Primary School Competitions Winners

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Primary School Fiction, Poetry and Art competitions. We received loads of fantastic entries, and the judges had a tough time selecting the winners. Well done to all the young writer and artists in Primary Schools who took part in this year’s competitions!!

The Awards Ceremony will take place in the Abbey Arts Centre on Saturday Nov. 9th from 12.30pm. All winners are invited. See you there!!

Allingham Primary Schools winners

Writing

Senior Short Story

1st - Leah Gallagher - ‘The Journey’ (Killian N.S.)

2nd - Seán O’ Donnell - ‘Trapped’ (Glenties)

3rd - Annabelle Frankham - ‘Abilene’ (Hunt N.S.)

 Junior Short Story

1st - Lucy Foy - ‘Exploring the Wonderful World of Chocolate’ (Killian N.S.)

2nd - Niamh Mc Grath - ‘Away with the Fairies’ (Creevy N.S.)

3rd - Emily Lloyd - ‘Sam’s Pen’ (Creevy N.S.)

 Senior Poetry

1st - Siena Mc Garrigle - ‘The Perfect Place’ (Scoil Aodh Ruadh agus Nuala)

2nd - Hazel Crowe - ‘…When You Fall Asleep’ (Hunt N.S.)

3rd - ‘The Colours’ (Scoil Aodh Ruadh agus Nuala)

 Junior Poetry

1st - Ellen Monaghan - ‘The Happy Elephant’ (Creevy N.S.)

2nd - Hannah Towey - ‘The Witch Scoil’ (Aodh Ruadh agus Nuala)

3rd - Jenna Britton - ‘Night Lights’ (Creevy N.S.)

ART 

Senior Art

 1st - Rossa Mc Auley - ‘Alone’ (Scoil Chaitríona)

2nd - Rosie Mae Weir - ‘Space Scoil’ (Aodh Ruadh agus Nuala)

3rd - Bianka Parajkova - Dragon Scoil’ (Aodh Ruadh agus Nuala)

Junior A Art

1st - Laura Quinn - ‘The Tree’ (Scoil Aodh Ruadh agus Nuala)

2nd - Lucy Browne - ‘The Eye of the Beholder’ (Scoil Aodh Ruadh agus Nuala)

3rd - Cara Kearney - ‘Peace and Happiness’ (Glenswilly N.S.)

 Junior B Art

1st - Angelic Tchoualak - ‘Sunshine’ (Scoil Aodh Ruadh agus Nuala)

2nd - Christian Ó’Gallochóir - ‘Hedgehog with Leaves’ (Mín Tine Dé)

3rd - Ethan Daly - ‘Bay at Sunset’ (Kilbarron)

GAEILGE

Gearrscéal Sinsear

1st - Ava Caulfield - ‘An Cluiche Peil’ (Doochary N.S.)

2nd - Zara Devlin - ‘Oíche Shámhna’ (Clonmany)

3rd - Daithí Ó’Luagh - ‘Caitheamh Aimsire’ (Doochary N.S.)

Gearrscéal Soisear

1st - Katie Ní Cnáimhsí - ‘Ag Snámh’ (Doochary N.S.)

2 Aimee Quirke - ‘Oíche Shámhna’ (Malin)

3rd - Katie Ní Ceallabhuí - ‘Caitheamh Aimsire’ (Doochary N.S.)

FilÍocht Sinsear

1st - Ríonnach Ní Dhochartaigh - ‘Mo Ghairdín Rúnda’ (Mín Tine Dé)

2nd - ReitlÍn Ní Dhochartaigh - ‘Gairdín’ Rúnda’ (Mín Tine Dé)

3rd Jessica Ní Thiomanaí - ‘An Gairdín Rúnda’ (Mín Tine Dé)

Filíocht Soisear

1st - Dónaillín Ní Ghallochóir - ’An Gairdín Rúnda’ (Mín Tine Dé)

2nd - Cathal Ó’Braonáin - ‘Sneachta’ (Mín Tine Dé)

3rd - Cara Ní Ghallachóir - ‘An Ghrian’ (Mín Tine Dé)

Winners of the Flash Fiction & Allingham Poetry Awards

The results of the Allingham Flash Fiction & Poetry awards have been announced! Congratulations to the winners in each category, and well done to everyone who took part in this year’s festival. We received a record number of entries, making the work of the judges very difficult! Our judges Jo Holmwood, Brian Leyden, Denise Blake and Annemarie Ní Churreáin certainly had their work cut out for them.

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Poetry

First Place: “The Children of Lir” by Marah P. Curran

Second Place: “Harbour's Mouth” by Annette Skade

Third Place: “Wishbone” by Sighle Meehan

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Flash Fiction

First Place: “A Drag Queen Named Lipstik” by Conor Duggan

Second Place: “Boy A & Boy B” by Clodagh O’Brien

Third Place: “The Mating Call of the Accountant” by Julian Wakeling

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The winners will receive a trophy and a prize of €300 each. The top 3 in each category are invited to attend the Awards Ceremony at the Literary Lunch on Saturday Nov. 9th to read their work. This event is open to the public and will begin at 12.45 in Nirvana Restaurant, the Mall, Ballyshannon.

