April-May 2016

The 2016 Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend takes place from Friday 29th April to Sunday 1st May in Dugort, Achill Island.

Heinrich Boll was born in Germany in 1917. He lived and worked in Achill, residing in a cottage in the village of Dugort. A local committee, the Heinrich Boll Foundation in Germany, the Boll Family and Mayo County Council maintain the cottage and administer the residency programme.

This year the event will include: lectures, guided walks, poetry reading and a writing seminar.