The ‘Haunted Westmeath Podcast Live: Longford Edition’ took place on Friday, October 23 in Edward J Valentine's Bar and on Sunday, October 25, in PV’s Red Room there was a large attendance at the Samhain Poetry book launch and an art exhibition by Hope Feeney.
The events were part of the Longford Home of Halloween programme and attracted large attendances.
Friday’s event in Valentine’s featured a live podcast experience blending storytelling, folklore and conversation, exploring the myths, traditions and strange tales of Samhain.
While PV’s Red Room, Longford town was the venue on Sunday, October 25 for the launch of the Samhain Harvest Anthology of Poetry and Hope Feeney's art exhibition.
Poets from across Ireland were in attendance and even a poet who flew in from America for the launch.
The Samhain Harvest Anthology of Poetry featured poems on Halloween, autumn, haunting, solstice, harvest, mystery and ghostly themes.
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9. Shelley Corcoran (Anthology Coordinator and poet), Christina Logan (anthology designer) and Jeanette Everson (editor and poet) in PV’s Red Room, Longford town on Sunday, October 25 for the Samhain Harvest Anthology of Poetry book launch
Picture: Shelley Corcoran
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10. Poets Sally Martin, Shelley Corcoran, Eileen Moynihan and Rose Moran at the launch of the Samhain Harvest Anthology of Poetry in PV’s Red Room, Longford town on Sunday, October 25
Picture: Shelley Corcoran
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11. Janine and Donna Bartley (Samhain in the Heartlands, Ireland Home Of Halloween), Shelley Corcoran (Anthology Coordinator and poet) and Hope Feeney (Artist) in PV’s Red Room, Longford town on Sunday, October 25 for the Samhain Harvest Anthology of Poetry launch and the launch of Hope's art exhibition
Picture: Shelley Corcoran
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12. Poets Mary Melvin Geoghegan, Theresa Fitzpatrick and Shelley Corcoran with Adrian Wróbel at the launch of the Samhain Harvest Anthology of Poetry in PV’s Red Room, Longford town on Sunday, October 25
Picture: Shelley Corcoran