Sir, At my grandfather's knee I heard over and over again about his Ireland, the home of poets and laureates. Thus when our very gracious Irish host suggested that we participate in the Dublin Literary Pub Crawl, we quickly agreed it would be an appropriate way to spend our first evening in your capital city.
The evening's first half was informative and delightful, serving as a fine introductory exposure to the outstanding playwrights and artists of our rich heritage.
Unfortunately, however, the third presentation - which featured a Brendan Behan story of a donkey's castrated penis and the reaction it provoked among a community of nuns when it was flung into their convent garden - reduced the production to a crude and offensive low-level comedy club routine.
Why does Dublin Tourism recommend an "attraction" which is both unrepresentative of the richness and range of Behan's works, as well as insulting and embarrassing to visitors interested in the literary heritage of Ireland?
By the way, I am by no means an artistic prude! Yours, etc.,
ORY.D.
North Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, USA.