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Kate O' Brien Weekend
Note: Details below refer to the previous event. Updated information for this year will be published here as soon as it becomes available.
This annual festival which celebrates the life and work of Limerick born novelist, playwright, journalist, travel writer and biographer Kate O'Brien has been running since 1984.Kate O'Brien was born in Limerick in 1897 and died in 1974.
Her best known novel is That Lady, published in 1946 and set in sixteenth-century Spain. O'Brien later adapted the noval as a play, which ran with some success on Broadway.
During her lifetime several of her books were often controversial. Her novel Mary Lavelle, published in 1936, which told the story of a young Irish woman travelling to become a governess in Spain and of the forbidden love affiar she had there with a married man, was banned in Ireland. The following year saw publication of her political travelogue, Farewell Spain, which was critical of Franco and as a result of its publication she was barred from entering Spain for twenty years.
Other works include The Ante Room, The Land of Spices, The Last of Summer and Withour My Cloak.
Each year at the weekend held in her honour a different theme is explored, with lectures, seminars and other events related to the theme and speakers from thoughout Ireland and abroad.
The theme and speaker list for 2009 has yet to be announced.
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What else to do in Limerick?
For a look at some other activities and attractions that we recommend within reach of this event, including tour itineraries and articles of interest, see our Limerick City Area Guide.
