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STROKESTOWN POETRY ANTHOLOGY 3 ThursdayThursday 27th April 2nd May2017 2019 Friday 28th April Saturday4.15pm: A double 29th launch April of 2017Agallamh sa Cheo Percy French Hotel 6.30pm st Strokestown(Coiscéim) by Park Ceaití House Ní Bheildiúin3.30pm and Crann na PoetryStreet Day Poetry Ireland Exhibition on all weekend Schools’ Poetry Competition Readings:Teanga/The Ceaití Language Ní Bheildiúin, Tree (Irish Pages) by Cathal venues around town Judge: Noelle Lynskey EamonÓ Searcaigh, McGuinness with &translations Celia de Fréine by Paddy Bushe and Strokestown Library 12pm – 4pm the author. BithiaPOETRY Croker DAY (1849-1920) Strokestown Exhibition Library Born12pm in –Kilgefin, 4pm Schools’ not far fromPoetry Strokestown, Exhibition B.M. Croker was Percy French Hotel 21 8.00pm Strokestown4.30pm: Duais Park de House hÍde -The4.30pm Douglas Hyde Irish Saturday 4th May 2019 one of the most prolific of Irish writers in the late 19th century. 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Ivan Tourand ofcreator the Park of GardensThe Tragic Death of Eleanor Marx Strokestown Park House 11.15am BithiaConnaughton, Croker (1849-1920) Cathaoirleach Exhibition Roscommon County 2.00pm: Readings: Gerard Smyth & Jo Shapcott Courtesy SPH Readings: Majella Cullinane, Bríd Ní Mhóráin Council. 2.45pm: Readings: Máire Dinny Wren, Mícheál Ó Percy French Hotel 2pm – 4pm &3.00pm: Jacqueline Readings: Saphra Iggy McGovern & Louise G Cole StrokestownRuairc Park House 2.30pm Poetry8.30pm: Writing Launch Workshop of Festival with Anthology Paddy Bushe by Paddy 4.00pm: Readings: James Harpur, John F Deane AreBushe you interested in writing poetry, either as a beginner or a Talk3.30pm: by James Eoghan Harpur Ó Tuairisc remembered, (100th Strokestown Park House 12.00pm more experienced writer? Come along and discuss your own “Flights of Imagination : the golden chain of poetry Launch of Cyphers magazine Followed by Reception Sponsored by Eurospar, Anniversary) with Rita Kelly. 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