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Patrick Kavanagh Centre

The Patrick Kavanagh Centre is set up to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh.The Centre houses exhibitions outlining Kavanagh's lifestory and local history. It is located in the former RC St. Mary's church in whose adjoining graveyard Kavanagh and his wife are buried.

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