Every year, Mexico celebrates in November, the Day of the Dead with an Offering to the Dead, which consists of an altar in the name of their loved ones. The Embassy is organizing this year as part of their cultural events, an Offering in the names of Juan Goytisolo of Spain, Juan Rulfo of Mexico, […]
UCD Special Collections exhibit booklet which accompanies the (Patrick) Kavanagh Reconsidered exhibition now on in the Special Collections Reading Room in UCD James Joyce Library Click here to see booklet >>
The Poetry Programme returns on Saturday 4th November at 7:30 on RTÉ Radio 1 with a programme celebrating Patrick Kavanagh, fifty years after his death on 30th November 1967. Noel Monahan and Enda Wyley join Olivia O’Leary to discuss the poet’s work and his legacy. Photo (c) RTÉ Photographic Archive
‘Love’s Doorway to Life’ – An Alternative Biography of Patrick Kavanagh. Scripted and Narrated by Una Agnew and Art Agnew. ‘Love’s Doorway to Life’ is a unique compilation of Patrick Kavanagh’s work, which traces the story of his life from the drumlin hills of Monaghan to the Grand Canal in Dublin. Utilising more than 50 […]
The winner of the Patrick Kavanagh Award for 2017 is the Dublin-born poet Ruth Timmins, who now lives in Curracloe, Co Wexford. This is the first year that the award has been sponsored by the Institute of Education, Ireland’s leading school for exam focused tuition. The judge of the competition, Brian Lynch, who is standing […]
Launch of the Annual Patrick Kavanagh Weekend 2017 – 29 September 2017 “Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here tonight in Inniskeen to launch the Annual Patrick Kavanagh Weekend for 2017 and celebrate one of Monaghan’s greatest sons – Patrick Kavanagh. I wish in particular to thank Art Agnew, Chair of the Patrick […]
Patrick Kavanagh Centre opening hours 2018:
Tuesday – Friday: 11am - 4.30pm.
Sunday: from 3rd June – 30th September - 3pm – 5.00pm.
Tours can be arranged at anytime by prior appointment
For information and booking phone 042 937 8560
Email: infoatpkc@eircom.net
Discover the hidde gems of County Monaghan on this two-day, self-guided tour, taking in ancient monastic sites, unspoilt landscapes, picturesque villages, museum treasures & much more.
The Story of Monaghan Itinerary - PDF