Cloughjordan to mark museum's tenth birthday with inaugural Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School

The first Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School will take place from September 20 to 24 in the Thomas MacDonagh Museum in Cloughjordan, and aims to be one of the highlights of the museum’s 10th anniversary programme.

The school offers a unique opportunity to learn about the poet-patriot Thomas MacDonagh, as part of a fascinating poetry inspired programme of creative writing workshops, inspirational talks, interactive discussions, and poetry readings.

The museum is grateful to Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Creative Ireland, Tipperary County Council and UCD’s Poetry as Commemoration for their support.

Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School is being curated by Tipperary poet and writer Eleanor Hooker, the winner of the Michael Hartnett Award 2022.

The programme, featuring distinguished academics and researchers, will address how their own research and writing offers an imaginative way to deepen our understanding of the past and explore a challenging period of Irish history in an open and inclusive way.

The speakers will read from and discuss their own work. They will explore the impact of the arts in the shaping of our Nation; the concept of ethical remembrance; and the consideration of poetry as commemoration with reference to their own and MacDonagh’s poetry.

Thomas MacDonagh Museum has received funding for the Hedge School as part of the Creative Ireland programme with support from Tipperary County Council.

They have also received funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as part of the Tipperary Decade of Centenaries programme.

It is also supported by Poetry as Commemoration, an initiative of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive at UCD.

Advance tickets available from www.eventbrite.com/cc/thomas-macdonagh-hedge-school-2023-2495489