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Published: Aug. 11, 2019, 12:40 p.m.

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SiarSc\\xe9al Festival 2019 takes place over two days, commencing on Friday, 11 October and continuing through Saturday, 12 October at Roscommon County Library HQ in Roscommon Town.

SiarSc\\xe9al is a historical, literary, bilingual festival hosted annually and inspired by the culture and heritage of County Roscommon, in the heart of the Irish midlands. SiarSc\\xe9al celebrates the lives and history of the people of Roscommon, both nationally and globally, through the medium of poetry, prose, short stories. \\xa0 Is f\\xe9ile dh\\xe1theangach, f\\xe9ile stairi\\xfail, liteartha \\xe9 SiarSc\\xe9al at\\xe1 \\xe1 eagr\\xfa gach bliain i gContae Ros Com\\xe1in, spreagtha ag cult\\xfar agus oidhreacht Ros Com\\xe1in. Ceili\\xfar\\xedonn SiarSc\\xe9al saol agus stair muintir Ros Com\\xe1in, go n\\xe1isi\\xfanta agus go domhanda, tr\\xed mhe\\xe1n pr\\xf3is, fil\\xedochta, agus gearrsc\\xe9alta. \\xa0 SiarSc\\xe9al also hosts the annual Hanna Greally Literary Awards, which include the Ger Hanily Memorial Cup, a literary competition which has run every year since the festival began in 2007. Entries are invited from all over the world. Full details about the competition, including themes, prizes, closing dates for entries, previous winners are posted to our website. \\xa0 Numerous publications sponsored by SiarSc\\xe9al are on sale and available to buy online. These include books, anthologies, CDs and reflect the array of talent that the Festival has attracted over the years. \\xa0 SiarSc\\xe9al is a voluntary organisation, supported by public subscriptions as well as funding in the form of endowments and grants, together with sponsorship from local businesses. The festival and events that we organise are open to the general public; we welcome visitors from near and far. Donations that we receive, for any amount, however small, support this work and help us to plan future festivals and events. \\xa0 You can keep in touch with SiarSc\\xe9al, receive periodic updates about future festivals, competitions, new and forthcoming publications, etc. by subscribing to our News Service.

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