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THE JOHN STEINBECK FESTIVAL LIMAVADY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE JOHN STEINBECK FESTIVAL LIMAVADY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE JOHN STEINBECK FESTIVAL LIMAVADY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CELEBRATING JOHN STEINBECK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ulster and Irish Influences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All his life Steinbeck would \u201cclaim the Irish as his own\u201d and with some justification. This book examines the extent of Steinbeck\u2019s Ulster roots, his \u201cIrishness\u201d and the influence all this had, both on his sense of himself and also on certain aspects of his creativity.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A European Tour<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Steinbeck & Northern Ireland<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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John & Elaine In Derry<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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John Steinbeck in Ballykelly<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Samuel Hamilton<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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The ‘Ulster Scots’ influences<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Steinbeck in Ireland<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Steinbeck’s Irishness<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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CHAPTER 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A European Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In August 1952, John and Elaine Steinbeck came to Northern Ireland intent on visiting the tiny village of Ballykelly. Their visit was part of a working holiday that had begun in March of that year. John had been commissioned to travel Europe writing articles for Collier\u2019s Magazine and Elaine had been employed to take accompanying photographs. The trip had…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to arriving in Belfast, the couple had driven \u2018all around Scotland\u2019, but there is no record of them having visited Burns Cottage in Ayrshire, the birthplace of Robert Burns. This seems a strange…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given that the family name was Hamilton, is it more than likely that Steinbeck’s Ulster Scots ancestors came from Ayrshire. Steinbeck may, or may not have been aware of this connection, but by this point he was focused on a long-cherished mission to uncover the reality of his Irish ancestry and its background. He said he had grown up with a strong sense of ‘demi-Irishness’ ever-present in his life. Aged fifty, this was an appropriate time to investigate the roots of this Irishness first-hand…<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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BOOK AUTHOR \/\/ FESTIVAL FOUNDER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Douglas Bartlett<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Douglas Bartlett founded the Steinbeck Festival Limavady in 2019. As well as this booklet on Steinbeck, he is the author of ‘A History of Limavady and the Roe Valley (Prehistory to 1900)’, which is available to purchase at www.limavadyhistory.com<\/strong><\/a>. The author is a native of Limavady and a former Vice Principal and Head of History in Limavady High School where he worked for thirty five years.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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