Kinsale Arts: Alannah Hopkin recalls the humble beginnings of the festival back in 1987
Alannah Hopkin has lived in her mother's hometown of Kinsale since 1982.
The Kinsale Arts Festival wasn’t so much founded, Alannah Hopkin says, as it just happened, despite misgivings whether people would sit in a pub and listen to poetry.
“The initial plan, back in 1987, was to have a poetry reading in the Fisherman’s Hall, but on the night a key couldn’t be found, and the event had to be moved to the Armada Bar instead.
