Arts, Music & Literature Home Page.

Roscommon has a long tradition in arts, music and literature. We bring you the evidence of that tradition. We have a small collection of material relating to arts, music & literature in the county - we welcome more. Please contact us if you have such material and would like to have it recorded and preserved. This is our link page. Follow the links to access the individual databases. Blue links are live.

Arts.

Various arts links relating to the county. Roscommon artists and Roscommon based artists included.

Bob Attenbury.

Boyle Arts Festival.

French, William Percy.

Miscellaneous Arts Ephemera.

Roderick O'Conor.

Roscommon Arts Centre.

Roscommon Drama Festival.

Admission Ticket to Exhibition of Disabled Artists' Paintings in Kilkenny City on 23 July 1964. Christy Browne from Dublin & Pat Casserly from Boyle, Co. Roscommon.

"The Isles of Lough Key and other poems" by Henry Fitzpatrick.

Henry Fitzpatrick was born in Co. Down and can not really be described as a "Roscommon poet", however he spent his early business career in Boyle, before moving to Dublin. This compilation, by Professional Publications, Dublin (no date) contains three Roscommon poems - the title poem "The Isles of Lough Key", "Roscommon's Sweet Rose" and "Rallying Song of Roscommon". Other poems might have a less obvious link.

"The Songs of Percy French"

by James N. Healy.

Mercier Press. 1983.

Premier Aces Showband.

Rhythm Stars Showband.

 

 

Music & Entertainment.

Music from Roscommon and by Roscommon musicians & entertainers (mostly). Always easy listening!

Brennan, Mary.

Brennan, Pascal.

Celtic Links.

Coyne, Declan.

Craic'd (The Knockcroghery Folk Group).

Devaney, Pat.

Freddie Shaw All-Stars.

French, William Percy.

Miscellaneous Musical Ephemera.

Murray, Jimmy.

O'Connor, Donal.

Premier Aces Showband.

Rhythm Stars Showband.

Rig The Jig.

Roscommon Feis.

Roscommon Fleadh Cheoil.

South Roscommon Singers Circle.

 

South Roscommon Singers Festival & Annie McNulty Award.

 

The Flute Players of Roscommon.

 

The Jivenaires.

 

The McNulty Family.

 

Literature - Poetry & Prose.

Writers from Roscommon, or on Roscommon, or not! Mostly poetry and non-fiction material, but not exclusively so, historical works are also included. Check the link for details.

Ballintubber Writers.

Ballygar Writers Group.

Carthy, Susan.

Connellan, J. A.

Connellan, Thomas Rev.

County Roscommon Active Age Group.

Croker, B. M.

Dwyer, Bernard.

Eccles, Charlotte O'Conor.

Flanagan, Ray.

Furey, Kieran.

Gantz, Ida.

Gibbons, Rev. J. J.

Greally, Hanna.

Hammer, Rusty.

Harney, Mary Ann.

Hester, John.

Hughes, Vera.

Kenny, John J.

Lavin, Patrick.

Layden, Dermot.

Leyden, Brian.

McGahern, John. 

Moloney, John N.

Moylurg Writers.

Murray, Thomas.

O'Dea, Michael.

O'Donnell Hunt, Kathleen.

Quinn, David M.

Ridge, Anne.

Rhys, Grace.

Roscommon Abbey Writers.

Scally, John.

Sharkey-Wilmot, Mollie.

Sweeney, Patrick C.

Talbot, Beatrice Bill.

The Roscommon Association, Dublin.

Thompson, David.

Turley - McGrath, Mary.

Waters, John.

Watson, Pat.

Writing from Roscommon.

Other material of a similar nature is on our theatre and cinema page - follow this link. There is also similar material in our Publications database - follow this link.

If you have any similar material for Roscommon authors that you no longer need, please contact us. We guarantee it a good home.