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19 Apr 2026

PICTURES | Longford takes over The Capital: Dublin events celebrate 225 Years of Maria Edgeworth’s ‘Belinda’

Important role played by the Maria Edgeworth Visitor Centre, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford in preserving and promoting Ireland’s literary and cultural heritage highlighted

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Members of the Maria Edgeworth Visitor Centre in Edgeworthstown, County Longford, were joined by literary enthusiasts, scholars and members of the public in Dublin to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the publication of Maria Edgeworth’s pioneering novel Belinda on Thursday, March 26. 

Also read: Longford takes over The Capital: Dublin events celebrate 225 Years of Maria Edgeworth’s ‘Belinda’

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