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Tour

WB Yeats reading

In Person

Booked Out

The Journey To A Vision - May Tour

Tuesday, 19 May 2026 | 1.00pm - 2.15pm

National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Event

seamus heaney deep in thought at his desk

Online

Online Tour | Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Online via Teams

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Event

The text Death of Naturalist by Seamus Heaney on top of red and sand coloured background

In Person

'Death of a Naturalist', Sixty Years On | An Anniversary Lecture from Dr Rosie Lavan

Saturday, 23 May 2026 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66

Event

A map of charity projects in Ethiopia

In Person

Africa Day - The National Library of Ireland's Ethiopian Holdings

Monday, 25 May 2026 | 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Joly Theatre, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Event

A hand with red-painted nails holds a book titled “Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney.” The cover is split into two colors—beige on top and pink on the bottom—with bold black text. The background is a plain, light gray wall with a curved wooden surface at the bottom.

Online

Online Book Club | Death of a Naturalist

Friday, 29 May 2026 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Online via Teams

Event

A stylized, realistic painting of a young Seamus Heaney with short dark hair seated at a small table covered with a white tablecloth. He wears a dark ribbed sweater and looks straight ahead with a serious, neutral expression. His hands rest on an open book. Behind him, a window reveals dense green foliage with several birds partially hidden among the leaves. The scene is quiet and introspective, rendered in muted tones with fine, detailed textures.

In Person

Portraits of a Poet | The Portraiture of Seamus Heaney

Saturday, 30 May 2026 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66