13th International George Moore Conference

May 5th - 7th, All day

Mayo

Conference Fee: €40 plus €3.87 Eventbrite fee

George Moore: Landscape and Memory

“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.”

George Moore, The Brook Kerith, (1916), ch. 11.

The writings of George Moore have continued to inspire scholars over more than a century. Moore’s very varied oeuvre comprises poetry and short story collections, novels, plays, art criticism and memoirs and this wonderful literary legacy has instigated a series of international conferences.  Such gatherings have added considerably to enthusiasm for the study of Moore’s works both at home and in many corners of the globe.

The 13th International George Moore Conference will engage with the man and his writings, with particular focus on the influence of landscape and memory in his literature, and especially on the persistent influence of his Mayo roots and origin. When directly mirroring recognisable landscape, or transposing experience and recollection into fictional characterisation, Moore’s depictions also reflect the reality of 19th century history in church, state and family, and provide insight into the attitudes and conflicts of the period. Moreover, the texts are inevitably inflected by his experience of life in France, England and Gaelic Revival Dublin.

This 13^th conference is particularly important as, in Moore’s native county, it seeks to analyse Moorian heritage and ancestry. Mayo today embraces  the memory of George Moore, cherishes the site of his family home, and seeks to protect the environment at his birthplace.  The conference schedule  will include a visit to Moore Hall. With ultimate serendipity, the occasion coincides with ‘Mayo Day’, a vibrant and weeklong event that celebrates all things Mayo, and there will be several cultural fringe events available to the visiting delegates.

An important keynote address will be delivered by a most eminent Moore scholar. Further details concerning the conference will be published later.

The return to Mayo for the 2026 conference means that this call for papers presents very broad options and suggestions because the combination of venue, theme and author raises a multiplicity of issues in both linked and disparate research fields.

Registration

Registration is open for the conference, see link below:

Student Registration for the conference is free. Please contact Fiona.White@atu.ie directly to register

Conference Accommodation Options

Accommodation in Castlebar, County Mayo

The Ellison Hotel
Prices per room per night reservations mailto:reservations@theellisonhotel.ie

Double room for single occupancy (B&B) 129 euro per night (Mon 04 May-Thurs 07 May 2026).
Double room for double or twin occupancy (B&B) 159 euro per night (Mon 04-Thurs 07 2026).

Reference to book rooms 167224, 10 rooms are being held for conference delegates
Reservations: Email reservations@theellisonhotel.ie

Breaffy House Resort
Prices per room per night reservations: contact Christina and mention the conference (corporate rate)

Double room for single occupancy (B&B) 100 euro per night (Mon 04 May-Thurs 07 May 2026).
Double room for double or twin occupancy (B&B) 120 euro per night (Mon 04-Thurs 07 2026).

10 rooms are being held for conference delegates

The Ivy Tower Hotel
Reservations: Contact the hotel directly to book rooms

TF Royal Hotel and Theatre
Old Westport Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo F23 R288
T: +353 949 023 111
E: sales@tfhotel.ie
Reservations: Contact hotel directly

Green Bay B&B
The Mall Castlebar F23 X082 Co. Mayo
T: +353 949 021 572
Reservations: Contact proprietor directly

Carragh House B&B
Castlebar, Mayo
T: +353 949 025 239
Reservations: Contact proprietor directly

Some accommodations are not releasing rooms until the end of 2025 beginning of 2026, advice is to
contact the accommodation directly.

Conference Programme

Tuesday 05 May 2026

1-2pm Registration
2pm Opening address
2.30-3.30pm Panel 1: ‘From Alicante to the Racecourse’: Lucy Moreau, Antony Brown, Gerry Kenny
3.30-3.45pm Tea/Coffee
3.45- 4.45pm Panel 2: ‘Landscape of Literary Writing’: Siobhan Chapman, Kathi Griffin, Sarah Alyn Stacey
4.45-5pm Break
5-6 pm Panel 3: ‘Never predictable’: Annachiara Cozzi, Sylvie Mikowski, Khawla Bendjemil
6pm Break
6.30-7.30pm Keynote address Professor Adrian Frazier
7.30pm – Music/Wine event (Musician Diarmuid Moynihan, poet Dr Séan Lysaght)

Wednesday 06 May 2026

9.30am-10.45am Panel 4: ‘Ranging from Mayo to the Cape’: John Henning, Sarah Levy Valensi, Claudia Sterbini, Brendan Fleming.
10.45am-11.15am Tea/Coffee
11.15am-12.30pm Panel 5: ‘The Moores and Moore Hall’: Michael O’Shea, Mary O’Reilly, Sean Hallinan.
12.30pm-2pm Lunch (Music from the Carra Singers)
2pm Buses to Moore Hall
2.30pm-5/5.30pm Tour of Moore Hall and visit to Carnacon village
Conference Dinner 7pm (Harpist/drinks reception first) in the TF Royal Theatre and Hotel, Castlebar.

Thursday 07 May 2026

10am-11.15am Panel 6: ‘History, Memory and Landscape Interwoven’: Michel Brunet, Fiona White, Elena Jaime
11.15-11.30 am- Tea/Coffee
11.30-12.30pm – ‘Dramatic Rehearsed Reading of “So On He Fares” by actor Sam Monaghan’.
12.30pm-1.30 pm Lunch
1.45 –3pm Panel 7: ‘Roots, literary paths and modernist deviations’: Akemi Yoshida, Graham Price, Felix Alyn Morgan, Andrea Zvoníčková
3.30/3.45pm Closing address. AGM of GMA