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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.

📰 New & Noteworthy

🪶 A Bicentennial Republication

Read more about Poems: Religious, Moral and Sentimental by James Hogg.

We’re proud to announce our special bicentennial republication of Poems: Religious, Moral and Sentimental, a historically significant collection of poetry widely considered to be the first produced in the province of New Brunswick, originally published in 1825. This new edition features a meticulously restored text preserving the original orthography and new typography selected to recall the character of early nineteenth-century printing.

This foundational collection was written by James Hogg (1800-1866), an Irish immigrant and journalist whose work provides a glimpse into the cultural life of early British North America. You can explore his full biography to learn more about his life and influence on his author profile page.

👤 Recently Added Authors

Our author list is always growing! Here are the three most recent additions connected to the county. Discover their stories and their work:

Spotlight on Authors

Miles Gerald Keon

Keon was an Irish journalist, novelist, and colonial secretary known for his adventurous life, global career, and Catholic historical fiction.

Mary Guckian

Guckian is a poet from County Leitrim whose collections trace a life lived between the fields of Kiltoghert and the streets of Dublin.

Theophilus O'Flynn

O’Flynn, a poet and storyteller, remembered today for dictating his repertoire of Gaelic lore in 1835, preserving a fragment of a culture on the brink of devastation by the Great Famine.

“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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