Inside the library is a small, but
thoroughly modern, collection. One can still observe the original tile work and
wood finishes peeking through recent renovations. About half of the floor space
is allotted to children’s books; the adult section has a number of books on
Irish interests and history.
The library walls contain a number
of quotes from Seamus Heaney; however, a translation by him of a ninth century poem
is appropriately quixotic:
The
small bird chirp – chirruped
Yellow
neb; a note spurt.
Blackbird
over Lagan water
Clumps
of yellow whine – burst!
(“Blackbird
of Belfast Lough”)
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