Patrick Kavanagh Centre, County Monaghan, Ireland
5.0 (13 reviews) Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Inniskeen Speciality Museums
Beautiful Building and Informative Exhibition
The Patrick Kavanagh Centre celebrates the life and work of Inniskeen’s most famous son, the poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh. Housed in a refurbished old church the centre is an award winning visitor experience telling the story of Kavanaghs journey from farmer in Inniskeen who dabbled in poetry to national icon. Visitors can take a self guided tour of the experience which is immersive and evocative with content rich displays a short film and Kavanaghs most famous poems recited on audio loop. Patrick is buried in the adjoining graveyard in a beautifully laid out plot which adds considerably to an appreciation of his story. With a strong evocation of the natural world and landscape of Monaghan, visitors can then enjoy a walk around the Kavanagh Trail which takes in the quaint farming village of Inniskeen and key locations in the Kavanagh story. Much of the landscape and buildings remain unchanged from kavanaghs own lifetime in the early and mid 20th Century.
Address
Candlefort, Inniskeen A91 KT20 Ireland
Mobile
Website
http://www.patrickkavanaghcentre.com
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 13:49
User Ratings
5.0 based on (13 reviews)
Reviews
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4Joeanne M 5:00 PM Aug 5, 2022
Beautiful Building and Informative Exhibition
A beautiful centre in an old church which keeps many of the original features. The exhibition is well laid out, on arrival the curator gave us a guide to the displays and was very helpful. He was extremely engaging and enthusiastic. We loved wiling away the morning listening to the poetry and exploring the interactive displays.
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5Anne M 5:00 PM Jul 22, 2021
Patrick Kavanagh centre Inniskeen
I recently visited The patrol Kavanagh museum in Inniskeen Co Monaghan with my three sisters . We had a vested interest in that both my grandparents were from Mucker Inniskeen. Indeed my grandmother Julia Lennon was a neighbour of Patrick Kavanagh’s . We cannot recommend this place enough . We had a truly magical experience tracing the life and influences of the late great poet . There are various inter active touch screens and exhibits detailing his life . Our visit culminated in the small theatre where we were truly enchanted listening and visualising numerous poems being recited - a true audio visual feast which brought a tear to my eye . Many many thanks to Darren who was a tremendous source of information and who went above and beyond our expectations to enhance our visit . As mentioned he was a mine of information and his enthusiasm rubbed off on us all . I highly recommend a visit - it was food for the soul
