian Musical Instruments
Speakers: Emil Cic and Kreshimir Galin (curator)
MC: Richard O'Rourke
6.00 Dinner (NB: no admission without ticket) OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS
8.30 ORGAN Concert in Parish Church
Dónal Hennessy, Organ MC: Liam Merrigan PP
10.00 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins Bar
My Favourite Hopkins Sonnet: recited (or read) by:
Joan Twomey (Switzerland); Sakiko Takagi (Tokyo); Vicki Rhomberg (Austria); Scholarship students(NUI Maynooth);
Hikaru Kitabayashi(Gakushuin University, Tokyo); William Adamson (Ulm Uni. Germany); Youngmin Kim (S. Korea)
Patrick Samway SJ (St. Joseph's Uni. Philadelphia); Takahashi Miho (Tokyo) MC:Ann Farrelly/ Michael Jacob
Sunday 25th July SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
N.U.I. Maynooth Day (Optional for Students. Names in by Saturday.
Students might choose to attend until after the Sherry Reception:
Banquet is by Maynooth Catering and costs Euro 35)
8.45 (sharp) Bus for Maynooth College
Names in advance to Noel Mc Alinden
10.00 HOPKINS CONFERENCE Mass:
Celebrant: Very Rev Jim Moriarty DD Bishop of Kildare
Lessons: Seamus MacGabhann, Noel McAlinden.
Prayers of the Faithful: Richard O'Rourke; Michael Jacob;
Ann Edghill; Conor Mahony; Elaine Murphy; Student?
After Communion:That Nature Is a Heraclitean Fire: Desmond Egan
Kildare Local Authorities' Choir Director: Margaret O'Brien
MC: Elaine Murphy;
11.00 coffee (Pugin Hall) Courtesy, NUI Maynooth
12.00 Lectures (Callan Hall)
Newman's University Church Patrick Sammon (Dir. Chester Beatty Library)
The Newman Vision: Leonardo Clerici (Italy)
Moderator: Seamus Mac Gabhann (NUIM)
1.15 LUNCH in Maynooth town: your choice.
3.00 GUIDED TOUR led by Seamus Mac Gabhann (NUI Maynooth)
4.30 GROUP PHOTO (Stoyte House Entrance): Jim Kelly (KTWU, Washburn University)
5.00 Sherry Reception (Riverstown Hall) kindly sponsored by Seamus Smyth.
6.00 HOPKINS SOCIETY BANQUET 2002 (Tickets from Committee or at door)
Speakers: Dr John Hughes (President, NUI Maynooth); Seán Power TD;
MC: Richard O'Rourke
10.00 Bus leaves for Monasterevin
NIGHTCAP: Bolands (opposite Church buildings).
Monday 26th July SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
9.30 Art ExhibitionS open to public
10.00 INTRODUCTION to Hopkins and to his Poetry
Richard O'Rourke: The Kildare Connection
Conor Mahony: General Introduction to the Poetry
11.00 Coffee
11.30 STUDENT GROUP PHOTOGRAPH
12.00 AN APPROACH TO POETRY 1
William Adamson (Uni. of Ulm, Germany)
Questions are welcome.
1.00 Lunch
3.30 WINE RECEPTION
Reception, courtesy of The Austrian Embassy
INTERNATIONAL POETRY READING
Iwan Llwyd (Wales); Kevin Mc Eneaney (USA);
Cecile Oumhani (Tunisia); Dermot Bolger (Ireland)
MC: Richard O'Rourke
5.00 TREE PLANTING in Hopkins Garden
in memory of Hugh Kenner RIP
Mary Anne and Rob Kenner will attend
Moderator: Desmond Egan MC: Conor Mahony
6.00 Dinner (advance booking necessary)
8.00 MOORE ABBEY CONCERT
Places are limited: get tickets from Derek
The Road Around Ireland in Music and Poetry
with Frankie Gavin (Dé Danann) Fiddle
and Desmond Egan
MC: Richard O'Rourke
10.30 Festival Club Finlay's
Tuesday 27th July SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
10.00 AN APPROACH TO POETRY 11
William Adamson (Uni. of Ulm, Germany)
Questions are welcome.
