Home, National Library of Ireland
Menu

Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland

Date
-
Location National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare St., Dublin 2
Category Tour
Price Free
Date
-
Location National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare St., Dublin 2
Category Tour
Price Free
NLI Reading Room Director's Tour

The National Library of Ireland's beautiful Reading Room, during a Director's Tour with Dr Audrey Whitty.

In Person

Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty.

Established by the Dublin Science and Art Museum Act, 1877, the NLI was originally housed at the Royal Dublin Society's premises in Leinster House until the present building at 7/8 Kildare Street was formally opened on 1890.

Discover the history of our beautiful Victorian building on Kildare Street and meet the NLI's Director Dr Audrey Whitty. The guided tour will also visit the magnificent Reading Room and explore our links with some of Ireland’s greatest writers and thinkers.

6–7pm | Entry free but booking required.

Meet in the Front Hall of National Library of Ireland, 7/8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. For more information regarding accessibility in our buildings please see here.

If our team can be of any assistance, please contact us on learning@nli.ie.

Online Tour | Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again

  • Captioned
  • Irish Sign Language Interpreted
Date
-
Location Online via Zoom
Category Event Tour
Price Free. Booking Required.
Date
-
Location Online via Zoom
Category Event Tour
Price Free. Booking Required.
seamus heaney deep in thought at his desk
Online

Join our exhibition guides for a virtual tour of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again'

Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet

If our team can be of any assistance, please contact us at heaneyexhibition@nli.ie

Now Strike Your Note

A Bloomsday Tour of Listen Now Again
Date
-
Location Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66
Category Tour
Price Free
Booked Out
Date
-
Location Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66
Category Tour
Price Free
Booked Out
heany

Bobbie Hanvey 

In Person

‘If you open Ulysses or A Portrait, or Dubliners, you are reading yourself.'

Seamus Heaney was a great fan of James Joyce; when he appeared on Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island discs’ in 1989, it was Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ he chose as the one book he would take to the desert island. There is also no denying he was a great influence on Heaney, appearing to him as a veritable voice of wisdom in the twelve-part poem ‘Station Island,’ advising him to strike his note.

This Bloomsday weekend, join us for a special tour of the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition on Saturday 14th June at 1pm where you can discover all the indelible connections between these two masters of the pen.

If our team can be of any assistance, please contact us at heaneyexhibition@nli.ie

December In-Person Tours | Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again

December in-person tours
Date Tuesday, December 6th, 13th, and 20th | 11am-12pm
Location Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Co. Dublin, D02 VR66
Category Tour
Price Free; booking not required
Date Tuesday, December 6th, 13th, and 20th | 11am-12pm
Location Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Co. Dublin, D02 VR66
Category Tour
Price Free; booking not required
image of a woman looking at computer
In Person

Every Tuesday, join our exhibition guides for a tour of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again'.

Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.

If our team can be of any assistance, please contact us at heaneyexhibition@nli.ie