The John McGahern Library has been named in honour of the eminent novelist who died in March 2006 and hailed from the local area of Mohill. The room is intended as a sanctuary for our guests where one may choose from the extensive and important collection of Irish novels and Biographies including some signed first editions by the most famous Irish writers of the last one hundred years. John McGahern was recently revered by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern (the Irish Prime Minister) as Ireland's greatest writer when he officially opened the library on the 9th November 2006. Among those gathered was filmmaker and screenwriter Ronan Gallagher who captured the day’s events on camera. With a wonderful soundtrack from internationally renowned traditional Irish band Kila, the resulting short film ‘Amongst Friends’ beautifully captures the mood and sentiment of the day and contains contributions from An Taoiseach and Madeline McGahern among others. To watch Amongst Friends now click on the link below. Enjoy.
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