English Poet Gerard Manley Hopkins enjoys Irish village haven

While living in Dublin, Hopkins found a supportive haven in Monasterevin, a village in the south west of Ireland. The poet visited Monasterevin, his rural haven, at least 7 times declaring that he 'felt better for the delicious bog air of Monasterevin'. For more see here.

Monasterevin, 'one of the props and struts of my existence.'

'I should have felt better for the delicious bog air of Monasterevin.'

Explore the Irish Hopkins Web site here

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Key to Map of Monasterevin

1. Hopkins Summer School
2. The Hopkins Lane

3. Bolands Bar

4. The Grand Canal

5. The Roman Catholic Church

6 The Nags Head Inn

7. The Hazel Hotel

8. Moore Abbey
9. Mrs. Cassidy's house, now Presentation Sisters Generalate
10. Mooney's Bar

11. The Church of Ireland Church

12. The Manley Hopkins Bar

13. Dunphy's Bar

14. The Hopkins Monument

15. The Bus Stop

16. The River Barrow

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16. Tougher House

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Monasterevin, the small Irish town that hosts HOPKINS 2000, an international poetry festival was a support for the English poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins. Here are some details of this town.