Help us create a Wikipedia page for Frances Browne’s masterpiece, Granny’s Wonderful Chair! This beloved book of fairy tales contains seven separate stories. Participants will be invited to write a short summary in advance on one of the stories, which will then be edited and uploaded to Wikipedia during the workshop.

If you would prefer not to write a summary, you are still very welcome to join us and learn the basics of creating a Wikipedia page, as well as adding words, images and citations to existing Wikipedia pages. 

This is a unique chance to explore Browne’s work in a modern, digital space while learning practical digital publishing skills.

When & Where

• Date: Saturday 11 October 2025
• Time: 10.00am – 12.00 noon
• Venue: Parish Centre, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal

About Thomas McLean

Thomas McLean is Professor in English at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He is the editor of Further Letters of Joanna Baillie (2010) and author of The Other East and Nineteenth-Century British Literature: Imagining Poland and the Russian Empire (2012). With Ruth Knezevich, he has co-edited Jane Porter's 1803 novel Thaddeus of Warsaw for Edinburgh University Press (2019). The 2024 recipient of the Frances Browne Award, he is currently preparing an edition of Frances Browne’s Legends of Ulster.

Acknowledgements

Festival sponsors: Donegal County Council, Finn Valley Voice,

About the Frances Browne Literary Festival

The Frances Browne Literary Festival celebrates the life and legacy of Frances Browne (1816–1879), the “Blind Poetess of Ulster.” Rooted in her hometown of Ballybofey-Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, the festival brings together poets, writers, musicians, and communities from Ireland and beyond to share in her spirit of creativity, inclusion, and multilingual expression.

📖 Explore the full programme and festival information at: www.francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com