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Rich tapestry of Laois on display in Rathdowney s songs and poems
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Songs and poems that make Rathdowney a special place welcomed for local contest
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Poets and songwriters are being urged to get creative as entries are now open for the 2021 Rathdowney Song & Poem Contest.
The contest, which is now in its second year, is dedicated to bringing the stories and tales of this parish to life. It’s a platform to celebrate the art of writing and music and all levels of skill are welcome.
The organisers say it supports creative minds through the arts of songwriting and poetry whilst competing for over €600 in cash prizes.
In its first year in 2020, those behind the project said it saw an amazing amount of songs and poems entered.
Laois lockdown experience recorded in verse and pictures in new book
Rathdowney poetry and photography from the lockdown
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A book titled Rathdowney’s Own 2020 which is an anthology of poetry and photography gathered during the first lockdown has been published by Helen Campion of Dankirk Publishing on behalf of the Rathdowney Arts Group.
In the midst of the first Lockdown a young man from Rathdowney in Co. Laois named Hugh Finn decided to raise the spirits of his community by creating The Rathdowney Song and Poem contest.
Unknown to Hugh but at that very same time a young woman named Nicola Ryan who is a rigorous amateur photographer from Rathdowney had the very same idea.