Free access to our "Poetry Jukebox" and its new selection of poems

Name: Acceso libre a nuestra "Poetry Jukebox" y su nueva selección de poemas
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Centre Culturel Irlandais

Our jukebox features a brand new trilingual selection of poetry, specially designed to mark the 20th anniversary of the Irish Cultural Centre.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

Centre Culturel Irlandais

Installed in the courtyard of the CCI since January 2020, the poetic jukebox broadcasts poems every quarter related to our cultural programming. Discover this new trilingual selection of poetry, specially designed by Pat Boran and Clíona Ní Ríordáin to mark the 20th anniversary of the ICC. "5 rue des Irlandais" illustrates the unique and inspiring relationship that Irish poets have with the City of Light, and more particularly the Latin Quarter and the CCI. Streets, museums, breweries and cafes make up the Paris of Paddy Bushe, Theo Dorgan, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Caitriona O'Reilly and many others…

About the location

Centre Culturel Irlandais

5 rue des Irlandais 75005 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

The first Irish Cultural Centre in the world is located in Paris, in the historic building of the Irish College which was restored for two years and inaugurated in 2002\. From the 16th century onwards, Irish colleges were established in France, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Poland, allowing Irish Catholic monks and students to escape the anti-Catholic restrictions in Ireland. In 1677, Louis XIV granted to the Collège des Irlandais of Paris the building of the Collège des Lombards, located rue des Carmes. In 1775, the Irish students moved into a new building, a former mansion, renovated specially to accommodate them by the architect François-Joseph Belanger. At that time the library and the chapel were built. Following the French Revolution, the Irish College changed its destination several times, sometimes becoming a seminary for Irish students. In October 2002, it was restored when the Irish Cultural Centre was created. The Centre now offers an opening on the cultural heritage of