Galway-based Poet Caitríona Lane is the winner. Her winning poem, "Duan na fuiseoige", has been selected from almost 50 entries (spanning three different continents around the globe) by poet and editor Tomás Ó Coileáin.
The competition for poems in the Irish language is designed to encourage and promote the writing of poetry in Irish, while honouring Séamus Ó Cinnéide, one of Limerick’s most dedicated promotors of the Irish language.
About Catriona Lane
Caitríona Lane is a bilingual poet and writer from Connemara, Ireland. She is known for her poetry that explores the intersection of human relationships with the natural world, examining the unseen and unsaid. Her writing is inspired by the language of landscape and folkloric references, making it both personal and universal. Caitríona's work is richly visual and lyrical, influenced by the photographs she takes on daily walks. She has been recognized for her contributions to Irish literature and has performed at various literary festivals, including the Pan Celtic National Song Contest. Caitríona Lane's debut collection is currently in development, and she is passionate about sharing the Irish language with new audiences both in Ireland and overseas.
About Séamus Ó Cinnéide
Séamus Ó Cinnéide (1925 - 1992) was born in Mungret Street, Limerick, Ireland, and lived in Garryowen from the 1960s onwards. He was a poet, historian, storyteller, and journalist, who wrote columns for the Limerick Leader and the Limerick Chronicle , including the column "I Mo Scriobháil Féin". He was co-author, with Dónal Ó Riain, of History and Folklore of Parteen and Meelick. He travelled to the Gaeltacht in Cúil Aodha, An Rinn, and Connemara, and attended Conradh na Gaeilge. A Street in Limerick was named in his honour in 2007.
About the Limerick Writers’ Centre
The Limerick Writers’ Centre was founded as a not-for-profit organisation in 2008 to support and promote writers from Limerick and beyond through readings, workshops and publishing activities. Guided by a voluntary board of directors, the Centre has been a driving force, bolstering the literary community in Limerick and surrounding area.
