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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Are you interested in the history and heritage of the Clogher Valley? Join us for the annual general meeting of the William Carleton Society. New members will be very welcome to join our committee to help us prepare events for the coming year. The Society’s AGM will be held on Wednesday 22 April at 7:30pm…
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CARLETON EVENING IN FIVEMILETOWN
Visit the library in Fivemiletown main street on Tuesday 3 February to join us at 6:00pm for William Carleton – An Introduction to his Life and Work. There will be a reading by the Carleton Players of extracts (edited by Liam Foley) from one of Carleton’s short stories, ‘Neal Malone’. The evening also includes a…
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TOM MCKEAGNEY RIP
It was with deep sadness that the Society learned of the death of Tom McKeagney from Fivemiletown (and Belfast). Society President Jack Johnston recalled his tremendous input over the years including his time as Treasurer: “I am still thinking about Tom and the contribution he made to Carleton. He was on our committee for 25…
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TABLE QUIZ
Get ready for our next event: the annual William Carleton Society Table Quiz to raise funds for the Society. TUESDAY 25th NOVEMBER at 8:00pm in McKenna’s Bar, Augher. Questions on General Knowledge, Sport, Local History, Literature, Current Affairs, Carleton (with multiple choice answers), and two picture rounds featuring local places and famous faces.
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ARTHUR QUINN RIP
Arthur Quinn (circled) pictured at the inaugural William Carleton Summer School in Clogher 1992 The William Carleton Society is deeply saddened by the death of one of its longest supporters, Arthur Quinn from Omagh. He attended our first summer school at Corick House in Clogher when he was pictured alongside Seamus Heaney, Benedict Kiely, Owen…
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CARLETON AND KIELY
Celebrating singular voices that savoured the memories and melodies of this place Exploring the ties between people born into very different worlds, yet whose works still resonate Paul Clements discusses the connection between the writer Benedict Kiely and the Clogher Valley novelist William Carleton For the full article please purchase a copy of this week’s…
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CARLETON & COUNTY MONAGHAN TOUR
Join us on Saturday 9th August for a coach tour focusing on Carleton & County Monaghan. Departing from the Valley Hotel rear car park, Fivemiletown at 10:00am and picking up in Clogher old P.O. car park c.10:15am. The tour will be led by our President, Jack Johnston. We look forward to seeing you there! Visit…
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ULSTER VOICES
We are pleased to announce our programme for August 2025. On Friday 8th August a one-day session ‘Ulster Voices‘ in association with Libraries NI will offer an opportunity to explore landscape and linguistic diversity in County Tyrone, including a sense of place. It will include discussions on four Ulster writers and poets: William Carleton, Benedict…