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Holloway Collection - National Literary Society (1894-1924)
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Holloway Collection - National Literary Society
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5 boxes of programmes collected by Joseph Holloway (some of which he is featured in) related to the National Literary Society including from 1894 to 1924. The concerts were held in the Antient Concert Rooms; Leinster Lecture Hall; 6 St. Stephen's Green; 16 Dawson Street. Feis Ceoil medalists were frequently featured in the programmes. Generally there was a Ceildh at Christmas.
The following are the dates, divided by year, for concerts (which included literary and music recitals) by the National Literary Society, listing notable events:
23/11/94 [plus duplicate]: Illustrative Concert of National Music, conducted by Dr Annie Patterson.
9/1/99; 1/5/99; 15/1/00; 17/2/00 [included address by W.B. Yeats]; 19/3/00.
14/1/01; 28/10/01; 2/12/01.
28/5/02 [Moore Anniversary Celebration] [plus duplicate]; 3/11/02 [programme included new song by George Sigerson] [plus annotated duplicate]; 28/4/02 [plus duplicate]; 1/12/02 [plus 3 duplicates and 1 ticket].
28/5/03 [Moore Anniversary Celebration] [wordbook + flyer]; 2/2/03; 14/12/03; 16/3/03; 5/12/03 [plus duplicate]; 9/9/03
4/1/04 [plus 3 duplicates]; 19/12/04 [plus duplicate]; 7/11/04 [plus 2 duplicates]; 14/3/04 [plus 2 duplicates]; 1/2/04; 14/5/04
4/12/05 [ticket]; 17/3/05; 9/1/05 [plus duplicate]; 6/11/05 [plus 3 duplicates]; 20/5/05;
3/12/06 [plus duplicate]; 11/2/06 [plus 3 duplicates]; 5/11/06 [plus 2 duplicates]; 19/2/06; 8/1/06; 19/3/06; 28/5/06 [Closing conversazione and Moore Anniversary Celebration]
18/3/07 [plus duplicate]; 13/5/07 [plus duplicate]; 8/4/07; 16/12/07; 4/11/07 [plus 3 duplicates]; 7/1/07.
2/11/08 [plus 2 duplicates]; 25/5/08 [plus duplicate + ticket]; 16/3/08
24/5/09 [+ ticket]; 8/2/09 [ceildh] [+ ticket]; 11/1/09 [plus duplicate + 2 tickets]; 1/11/09 [plus duplicate + ticket]; 15/3/09
14/3/10 [plus duplicate]; 7/11/10 [plus duplicate]; 10/1/10.
6/11/11[plus 2 duplicates + ticket]; 9/1/11; 13/3/11; 11/12/11; 13/2/11
4/11/12 [plus 3 duplicates + 2 tickets]; 18/3/12 [plus duplicate]; 8/1/12 [plus 2 duplicates].
14/5/13 [Celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Irish Literary Society London and the National Literary Society of Ireland] [plus duplicate]; 27/1/13 [ceildh] [plus 6 duplicates + ticket]; 6/1/13 [plus duplicate]; 3/11/13 [plus 3 duplicates]; 17/3/13 [plus duplicate].
16/3/14 [plus 2 duplicates]; 12/1/14 [plus duplicate + ticket]; 2/2/14 [ceilidh] [plus duplicate + ticket]; 11/1/14 [plus duplicate]; 2/11/14
1/11/15; 15/3/15 [plus duplicate + ticket]; 15/2/15 [ceilidh] [plus 5 duplicates]; 17/5/15 [Feis Ceoil Prize Winners' Concert] [plus 3 duplicates + ticket]; 22/11/15 [+ ticket].
3/12/16 [+ ticket]; 20/11/16; 13/3/16
8/1/17
7/1/18 [ticket]; 4/2/18; 18/3/18 [ceilidhe]
26/2/23 [ticket]
Date range
1894 - 1924
Associated People and Organisations
Feis Ceoil (later Siemens [Nixdorf] Feis Ceoil) -
Holloway, Joseph -
Moore, Thomas -
National Literary Society -
Patterson, Annie W. -
Sigerson, George -
Yeats, William Butler -
Associated Places
16 Dawson Street
6 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin
Antient Concert Rooms, Great Brunswick Street
Leinster Lecture Hall, Dublin
Associated Times
19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
20th century - early 1900-1930
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Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Open Map
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