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

John McDonald

McDonald was a Leitrim-born poet, schoolteacher, and nationalist whose poems gave voice to the hopes of rural Ireland during the Land League and Home Rule era.

John Mulhern

Mulhern was a poet and storyteller whose verses, crafts, and community spirit made him a beloved cultural figure in North Leitrim.

Rev. Joseph McGivney

Rev. McGivney was a Leitrim-born priest and scholar whose enduring legacy includes his foundational work Place-names of the County Longford and the construction of St. Joseph’s Church in Aughavas.

“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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