Arts and Literature
- The Druid theatre company is founded in Galway by Garry Hynes, Mick Lally and Marie Mullen.
- Tom Murphy's plays The Sanctuary Lamp and The Vicar of Wakefield are produced.
- Publications:
- Paul Durcan's collection of poems O Westport in the Light of Asia Minor.
- John McGahern's novel The Leavetaking.
- John Ryan's memoir Remembering How We Stood.
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