National Literary Society

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The National Literary Society was an Irish cultural organization that promoted national literature and language and played a key role in the Celtic Revival movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural organization ⓘ
literary society ⓘ
activity organizing lectures ⓘ
organizing literary readings ⓘ
promoting Irish folklore ⓘ
publishing literary works ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
field Irish language ⓘ
culture ⓘ
literature ⓘ
focus development of a distinct Irish literature in English ⓘ
encouragement of Irish-language studies ⓘ
revival of Irish national culture ⓘ
foundedBy Douglas Hyde ⓘ
William Butler Yeats ⓘ
linked to: W.B. Yeats

other Irish cultural nationalists ⓘ
hasPart lecture series on Irish literature ⓘ
meetings on Irish language revival ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dublin ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
ideology Irish cultural nationalism ⓘ
inception 1892 ⓘ
influenced Abbey Theatre ⓘ
Irish Literary Revival ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
location Dublin ⓘ
movement Celtic Revival ⓘ
notableMember Douglas Hyde ⓘ
George William Russell ⓘ
John Eglinton ⓘ
linked to: William Kirkpatrick

William Butler Yeats ⓘ
linked to: W.B. Yeats
purpose promotion of Irish language ⓘ
promotion of Irish national literature ⓘ

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Celtic Revival → hasOrganization → National Literary Society ⓘ
Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa → founded → Phoenix National and Literary Society ⓘ
linked to: National Literary Society