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Gathering together all the very best for Longford in 2013

They came from all over the county, they heard what The Gathering 2013 can do for community spirit in Co Longford and they gathered together some of the best ideas to promote the county. The end result will be to extend the hand of friendship across ...

16 Oct 2012 at 08:00

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...Granard Area Action Group Office on Main Street. All enquiries to transport provider John Maguire at 087-6213526. Maria EDGEWORTH LITERARY FESTIVAL The annual festival takes place in Edgeworhtstown on Saturday, 9 May 2015 with many events of interest including Historical...

14 Feb 2015 at 13:01

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Maria Edgeworth Literary Festival kicks off this weekend in Edgeworthstown

At 8pm in the lovely setting of The Manor, there will be a performance of 'Maria In Mind'. This will be the premier of a piece specially commissioned to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Maria Edgeworth. The piece draws on the works,...

09 May 2018 at 15:00

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Maria Edgeworth Writing Competition for students

...and University of Oxford in collaboration with The National Library of Ireland and Bodleian Library Oxford have, with the EDGEWORTH LITERARY FESTIVAL, organised a letter writing competition as part of this year’s festival. Details of this competition have been circulated...

16 Apr 2021 at 19:00

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Longford literary gathering launched

The organisers of the Granard Booktown Festival are hoping to build on the phenomenal success of the opening year to establish their place as the preeminent literary gathering in Ireland. Last week the official launch took place in Granard Library ...

01 Apr 2024 at 09:01

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Backstage Theatre's latest community project celebrating Marie Edgeworth

Backstage Theatre and Creative Ireland Longford in association with Captain Moonlight Theatre Company will be staging a new musical adaptation of Maria Edgeworth's legendary comic masterpiece to celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth. ...

22 Oct 2018 at 16:55

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Co Longford's Maria Edgeworth Festival still going strong after 24 years

In almost a quarter of a century, the festival has grown from strength to strength to the extent that there are people from across Europe and further afield who mark it in their calendars every year to ensure they don't miss it. This year, ...

19 Apr 2019 at 10:00

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Maria Edgeworth Festival kicks off in Edgeworthstown this evening

The Maria EDGEWORTH LITERARY FESTIVAL will kick off this evening, with a busy programme of events. The festival will begin at The Green at 8pm tonight, with the unveiling of a portrait of Maria Edgeworth herself, followed by a talk on Anna Edgeworth and the Lunar...

05 May 2017 at 17:41

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Longford's Heritage Hero meets Prince Charles

Longford's Heritage Hero, Matt Farrell, was among a gathering of only 200 people in Kilkenny Castle last week when the Prince of Wales and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, paid a visit to the city as part of their trip to Ireland. ...

18 May 2017 at 16:00

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RTÉ Director-General Dee Forbes launches 2018 RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival

...to Ballymahon's Bog Lane Theatre Also read: Celebrating the rich cultural history of Edgeworthstown - The Maria EDGEWORTH LITERARY FESTIVAL runs from May 11 - 13

26 Apr 2018 at 23:46

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Edgeworth Literary Fest reaches new heights in south Longford

Once again the EDGEWORTH LITERARY FESTIVAL reached new heights and was extended to a four day event. One of the highlights of the festival was the addition of an 18th Century Costume Tea Party (see page 35 for photos) held in the historic setting of St John’s...

16 May 2019 at 18:00

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Edgeworthstown Literary Festival set for May 14

The Maria EDGEWORTH LITERARY FESTIVAL 2016 will take place on Saturday, May 14. This year’s programme includes children’s story-telling with Eamon Brennan at 10.30am in The Rectory and the presentation of the The Deirdre Purcell Perpetual Cup and prizes for...

04 May 2016 at 19:00

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