Maria Edgeworth Festival of Literature, Arts & Movement 2025
Maria Edgeworth Festival 2025: Literature, Arts and Movement – The Sun Shines on Edgeworth’s Legacy “We do not understand the worth of water until the well is dry” Maria Edgeworth Why the Maria Edgeworth Festival 2025 Is a Must-Visit Event The Maria Edgeworth Festival 2025: Literature, Arts and Movement brought Longford to life with a […]
Literary Writing Competition
Poetry & Short Story Writing Competition To all aspiring, talented writers the Maria Edgeworth’s Centre is pleased to announce the annual, Maria Edgeworth Festival of Literature & Arts here in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford. As part of our eventful weekend, we will be hosting a Literary Writing Competition in which we invite writers from all walks […]
The Art of Carrickmacross Lace
Fashion in the Lifetime of Maria Edgeworth
Maria Edgeworth Festival of Literature & Arts 2023
A feature of the Arts and Culture Scene in Longford The Maria Edgeworth Literary Festival has been a feature of the Arts and Culture scene in Longford for the past twenty-eight years. Over the years the Maria Edgeworth Festival Committee has explored different cultural avenues and worked to expand the Festival’s impact and audience. The […]
Edgeworth International Education Conference
Reflections on the 1st Edgeworth International Education Conference Rich heritage and history hidden in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford Like most Longford denizens I know Edgeworthstown like the back of my hand. Or that’s what I thought until the rich heritage and history hidden behind the streets of this small town, were brought to light recently by […]
Literary Festival 2020 Short Story Competition Winner-2nd Place
Another Literary Festival 2020 Short Story Competition Although we had to cancel this years 25th Anniversary Literary Festival 2020 we were still able to hold our Poetry and Short Story Competitions. Here is our second place winner Sharon Black with her story Mollie. Congratulations Sharon! MOLLIE ‘SHE’S A REAL BEAUTY. I know I’m always saying […]
Literary Festival 2020 Short Story Competition Winner – 1st Place
Another Literary Festival 2020 Short Story Competition John Connell, the second of our judges, had the task of selecting the winners of the Literary Festival 2020 Short Story Competition. John Connell is a multi award winning author, film producer and former investigative journalist. At 33 he is a United Nations (Australia) Media peace prize winner […]
Literary Festival 2020 Poetry Competition Winners
Another Literary Festival 2020 Poetry Competition Although we had to cancel this years 25th Anniversary Literary Festival we were still able to hold our Poetry and Short Story Competitions. We had some excellent entries this year and our judges had some tough decisions to make but we got our first, second and third places for […]