Dedication of the Brian Friel Library

Description

'Dr. Paul Murphy, Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast in the School of Arts, English, and Languages, gave a keynote addressing why Brian Friel really matters. He is the project lead of the "Friel Reimagined" digital archive, a collection of over 3,000 manuscripts and working drafts of Friel’s five most well-known plays: Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964), The Freedom of the City (1973), Faith Healer (1979), Translations (1980), and Dancing at Lughnasa (1990). “His understanding of how people tick, how small places work, means everyone can understand him. I can’t think of a playwright that has travelled so far across the world and made an impact on so many people over such a long period of time as Brian has. That’s why Friel really matters,” Murphy concluded.'

Period	04 May 2023
Held at	University of Notre Dame Global Dublin Gateway , Ireland
Degree of Recognition	International