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This initiative seeks to place \u2018The Laurels\u2019 in its real and imagined landscapes, investigate family history research of the McLoone and Friel families and those of the literary characters based on them, and undertake an analysis of Brian Friel\u2019s literary works and writings to populate the inspirational places (such as Glenties) and the imagined places (such as Ballybeg) portrayed in his work.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><span>The research seeks to bring together what we know about the built heritage of \u2018The Laurels\u2019, Brian Friel\u2019s writings on Ballybeg and Glenties, and family history research on the McLoone and Friel families.\u00a0 In doing so, the research will provide a firm basis to facilitate and inform the conservation of The Laurels that is being led by the Brian Friel Trust.\u00a0 The conservation of this landmark historic building is a fitting testament to Brian Friel\u2019s work as the building and its inhabitants were the inspiration for his play <em>Dancing at Lughnasa<\/em>.\u00a0 These tangible reminders of our literary inheritance are of importance to students, artists, tourists and residents alike.\u00a0 <span>The study will involve archival research, analysis of Friel\u2019s literary works and writings, family history research, interviews with key informants and the integration of the built heritage and material culture of \u2018The Laurels\u2019 .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":10804,"template":"","class_list":["post-10803","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u2018The Laurels \u2013 People, Place &amp; Prose\u2019 Research Project - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u2018The Laurels\u2019 is playwright Brian Friel\u2019s mother\u2019s home in Glenties, County Donegal in which he spent time during the summer holidays when he was young.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-laurels-people-place-prose-research-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018The Laurels \u2013 People, Place &amp; Prose\u2019 Research Project - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u2018The Laurels\u2019 is playwright Brian Friel\u2019s mother\u2019s home in Glenties, County Donegal in which he spent time during the summer holidays when he was young. 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