Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas: Jeremy Irons and Laurie Anderson feature in an eclectic mix 

The Co Carlow event offered all sorts of interesting discussions, readings, and musical interludes 
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas: Jeremy Irons and Laurie Anderson feature in an eclectic mix 

West Cork residents Sinead Cusack and Jeremy Irons read from TS Eliot's The Wasteland at  the Festival of Writing and Ideas in Borris. Picture: Frank Smith

Borris – a picturesque village in Co Carlow - is off the beaten track and nestled between the Blackstairs Mountains and Mount Leinster. At its heart is Borris House, the ancestral home of the MacMurrough Kavanaghs whose family heritage boasts former Irish kings.

Anne Enright and Olivia O'Leary in Borris. Picture: Frank Smith
Anne Enright and Olivia O'Leary in Borris. Picture: Frank Smith

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