Eigse Carlow Arts Festival
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Éigse Carlow Arts Festival was founded in 1979 by six members; Fr. Caoimhín Ó Néill, Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, Deirdre Brennan, Bríde de Róiste, Séamus Mac Páirc and Séamus Murphy. The founding members chose the word Éigse for the festival name, the plural of ‘Éigeas’ which is the Irish for poetry gathering. They chose this word because they wanted the festival to have a strong focus on poetry and the Irish language whilst still including those who could not speak Irish. It was planned as a bi-lingual festival with a simple programme of events; an art exhibition featuring the Barrow Valley ...
