A Door Opening Sligo and the Legacies of Partition Official Launch at Sligo Central Library
Cathaoirleach, Councillor Gerard Mullaney launched “A Door Opening: Sligo and the Legacies of Partition“, an anthology to mark the culmination of the Legacies of Partition project and Sligo County Council’s Decade of Centenaries 2012 – 2023 programme.
The launch took place recently in Sligo Central Library, with other notable attendees, Mayor of Sligo, Cllr. Declan Bree, Councillors Arthor Gibbons, Marie Casserly, Michael Clarke and Thomas Walsh, Chief Executive Martin Lydon and Director of Services, Dorothy Clarke also in attendance.
As a closing project to the Sligo County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme, the anthology, “A Door Opening Sligo and the Legacies of Partition” met a key objective in promoting a deeper understanding of this particular period in our history.
It recognises a shared historical experience of those years which give rise to very different narratives and memories through a series of workshops, launched by Fergal Keane in 2022 and facilitated by author and journalist, Susan McKay.
The volume, edited by Dr. Keith Hopper, consists of submissions from those who attended the workshop series in Sligo facilitated by said author and journalist Susan McKay. The volume also features submissions by published well known writers including Fergal Keane, Carlo Gebler and Louise Kennedy.
Cllr. Mullaney noted that the volume represents an “openness and respect by all participants to listen, engage, commemorate” and “this equality is a fitting representation of the inclusion Sligo County Council endeavours to achieve with the Decade of Centenaries programme”.
A Door Opening: Sligo and The Legacies of Partition is available for FREE to pick up from your local Sligo Library branch.
Photograph 1. A Door Opening; Sligo and the Legacies of Partition: Official Launch with Cathaoirleach Cllr, Gerry Mullaney, along with Decade of Centenaries Coordinator Donal Tinney, Editor Dr. Keith Hopper, Mayor of Sligo Cllr. Declan Bree, Cllrs., Michael Clarke, Arthor Gibbons and Marie Casserly, with Sligo County Council Chief Executive Martin Lydon and Director of Services, Dorothy Clarke. Photo courtesy of Carl Brennan.
Photograph 2. A Door Opening; Sligo and the Legacies of Partition: Frank Fagan presents a copy of A Door Opening; Sligo and the Legacies of Partition book to President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. Photo courtesy of Maxwell Photography Dublin.