11.00 Coffee
11.00 COFFEE
11.30 DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Producing and Directing
Jim Kelly (WCTV Washburn University, Topeka)
1.00 Lunch Dunphy's or Finlay's
3.30 A VISIT TO Monasterevin House
Song: Conor Mahony; The Wreck of the Eurydice
rapped by Hikaru Kitabayashi and Peter Milward
(Japan); 5 poems: Jacek Kozic (Poland); Patrick Samway (USA);
Anatoli Kudriavitski (Russia); Michael Coady (Ireland)
MC: Elaine Murphy Group Photo on steps afterwards
5.00 Dinner (NB earlier time)
6.00 BUS to Athy (Names in advance to Noel McAlinden)
Visit Moone High Cross: Michael Jacob guide
Civic Reception in Athy Speakers: Jack Wall TD; Richard O'Rourke
8.30 INTERNATIONAL POETRY READING
4 poems each: Annabel Despard (Norway); Leonardo Clerici (Italy);
Kevin McEneaney (USA); John O'Donnell; Cecile Oumhani (Tunis);
poem by Richard Harris read by Victor Harris; Michael Coady (Ireland)
Hopkins poems: Desmond Egan
Host: Mary Murphy MC: Pat Lonergan
9.45 BUS to Monasterevin
10.30 NIGHTCAP in Bolands
WEDNESDAY 28th July SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
10.00 EXPLOITING LIBRARIES
How to Use Libraries for Research
Pat Lonergan, Librarian MC: Derek Egan
11.00 COFFEE
11.30 LECTURE
What Hopkins Means to Me
Peter Milward SJ (Tokyo) MC: Josephine Hardiman
12.30 Lunch Dunphy's or Finlay's
1.30 GUIDED TOUR OF THE EXHIBITIONS
led by Josephine Hardiman
3.30 RECEPTION
hosted by Embassy of France
LAUNCH of new edition ofPoetry Wales
Editor Robert Minhinnick
6.00 Dinner
8.00 TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC CONCERT
Maynooth Comhaltas Group
Leader: Bríd Rogers MC: Fionnuala Dukes
9.30 Festival Club Finlays (upstairs)
4 poems each: John O'Donnell; Peter Milward SJ; Brian Arkins;
James Healy MC: Eamon Murray
Thursday 29th July SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
10.00 LECTURES
Hopkins and the Real: Youngmin Kim (Dongguk Uni. S.Korea)
A Woman Writer: Karen Ray (Washburn Uni. USA)
Moderator: Aleksandra Kedzierska (Marie Curie Univ. Poland)
MC: Eamon Murray
11.00 Coffee
11.30 LECTURE
What Hopkins Means to Me
Joseph Feeney SJ (St. Joseph's Uni. Philadelphia)
1.00 Lunch Finlays
3.30 WINE, WORDS and DRAMA
Reception courtesy Brazilian Embassy
A TASTE OF BRAZIL
5 poems: Francisco Carlos Leal
Dramatic Presentation: Rodrigo Rodrigues
Moderator: Karen Ray (Washburn Uni. USA)
MC: Josephine Hardiman
5.00 Art ExhibitionS ClosE
Last chance to view!
6.00 Dinner
8.00 SYMPOSIUM
Aleksandra Kedzierska (M. Curie Univ., Lublin); Joseph Feeney SJ (St. Joseph's Univ. Phil.); Hikaru Kitabayashi (Daito Bunka Univ. Tokyo); Brian Arkins (NUI Galway)
Moderator: Kathleen Shields (NUI Maynooth)
MC: Richard O'Rourke
10.00 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins
Humorous verse and Limericks: everyone participates.
MC: Pat Lonergan
FRIday 28th July SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
10.00 TRANSLATION WORKSHOP
Panel:
Moderator: Michael O'Dwyer (NUI Maynooth)
MC: Elaine Murphy
Workshop continues to 1 pm sharp
Workshop continues to 1 pm sharp 11.00 Coffee
11.15 TRANSLATION WORKSHOP continues
1.00 Lunch your choice
2.30 PROFESSION: POET
Informal Talk and Discussion
with Desmond Egan
POETRY AND PERFORMANCE
Elaine Murphy; Will Adamson
Comments and suggestions for 2005
Moderator: Derek Egan
4.30 RECEPTION
Reception, courtesy of Czech Embassy
Presentation of Student Certificates
Moderator: Eamon Murray
MC: Derek Egan
Students are free to leave or stay.
5.15 G. M. HOPKINS SOCIETY Public Meeting
visitors and suggestions welcome
Theme for 2005: Hopkins's Influence?
Dates for Hopkins XVIII: July 23 to 29, 2005
Chairman: Richard O'Rourke
MC: Pat Lonergan
6.00 Dinner
8.30 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins
Riposte and Friends
4 poems each from:
Liam O'Meara; Michael O'Flanagan; Mae Leonard; James Healy and friends
FINALE Everyone sings, recites or composes a Limerick.
MC: Kathleen O'Keeffe and Conor Mahony
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Did you hand up your Questionnaire?
Names of Sponsors received too late for inclusion will appear in the final Listing at the Summer School.
Sincere thanks to all our sponsors, without whom we could not continue.
See you in July 2007 (last week, as usual)