Patrick Kavanagh Centre

Visit the Patrick Kavanagh Centre in County Monaghan and see informative exhibits and immersive displays honouring the poet's life, his writing, and continuing legacy. Patrick Kavanagh's poetry explores themes of love, beauty, nature and faith that are timeless and resonate in the hearts of readers of all ages.

Visit the modern exhibition and performance space to see the latest in a long line of local performers and talented visiting acts, as well as events celebrating the life and poems of Patrick Kavanagh.

Take the Kavanagh Trail and follow in the poet’s footsteps down winding lanes, through triangular fields and between the whitethorn hedges of Monaghan. A guided tour of these local sites immortalised in Kavanagh's writing is available and must be booked in advance.