Celebrating the Literary Voices of County Leitrim

Discover authors, their stories, and the works inspired by this beautiful county.

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Leitrim’s Literary Legacy

This site is a space to explore the lives and works of authors from County Leitrim, and those who have written about it. Together, their writings offer a rich record of Leitrim’s people, places, and past — and help keep its stories alive. You’ll find author profiles, book lists, and links to where you can read or purchase their work. I’m also working to bring hard-to-find titles back into circulation and to help contemporary authors reach new readers. Whether you’re here to rediscover a forgotten voice or find someone new, céad míle fáilte.

Spotlight on Authors

Rev. James Keegan

Rev. Keegan was a priest and poet who championed Irish language, literature, and national identity and helped spark the Gaelic Revival through his writings in Ireland and America.

Susan Langstaff Mitchell

Mitchell was poet, journalist, and satirist whose wit, nationalist spirit, and literary friendships placed her at the heart of Ireland’s cultural revival.

Black and white portrait photo of author Michael J. MacManus looking at the viewer, wearing a collared shirt and round-rimmed glasses.

Michael J. MacManus

MacManus was an Irish journalist, author, and literary editor of The Irish Press, known for his support of emerging writers and his contributions to Irish literature.

“I think that each of us inhabits a private world that others cannot see. The only difference between the writer and the reader is that the writer is able to dramatise that private world.”
— John McGahern

Explore Leitrim’s Literary Heritage

Start exploring the stories of Leitrim — through the voices of its writers and those who’ve written it into memory.

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