Welcome to the The Seanchaí – Kerry Literary & Cultural Centre

The Seanchaí is a visitor attraction in the Heritage Town of Listowel which presents the works of the great Kerry writers in a unique audio-visual experience. Located in a 19th century Georgian residence in Listowel’s magnificent Square, the Centre features five of the County Kerry’s most esteemed writers – John B. Keane, Bryan MacMahon, George Fitzmaurice, Brendan Kennelly and Maurice Walsh. The writings of these national and internationally renowned literary figures are filled with an abundance of rich characters, humour, romance and tragedy drawn from the towns and villages of North Kerry. The words of the writers will make you laugh and cry, but above all you will come away from your visit to Seanchaí with a sense of the people and places that shaped Kerry’s literary genius.

Autumn Writing Workshops 2009
Poetry - Medbh McGuckian. 10th and 11th October

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Autumn Writing Workshops 2009
Writing Fiction - Patricia O' Reilly. 17th and 18th October.

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Autumn Writing Workshops 2009
The Short Story - Eilis Ni Dhuibhne. 14th and 15th November

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Autumn Writing Workshops 2009
Children's Fiction - Oisín McGann. 24th and 25th October

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