The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award is an Irish poetry award for a collection of poems by an author who has not previously been published in collected form. It is confined to poets born on the island of Ireland, or of Irish nationality, or a long-term resident of Ireland. It is based on an open competition […]
“Once more I went down by the River Fane again, on a sunny summer’s day, below the old stone bridge at Inniskeen, following the Patrick Kavanagh way and I sat by the flowing brown river, watching it flow, eleven years after my first visit one day in September in the year two-thousand and four, for […]
We had a memorable day in Inniskeen on Thursday. A dull morning lifted before noon and the crowds in the graveyard had a wonderful dry experience. Art Agnew asked that the poems from the nine readers would be received in silence in deference to the sacred place where so many people were resting in peace. […]
The Patrick Kavanagh Centre & Monaghan County Council present a graveside tribute to poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh featuring a number of well known poets and writers from across county Monaghan and beyond. Patrick Kavanagh was born in County Monaghan in 1904. He died on 30th November 1967, and is buried at the former St. […]
Monaghan Association – Dublin, presents: Remembering Patrick Kavanagh – 2017. Commemorating 50 years since his death on 30th Nov. 1967. Buswells Hotel, Dublin, Tuesday, 24th October, 2017. Background: 1. Patrick Kavanagh’s epic poem The Great Hunger was written while he lived in 122, Morehampton Rd. in Oct. 1941 and was first published in Horizon Magazine […]
“The Green Fool – Did the World Overlook Patrick Kavanagh’’. – A Documentary by Noel Murphy To be broadcast on Newstalk 106-108fm on Sunday 26th November 8-9am and repeated Saturday 2nd December 10-11pm and available later in Newstalk Podcasts.
Due to refurbishment works at the Patrick Kavanagh Centre, the exhibition will be closed until further notice.
Tours can be arranged at anytime by prior appointment
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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.
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