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Step into the world of Frances Browne, the “Blind Poetess of Ulster”, on a guided walking tour of Stranorlar. Led by Gerard McHugh, Chairperson of the Ballybofey, Stranorlar and District Historical Society, this tour will delve through the modern streets to find their hidden past.

The tour offers the chance to walk the same streets where Frances was born and raised, and to see the landscape that shaped and inspired her later work. Starting at Kee’s Hotel, the route takes in key sites including:

• The Pound Historical Park, where Frances is commemorated with a bronze statue and an inscription from Songs of Our Land
• The streets of Stranorlar connected with her formative years
• The Church of Ireland graveyard, final resting place of her parents and siblings
• And several additional sites along the way

This is a reflective and memorable way to connect with the life and legacy of Donegal’s most celebrated literary figure.

Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.

Sponsors

Festival sponsors: Donegal County Council and the Finn Valley Voice.

About the Frances Browne Literary Festival

The Frances Browne Literary Festival celebrates the life and legacy of Frances Browne (1816 to 1879), the "Blind Poetess of Ulster". Rooted in her hometown of Ballybofey-Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, the festival brings together poets, writers, musicians and communities from Ireland and beyond to share in her spirit of creativity, inclusion and multilingual expression.

Frances Browne is the most important writer to emerge from Donegal’s Finn Valley. Her masterpiece, the children’s storybook Granny’s Wonderful Chair, was a bestseller all over the world, but she also deserves to be remembered for her unswerving opposition to slavery and all sorts of injustice. The festival works to bring Frances’s writing and astonishing life story to new generations, and to celebrate contemporary writers who continue in her tradition.

Full programme and festival information: www.francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com