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  • BLOG

    Land, Language & Life | Featuring Writer Anne Donegan

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  • Blog

    February 2025

    Introducing Our First Blog Contributor: Barbara Derbyshire

    We are delighted to welcome local poet and writer Barbara Derbyshire as the first contributor to our new blog at Kerry Writers’ Museum. Based in North Kerry, Barbara is a…

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  • Kerry Writers' Museum New Blog

    Blog

    February 2025

    New Blog Launch

    📣 New Blog Launch in Kerry Writers’ Museum in Listowel – Share Your Voice!   Kerry Writers’ Museum is launching a dedicated blog, offering local poets, writers, and creatives the…

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  • Kerry Women Writers' Photo Collage

    News

    January 2025

    Kerry Women in Literature

    Kerry Writers’ Museum has been granted funding from the Regional Museums Exhibition Scheme for a new permanent exhibition entitled Kerry Women in Literature. The project will research the lives and…

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  • Museum Building

    News

    November 2024

    Building Renovations

    We have just completed renovation works on our museum building, removing the existing plaster on the gable wall of the Georgian house and reinstating the plaster to match the front…

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  • Greenway Entrance

    News

    November 2024

    Kingdom of Kerrys Greenway

    Opened in 2023, this 16-kilometre off-road trail runs along the old railway line from Abbeyfeale to Listowel and can be enjoyed by cyclists, walkers, runners, families and wheelchair users alike….

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REVIEWS

What people are saying about us

  • Popped in here to escape the rain and get a cup of tea and cake. Very reasonable prices and great service. Then noticed the little hare jumping around on the wall when I used the toilets! Looked very intriguing and prompted us all to buy tickets to the museum. Wow! So worth it as the exhibits and the way it was presented was lovely, really unusual. So informative and so different to other museums. Really good value for money and a real highlight to the town.

    Great Service (Trip Advisor Review)

    – March, 2023

  • Most impressive is how ingrained in both The Creative & local communities The Seanchaí is, from the workshops, coffee mornings & plain old drop ins, To Book launches, poetry recitals, projects & engagements with the local schools. The Seanchaí is a much loved and universally treasured cultural icon. By the inhabitants of Listowel, most of Co. Kerry and West Limerick.

    Mark Ollerhead (Google Review)

    – March, 2023

  • We had requested the 30-minute tour, but happily lingered for an hour longer than we had planned. As we exited, we looked at each other and laughed out loud at our good fortune. We could have so easily missed this experience that left us feeling moved, intrigued and a bit more educated about the Kerry writers. In our delight, we failed to tip our guide but I will be going to your donations page to make a modest pledge in gratitude for our host whose name we did not record to memory.

    Jane Braswell (Google Review)

    – March, 2023

  • Our visit to the Kerry Writers Museum was a very memorable experience from beginning to end. Cara, who was working at the centre that day, was very welcoming and most helpful. The exhibition of the Kerry writers was imaginative and most engaging. The seanchai relating the background stories each writer was magic! A wonderful experience all round.

    Cara (Google Review)

    – May, 2021

  • This museum has been developed with great care and meticulous attention to detail. The audio elements are matched perfectly to the installations which are beautifully presented. The option to activate the audio guides in each room without resorting to the use of handheld devices worked very well. This is a must see/hear for anyone with an interest in Irish writing. There is also a little coffee shop and gifts on sale.

    Beautifully Curated (Trip Advisor Review)

    – July, 2019

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