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    Celebrating the Seanchaí Writers By Barbara Derbyshire

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  • The seanchaí's hat: at the heart of Éamon Kelly: An Absolute Artist, which opened Listowel International Storytelling Festival 2026, Éamon Kelly's hat now has a permanent home at Kerry Writers' Museum, thanks to his children, Eoin and Sinéad Kelly.

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    September 2026

    Past Voices, Future Stories: Looking Back on Listowel International Storytelling Festival 2026

    The chairs are stacked, the teacups are washed, and the last of the Culture Night crowd has finally gone home. Yet over a week later, Listowel still feels full of…

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  • Kerry Writers Museum 25th Anniversary Celebrations

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    June 2026

    Celebrating 25 Years of Kerry Writers’ Museum

    On a memorable summer evening in Listowel, friends, supporters, volunteers, artists, writers, musicians, board members and community partners gathered to celebrate a remarkable milestone — the 25th anniversary of Kerry…

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  • Book of Ballykinlar | Daniel Ayiotis, Director of the Military Archives, examining the volume and its remarkable detail in Kerry Writers” Museum, May 2026 | Courtesy of Military Archives

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    June 2026

    The Book of Ballykinlar Comes to Kerry Writers’ Museum

    As part of the forthcoming Listowel Celtic Arts Weekend, Kerry Writers’ Museum was honoured to welcome Daniel Ayiotis, Director of the Military Archives, for a special preview visit accompanied by…

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    March 2026

    The Tony Fitzmaurice Collection

    Tony Fitzmaurice (1932-2019) of Ballybunion built an extraordinary collection of social documentary photographs over six decades, starting in 1954 when his parents gave him a present of a Kodak Retinette camera…

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  • Pictured at Listowel Castle during the 7th Annual Listowel International Storytelling Festival: Back row (left to right): Renowned local storyteller Frances Kennedy, award-winning Irish storyteller Maria Gillen, and Cllr. Michael Foley, Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council. Front row (left to right): John Row, Director of the World Storytelling Café and Artistic Director of the International Storytelling Festival in Marrakech, Leyla Mahraoui, H.E. Dr. Lahcen Mahraoui, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Ireland, Moroccan storyteller Omar Belaarej, and Jimmy Deenihan, former Minister for Culture, Arts and the Gaeltacht.

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    October 2025

    Stories Without Borders: Ireland & Morocco Connect Through Storytelling

    The 7th Annual Listowel International Storytelling Festival celebrated not only the joy of story, but also the power of cultural exchange, friendship, and creativity across borders. This year, we were…

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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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