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Massive offering of events for Longford's Maria Edgeworth Festival

This year’s Maria Edgeworth Festival of Literature, Arts and Movement was officially announced at a Press Launch held in the Community Library, Edgeworthstown on Tuesday, April 22. This year, the committee has gone all out to expand the festival, ...

30 Apr 2025 at 19:33

Local News

Longford literature buffs gear up for the annual Maria Edgeworth festival

Known for its literary background, the Maria Edgeworth Festival returns for another weekend of art, music and creativity. Taking place from May 9 to 11, this event is to be full of entertainment for families and creators alike. Sponsors include: ...

07 May 2025 at 10:33

Local News

PICTURES | Longford continues to keep the worth in Maria Edgeworth with fabulous festival

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery People from across the Country came to visit Edgeworthstown last weekend to celebrate the life and works of Maria Edgeworth. Whether it be through dressing up, doing yoga, appreciating some ...

13 May 2025 at 19:33

Longford Live

Rare donation for county Longford museum during highly successful Heritage Week

Heritage Week for the Maria Edgeworth Centre had been a great success to highlight the museum’s efforts and town’s history. August 16 saw the centre open for free, for visitors to enjoy the impressive collection of artefacts, manuscripts, ...

31 Aug 2025 at 10:33

Local News

Longford Arts: Memorable festival in Edgeworthstown

Longford's vibrant arts community were out in force at the weekend as the Maria Edgeworth Festival of Literature & Arts attracted revellers from right across the country to a number of events. From the inspiring opening by acclaimed ...

19 May 2024 at 16:33

Edgeworthstown

INTERVIEW | Keeping the ‘Mother of the Novel’ alive through volunteering

Matt Farrell has been involved in the preservation of Maria Edgeworth's legacy and putting Edgeworthstown on the map. Volunteering at the Maria Edgeworth Centre, he has helped keep her name relevant, as well as giving tours around ...

02 Oct 2025 at 10:33

Arts & Entertainment

Book auction emphasises the important connection between Longford and Jane Austen

As we are coming to the end of 2025 and the 250th anniversary year of the birth of the novelist Jane Austen, it is a good time to reflect on her connections to Longford. These connections played a major role in the life of the ...

22 Oct 2025 at 11:33

Edgeworthstown

Longford's own Maria Edgeworth Centre has joined the international Sunday Letter Project

The Maria Edgeworth Centre has joined the international Sunday Letter Project and is now an official Letter Keeper, offering a local home for a global handwritten letter-writing initiative. The Sunday Letter Project was ...

12 Feb 2026 at 12:33

Edgeworthstown

A rare first edition work by Longford's captivating novelist to go on display in Dublin

2026 is a significant year in the history of the romantic novel. One of the earliest novels published was Maria Edgeworth’s Belinda (1801). Maria was one of the first, if not the first female novelist to publish under ...

12 Feb 2026 at 20:33

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Dublin events to celebrate and relaunch acclaimed novel by Longford writer Maria Edgeworth

The Maria Edgeworth Centre in Edgeworthstown are holding two events in Dublin on Thursday, March 26. At 12 noon, in Dubray bookstore on Grafton Street they will be relaunching Maria Edgeworth’s novel ‘Belinda’ which ...

26 Mar 2026 at 10:33

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