Specialized, bespoke guided tours of
Heaney country are available, including tours of Castledawson, Bellaghy, Magherafelt
and other parts of South Derry and Tyrone. Tours can also include
Derry/Londonderry, Belfast, the Giants Causeway / Antrim
Coast and the Sperrin Mountains. Tours are personally conducted
by local Heaney enthusiast Eugene Kielt who is a Blue
Badge Tourist Guide.
Whether you are only just starting to take an interest in
Seamus Heaney and his work or you are a longstanding fan you
will find that there is no substitute for coming in person to
Heaney country in South Derry N.Ireland and seeing the place
for yourself. If you want the perfect hotel-style accommodation
for your Heaney cultural break why not stay at the charming
Laurel Villa Townhouse in Magherafelt. It has a permanent Seamus
Heaney exhibition and regular Poetry Readings are held on the
premises. The walls are adorned with Seamus Heaney poems and
memorabilia and the whole house reflects the owners’ interest
in Irish writers and Irish culture.
To book this Seamus
Heaney poetry-themed guesthouse for your Heaney break - or to
register for e-bulletins on forthcoming poetry events and special
offers click on our Accommodation Page.
If you would like to walk in the footsteps of Seamus Heaney,
Ireland’s best known writer and a poet of true International
stature, then come right into the heart of Heaney country and
partake in a very unique experience. Each tour will be tailored to meet your individual requirements.
You are sure to leave with a much greater insight into such
poems as Mossbawn, Digging, Death of a Naturalist, Mid Term
Break, Casualty and The Strand at Lough Beg etc. Come and look at the landscape which inspired his Bog poems... you can even
try your hand at working at the very anvil immortalised by Heaney
in his poem The Forge.
For further information on the life and poems of Seamus Heaney
click on Seamus Heaney Poems Page
TO BOOK Seamus Heaney related tours make contact today - Tours
start at £45
but contact them for a firm quotation. Discounts are available
for guests staying at Laurel Villa Townhouse in Magherafelt,
just a few minutes from Mossbawn.
© All poems remain the copyright of Seamus Heaney and are reproduced with his permission
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