The Francis Ledwidge Poetry Competition 2025.
The awards ceremony for this year's competition will take place in McDowell's, Richmond House 139, Emmet Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 on December 10th at 8 pm and all are welcome to attend. The competition is one of the longest running and more important of its kind as it honours the Meath War poet Francis Ledwidge who died at Ypres, Belgium in 1917. Born in Janeville, Slane he was also friend to many of the poets and writers of the revolutionary period in Ireland and most people will remember him now for his schoolbook poem, Lament for Thomas MacDonagh who was a personal friend. A visit to Slane where his family home is now a museum is close to the grave of his girlfriend Ellie Vaughey and the loss of her to another man is given as one of the reasons he enlisted for the war. From a photograph she was certainly a beautiful girl. Congratulation to Margaret Galvin on winning this year's competition and a full list of those who were placed or commended can be found on the Inchicore Ledwidge Facebook page.
Francis Ledwidge: Born 1887 - Died 1917.
(Age 29)
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