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Besides being the setting for part of Ulysses, this is the resting place of James Joyce’s parents and other members of his family. The English-born poet Gerard Manley Hopkins is buried here, in the Jesuit plot. Maud Gonne, the Irish nationalist and longtime Dublin resident who is said to have inspired Yeats’s play Cathleen ní Houlihan, is buried in the Republican plot. The writer, drinker, and Irish Republican Brendan Behan is also buried here. Source:frommers.com

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This well-preserved Norman fortress standing guard on the bank of Belfast Lough is huge and impressive, with an imposing tower house and a high wall punctuated by corner towers.Source:frommers.com

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World Book Fest is a three-day celebration of books and literature taking place in Cork city centre, 21, 22, and 23 April 2007. The Fest takes place in the Central Library, on the Grand Parade - the street in front of the Library - and in Bishop Lucey Park. We erect a marquee together with book stalls and food stalls on the Grand Parade, and there are readings by poets and prose writers as well as a range of other cultural events. The Fests proved very successful in 2005 and 2006, and we intend to build on the success so far and make the 2007 event a truly memorable one.

Following the day-long street programme on Saturday 21 April, the focus will shift indoors to the Central Library where an eclectic programme will last well into Sunday morning. Central Library will also host readings on Sunday evening and right through 23 April, World Book Day, Dia de Sant Jordi in Catalunya.

World Book Fest is jointly organized by Cork City Libraries, Triskel Arts Centre, Munster Literature Centre, and Tigh Filí with the assistance of the Arts Council and Fáilte Ireland.Source:1.u.tv

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