Mary Kennelly
@mollyken.bsky.social
Living in Ireland with an eclectic collection of Dogs, cats, birds, plants and humans.
Published works include; Seven Steps to Birth a Crone, Into the Grey, Splinters, Catching Bats Takes Patience, From the Stones, Sunny Spells Scattered Showers.
Published works include; Seven Steps to Birth a Crone, Into the Grey, Splinters, Catching Bats Takes Patience, From the Stones, Sunny Spells Scattered Showers.
Strenght from Seven Steps to Birth a Crone- Mary Kennelly 5th September 2025 in Glin Library
September 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Strenght from Seven Steps to Birth a Crone- Mary Kennelly 5th September 2025 in Glin Library
It’s lovely to have been invited along as a wandering poet by Glin Library and the wonderful librarian Rosemary Daly. This Friday at 2pm, 5th September, I’m going be joined by Della Reidy Fitzgerald, Eileen Barrett and Brenda Fitzmaurice for a reading and play from ‘Seven Steps to Birth a Crone’.
September 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It’s lovely to have been invited along as a wandering poet by Glin Library and the wonderful librarian Rosemary Daly. This Friday at 2pm, 5th September, I’m going be joined by Della Reidy Fitzgerald, Eileen Barrett and Brenda Fitzmaurice for a reading and play from ‘Seven Steps to Birth a Crone’.
Listowel Writers Week.
Kerry Group Novel of The Year:
Time of The Child Niall Williams
Pigott Poetry Prize:
We Go On Kerrie Hardie
Nilsson Heritage Award:
Vincent Carmody
Single Poem Award:
Edel Molloy
Foras na Gaeilge:
Catriona Lane
Poetry Collection:
Michael Naghten Shanks
Kerry Group Novel of The Year:
Time of The Child Niall Williams
Pigott Poetry Prize:
We Go On Kerrie Hardie
Nilsson Heritage Award:
Vincent Carmody
Single Poem Award:
Edel Molloy
Foras na Gaeilge:
Catriona Lane
Poetry Collection:
Michael Naghten Shanks
May 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Listowel Writers Week.
Kerry Group Novel of The Year:
Time of The Child Niall Williams
Pigott Poetry Prize:
We Go On Kerrie Hardie
Nilsson Heritage Award:
Vincent Carmody
Single Poem Award:
Edel Molloy
Foras na Gaeilge:
Catriona Lane
Poetry Collection:
Michael Naghten Shanks
Kerry Group Novel of The Year:
Time of The Child Niall Williams
Pigott Poetry Prize:
We Go On Kerrie Hardie
Nilsson Heritage Award:
Vincent Carmody
Single Poem Award:
Edel Molloy
Foras na Gaeilge:
Catriona Lane
Poetry Collection:
Michael Naghten Shanks
Not long to go! Here is our Programme at a Glance for a quick overview of what's to come 🤩
Listowel Writers' Week
Kerry Writers Museum
St John's Theatre & Arts Centre
#listowelliteraryfestival #literaryfestival #irishliteraryfestival #irishliteraryscene
Listowel Writers' Week
Kerry Writers Museum
St John's Theatre & Arts Centre
#listowelliteraryfestival #literaryfestival #irishliteraryfestival #irishliteraryscene
May 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not long to go! Here is our Programme at a Glance for a quick overview of what's to come 🤩
Listowel Writers' Week
Kerry Writers Museum
St John's Theatre & Arts Centre
#listowelliteraryfestival #literaryfestival #irishliteraryfestival #irishliteraryscene
Listowel Writers' Week
Kerry Writers Museum
St John's Theatre & Arts Centre
#listowelliteraryfestival #literaryfestival #irishliteraryfestival #irishliteraryscene
Writers’ Week, Ireland oldest literary festival is fast approaching.
WORKSHOP: Poetry for the Curious with Mark Granier
29th - 31st May
10am to 12:30pm
Workshops Listowel
3 Day Workshop
writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Listowel Writers' Week
WORKSHOP: Poetry for the Curious with Mark Granier
29th - 31st May
10am to 12:30pm
Workshops Listowel
3 Day Workshop
writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Listowel Writers' Week
May 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Writers’ Week, Ireland oldest literary festival is fast approaching.
WORKSHOP: Poetry for the Curious with Mark Granier
29th - 31st May
10am to 12:30pm
Workshops Listowel
3 Day Workshop
writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Listowel Writers' Week
WORKSHOP: Poetry for the Curious with Mark Granier
29th - 31st May
10am to 12:30pm
Workshops Listowel
3 Day Workshop
writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Listowel Writers' Week
The Frank Hayes Memorial Lecture: Memory and Forgetting - The Use and Abuse of The Past
31 May 2025 - 12pm
📍Plaza Hall
writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Listowel Writers' Week
Kerry Writers Museum
St John's Theatre & Arts Centre
www.writersweek.ie
31 May 2025 - 12pm
📍Plaza Hall
writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Listowel Writers' Week
Kerry Writers Museum
St John's Theatre & Arts Centre
www.writersweek.ie
May 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Frank Hayes Memorial Lecture: Memory and Forgetting - The Use and Abuse of The Past
31 May 2025 - 12pm
📍Plaza Hall
writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Listowel Writers' Week
Kerry Writers Museum
St John's Theatre & Arts Centre
www.writersweek.ie
31 May 2025 - 12pm
📍Plaza Hall
writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Listowel Writers' Week
Kerry Writers Museum
St John's Theatre & Arts Centre
www.writersweek.ie
May 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
May 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Writers’ Week, Ireland’s oldest literary festival will soon be rolling round. Listowel,where stories begin!
March 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Writers’ Week, Ireland’s oldest literary festival will soon be rolling round. Listowel,where stories begin!
Writers’ Week, Ireland’s oldest literary festival will soon be rolling round. Listowel,where stories begin!
March 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Writers’ Week, Ireland’s oldest literary festival will soon be rolling round. Listowel,where stories begin!
One of Ireland’s finest physical and online bookshops- buy from booksellers not billionaires.
March 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
One of Ireland’s finest physical and online bookshops- buy from booksellers not billionaires.
Writers’ Week, Ireland’s oldest literary festival will soon be rolling round. Listowel,where stories begin!
March 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Writers’ Week, Ireland’s oldest literary festival will soon be rolling round. Listowel,where stories begin!
A Poem for Today
Grace from ‘Sunny Spells, Scattered Showers’ 2004
Grace from ‘Sunny Spells, Scattered Showers’ 2004
March 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A Poem for Today
Grace from ‘Sunny Spells, Scattered Showers’ 2004
Grace from ‘Sunny Spells, Scattered Showers’ 2004
Cú Chulainn- Jan 25
February 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Cú Chulainn- Jan 25
I was recording a series of musings and thoughts for radio recently and I was struck by this short, blistering poem by W H Auden, written in 1939.
February 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I was recording a series of musings and thoughts for radio recently and I was struck by this short, blistering poem by W H Auden, written in 1939.