Poet Seán Ó Ríordáin to be honoured in Baile Mhúirne

A three-day commemoration marking the centenary of the poet Seán Ó Ríordáin’s birth is to be held in his native village of Baile Mhúirne in Co Cork.

‘Comóradh an Ríordánaigh’ takes place in the days leading up to his birth date on December 3, and will be among the highlights of the new season of events at the village’s arts centre, Ionad Cultúrtha an Dochtúir Ó Loingsigh. Ó Ríordáin (1916-1977) was born in a house near the Mills Inn and is buried close by in St Gobnait’s cemetery, but despite his national prominence as a poet, this is believed to be the first major commemoration of his life and work in his native place.

The celebration will open on December 1 with a national conference organised in collaboration with the University of Limerick and including contemporary poets, academics, and scholars of Ó Ríordáin’s work from Maynooth, UL, and UCC.