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The Yeats Sisters
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An account dedicated to commemorating the lives and work of Susan & Elizabeth Yeats. Our annual symposium will be held in July 2026. [email protected]
Wishing you all a very happy Christmas & peaceful new year.

We're so grateful for your kind support for our project & look forward to 2026.

Image: ‘Christmas Hearth’ (Dorothy Blackham, 1896-1975), Yeats Sisters Cuala Press print collection.
Courtesy: TCD Cuala Press archive.
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Had the great pleasure of getting to see this wonderful piece last weekend, and I, too, would highly recommend it.
It's both powerful and mesmerising.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...
Amelia review: This play about the famous aviator is in love with flying
Susanne Colleary’s play features the most romantic depiction of expedition in any of Blue Raincoat’s plays about explorers
www.irishtimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Delighted to see the opening yesterday of the exhibition -

Elizabeth Corbet Yeats: a neglected heroine

in Sligo Central Library, which runs til Sept 19th & to deliver a lunchtime talk:

Neglected reputations: The Yeats sisters, Lily & Elizabeth,
to a full house.
#nationalheritageweek
August 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We're so looking to bringing Elizabeth back to her spiritual home!
August 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
July 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Last evening we were delighted to open our exhibition:
Elizabeth Corbet Yeats: a neglected heroine.
in assoc' Irish Guild Embroiderers.

Open from
3 - 26 July, 2025:
DLR Dundrum Library.

With special thanks to Caitriona Yeats, @PierceDargan_ @DLR_Libraries @dlrheritevents
July 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We're delighted to see this piece today and look forward to welcoming Dr. Lyndsey McDougall to our symposium on July 12th.

Full details & booking via:
theyeatssisters.com/2025-symposium/

www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
The Yeats sisters: ‘The untold stories of these fantastic Irish women’
Musician and art historian Lyndsey McDougall on her muse Lily Yeats, and the unexpected convergence of religion and rock’n’roll
www.irishtimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Only 10 days before our 2025 symposium, and we look forward to welcoming:
Virginia Teehan, CEO,
The Heritage Council,
as our special guest to open proceedings.

There are a small number of places remaining for what promises to be a great day.

Details at theyeatssisters.com/2025-symposium/
July 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reposted by The Yeats Sisters
‘Once I was elected, the older gents were absolutely fine’: Dublin cricket club marks 50th anniversary of women’s team
‘Once I was elected, the older gents were absolutely fine’: Dublin cricket club marks 50th anniversary of women’s team
As well as becoming the first female president of the Phoenix Cricket Club in 1990, Barbara Schmidt was a member of the first women’s side
www.irishtimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Next week, our 2025 event series begins with the exhibition "Elizabeth Corbet Yeats: A Neglected Heroine," opening July 2 at DLR Dundrum Library and running until July 26.

A few places are still available for our Symposium on July 12: theyeatssisters.com/2025-symposium/
June 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The afternoon session of our 2025 symposium on July 12th will focus on the 'importance of place' to the creative development of the Yeats Sisters & Evelyn Gleeson’s Dun Emer & Cuala industries, with a terrific lineup of speakers & themes to explore.

theyeatssisters.com/2025-symposi... for booking.
June 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Our 2025 symposium focuses on life & work of Elizabeth Yeats: the artist & Froebel teacher; Elizabeth the craftswomen, designer, fine art printer & business owner, and her role as a trainer & mentor of young women, with an exciting lineup for our opening session, July 12th

See: tinyurl.com/bdezhbta
June 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We're delighted to announce that Dr Lyndsey McDougall (PhD, Belfast School of Art, Ulster University) will be welcomed to our Early Researchers' Platform at the 2025 Symposium.

Details of the programme and how to book your place are available on our website: theyeatssisters.com/2025-symposium/
June 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
We're really excited by the fantastic response to the opening of early booking last month for this year's symposium.

Full details of the 2025 programme at theyeatssisters.com

In the meantime, enjoy some memories of our day together last July.
May 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We're delighted to announce that details of our 3rd annual Yeats Sisters symposium have been published, and bookings are now open through our Eventbrite page.

Further details are available on our website:
theyeatssisters.com/2025-symposium/

and bookings via
eventbrite.ie/e/the-yeats-si…
April 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Marking #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the lives and work of Susan & Elizabeth Yeats and all the talented women who contributed as artists, writers, and craft workers to the exquisite portfolio of the Dun Emer and Cuala Industries.

Artist: Eileen Constance Booth (Peet); Image: DCLA.
March 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM