Appointment as Registrar at National Gallery of Ireland (1915)
Poet involved
What happened
In 1915, after returning from Paris, Stephens assumed the role of registrar at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. This position provided him with financial stability during a time of personal and political turbulence in Ireland. His work at the gallery allowed him to engage with art and culture, further enriching his contributions to Irish literature.
Literary impact
The post allowed sustained creative output amid World War I and Irish political unrest, enabling works like 'Irish Fairy Tales'. Proximity to Irish art and scholarship deepened his engagement with national mythology, influencing epic retellings such as 'Deirdre'. It grounded his imaginative flights in institutional routine reflective of his clerical past.
Source: Wikipedia