Winners of the Secondary Schools' Competitions

Congratulations to the winners of our Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions for Secondary Schools. We received entries this year from schools around the country and across the border. It’s great to see that our schools are brimming with talent. Well done to everyone who participated, and don’t forget to try again next year!

The awards ceremony for Secondary School students will take place in the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, on Saturday Nov. 9th at 1.40pm. We look forward to seeing you then!!

First & Second Year Poetry

1. Laura McCallan - “Drowning" (Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana)

2. Sophia Brock - “Everything Always Ends" (Buncrana)

3. Ruby Powell - ''Seasons'' (Crana College, Buncrana)

Third Year and Transition Year Poetry

1. Eimear Feeney - "Youthful Rose" (St. Clare's, Manorhamilton)

2. Rachel Conlon - "The Atlantic" (St. Clare's, Manorhamilton)

3. Petra Bodnar - "Tomorrow's A New Day" (Loreto, Letterkenny)

Fifth Year and Leaving Cert Poetry

1. Aoife Lennon - "Cliff Edge" (Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana)

2. Ciara Whoriskey - "Midnight Musing" (Buncrana)

3. Ciaran Alexander - "The Beaches of Sicily" (St. Columba’s)

First and Second Year Flash Fiction

1. Conor Boyle - ''Nuclear Winter'' (Abbey Vocational School, Donegal)

2. Patricia Poprawa - ''That Fairytale Look That Deceived Us'' (Loretto College, Letterkenny)

3. Catherine Brown - “Fainleog” (Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon)

Third Year and Transition Year Flash Fiction

1. Lakshmi Shaji - 'Tears of a Clown'' (Loretto, Letterkenny)

2. Amy Carney - “No Planet B'' (Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon)

3. Eva Carney - ''Frozen'' (Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon)

Fifth Year and Leaving Cert Flash Fiction

1. Aoife Devlin - ''In My Mind's Eye'' (Ursuline College, Sligo)

2. Ciara O Riordan - '' Out of that Place'' (Crana College, Buncrana)

3. Brendan Doherty - ''Purgatory'' (Crana College, Buncrana)

Poetry & Flash Fiction Shortlists Announced

The shortlists for both the Allingham Festival Poetry and Flash Fiction competitions have been announced. Many thanks for all the competition entries. We received a record number this year – 300 poems and 112 flash fiction pieces. There was some serious competition among many talented people! Our judges Jo Holmwood, Brian Leyden, Denise Blake and Annemarie Ní Churreáin certainly had their work cut out for them.

The winners of both competitions will be announced in the coming days. The awards ceremony will take place as part of the Literary Lunch on Saturday November the 9th.

Allingham Poetry Competition  2019 Shortlist 

‘A Final Summer Keeps to Other Shapes’ – Tammy Armstrong 

‘Animus’ – Attracta Fahey 

‘Footing Turf’ – Peggie Caldwell 

‘Harbour's Mouth’ – Annette Skade 

‘Like Hesperus o'er the western sea’ – Anne Casey 

‘Mermaid's Play’ – Blaire Bernstein 

‘On Sula Sgeir’ - The Gannet Rock – Lorraine Carey 

‘Poetry went into Owl’ – Deirdre Hines 

‘Somewhere in the Blue Majestic’ – Vincent Glynn-Steed 

‘The Children of Lir’ – Marah Curren 

‘The Gift‘ – Trish Bennett 

‘The song of lonely places (Hearing voices)’ – Sven Kretzschmar 

‘Walking to New Orelans along the banks of the Garavogue’ – Paula Lahiff 

‘wishbone’ – Sighle Meehan 

wormholes and paradox – Lucy Crispin 

Allingham Flash Fiction Competition 2019 Shortlist

‘A Drag Queen Named Lipstick’ – Conor Duggan 

‘Boy A and Boy B’ – Clodagh O'Brien 

‘Fear of the Known’ – Elizabeth Carter 

‘Horsemen’ – Mairead McCann 

‘Merrythoughts’ – Marie Gethins 

‘My Mr Shakespeare’ – Pauline Clooney 

‘Red Sky’ – Tina Pisco 

‘Return’ – Claire Loader 

‘Second Chances’ – Anne Marie Kennedy 

‘Testing’ – Louise G Cole 

‘The Mating Call of the Accountant’ – Julian Wakeling 

‘Yekaterinburg’ – Marion Coleman 

2019 Programme Available to Download

Our 2019 Festival Programme is now available to download, or you can pick up a hard copy from local businesses in the coming days. We have a handy one-page schedule which works well on phones. Many thanks to Lolene and the team at Erne Digital Print for another great design!