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'Barcelona with rain': Galway promises deluge of culture in 2020

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | 1:02 PM

Irish west coast city welcomes Margaret Atwood and celebrates Homer as European capital of culture

Homer’s Odyssey is to be read aloud on the wind-battered beaches of Ireland’s west coast to celebrate claims that some of the mythical journey took place there, as part of Galway’s stint as European capital of culture in 2020.

A blizzard of arts events was announced on Wednesday, including the light artist Kari Kola turning the mountains of Connemara green on St Patrick’s Day; a visit by Margaret Atwood on international women’s day; and a multi-art celebration of the writer JM Synge.

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