Baggot Street Literary Walking Tours, Baggot Street, Dublin (2025)

Poets, pubs and pints! Crossing Baggot Street and the surrounding area, actor Paul O’Hanrahan leads this summer walk revealing the wealth of literary and theatrical connections in ‘Baggotonia’. From Kavanagh and Behan at the upper end, to Yeats and Gogarty at the lower, with Beckett literally bridging the two, here is Irish literature in an afternoon’s leisurely stroll. This walk includes readings

and stops at some of the city’s most famous hostelries. Meet at The Waterloo, 36 Upr. Saturdays in August at 3 pm: August 9, 16, 23, 30

The tour finishes at Toner’s Pub, 139 Lower Baggot Street with a stop en route at no.51 Pub, Haddington Road. Duration: two hours. Tickets: €7 (no pre-booking required).

15/09/2024

I will be performing three literary walks next Friday and Saturday September 20 and 21 as part of the Baggotonia Festival in Dublin. See www.baggotonia-festival.com
Patrick Kavanagh's Colourful Country
Friday evening, Sept 20, 6.30 pm
&
Canal Bank Writers and Artists
Sat Sept 21, 12 pm and 5pm
Meet at famous literary pub, The Waterloo,
Upper Baggot Street, for all walks.
Free of charge - but feel free to make a contribution.

Here are the details:
Walk 1
Patrick Kavanagh's Colourful Country
Friday evening, Sept 20, 6.30 pm
Join me on this literary walk from the Waterloo pub to celebrate
poet and writer, Patrick Kavanagh by visiting sites in the area
connected with his life and writing.
(Walk 1) Reserve a free ticket on Eventbrite: Partrick Kavanagh’s
Colourful Country

Walks 2 and 3
Canal Bank Writers and Artists Sat Sept 21, 12 pm and 5pm
Join me on this walk to celebrate the words and works of writers
and artists along Baggot Street and around the Grand Canal. This
convivial literary jaunt starts in Baggotonian style from The
Waterloo pub on Upper Baggot Street and finishes at the 51 Bar on
Haddington Road.
(Walk 2) Canal Bank Writers and Artists Saturday afternoon, Sept
21, 12 p.m.
Reserve a free ticket on Eventbrite: Canal Bank Writers and Artists
(Walk 3) Canal Bank Writers (Evening Stroll) Saturday eve, Sept
21, 5 p.m.
Reserve a free ticket on Eventbrite: Canal Bank Writers Evening Stroll
Hope to see you on Friday and Saturday!

30/08/2024

Looking forward to the Connect Baggotonia Festival on September 20th-21st during which I will be leading literary walks on the Friday and Saturday!

04/07/2024

'Slip out at nightfall and into the little church by the north door.' Beckett's mother's ghost took the hard way...

Foxrock Samuel Beckett walk, now in its 11th year, starts another season this Sunday, July 7th, 3.15 pm at Tullow Church, Brighton Road, Foxrock.

Every Sunday up to September 1, a revisiting of the area which had a formative influence on Beckett and by which he was haunted after leaving.

Free of charge & no booking = see you there!

Part of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Summer of Heritage.
https://www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/summer-heritage-2024

30/05/2024

BALLOONATICS BLOOMSDAY THEATRE ON THE STREETS OF DUBLIN, Sunday June 16

BALLOONATICS are back once again on June 16 and will be spanning the day with on-location recreations of Ulysses in Dublin city centre.

Join us on Bloomsday throughout the day: we are presenting three theatrical walks (no booking required) and our traditional evening performance in Wynn’s Hotel for which advance booking is advised.

This year’s performers are: Mark Wale, Chris Bilton, Paul O’Hanrahan and musician, John Goudie.

STREET THEATRE TOURS (free of charge; cash contribution at end appreciated)

8 am Breakfast at the Blooms
Meet at the corner of Eccles and Dorset Street.
Bloom prepares separate breakfasts for himself and his wife and takes a stroll to the nearby butcher. This tour follows the ‘Calypso’ episode of Ulysses, chapter 4.

10.30 am Bloom collects a letter
Meet at Westland Row, opposite Pearse Station entrance, under the bridge.
This tour follows Bloom’s journey to church and chemist in the ‘Lotus-Eaters’ episode of Ulysses, chapter 5.

3 p.m. Bloom’s afternoon dodges
Meet on the wide side of Grattan Bridge over the Liffey.
This tour visits sites linked with the ‘Sirens’ and ‘Cyclops’ episodes of Ulysses, chapters 11 and 12, and explores Capel Street’s Joyce connections.

EVENING JOYCE PERFORMANCE
7.30 pm Humid Nightblue Fruit
Wynn’s Hotel, Lower Abbey Street
End your Bloomsday evening at this convivial Joyce gathering in this historic hotel.
This year's Balloonatics performance is
BARACAROLES AND BARRELTONES: MEN IN THE ORMOND
A dramatised reading of the ‘Sirens’ episode and related scenes from Ulysses adapted by Paul O’Hanrahan, who performs with Mark Wale, Chris Bilton and musician John Goudie.
The performance will be followed by audience readings, all welcome to participate.

Advance booking recommended: tickets on Eventbrite, €13 plus booking fee (€15 on door, if not sold out)
Book at this link: https://tinyurl.com/humidnightblue
Website: www.balloonatics.tumblr.com

Address

Baggot Street
Dublin
D2

Opening Hours

3pm - 5pm

Website

http://balloonatics.tumblr.com/

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