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11 Sept 2025

Major tourism boost for Longford as Maria Edgeworth Festival of Literature & Arts ticks every box possible

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Caption: In celebration of the 225th anniversary of Edgeworth’s book ‘Practical Education‘, the 2023 Maria Edgeworth Festival opened on Friday morning in St Mary's Sports Hub with the staging of an International Conference 'The Education of a Nation” – The Role of the Edgeworths. Pictured l to r; John McGerr (Festival Committee), Matt Farrell (Festival Committee) Janine Roder (Festival Committee), David Butler (Author), Sinead Hussey (RTE Muidlands Correspondent), Professor Emilie Pine (Author) and Angela Tuite (Festival Committee) Picture: John McGerr

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