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Westport novelist and poet Padraig McLoughlin has launched his new book 'Westport, A Blessing on the Soul!' The book contains a selection of poems from Westport and Achill, including the epic poem 'Westport'.
The book is available for purchase in-store and online at McLoughlins Bookshop, Westport; in-store at Seamus Duffy's Bookshop, Westport; in-store and online at The Castle Bookshop, Castlebar, and online at LettertecBookstore.com.
Padraig is pictured above with his daughter Mary-Susan at the Crib at the Octagon in Westport during the Christmas period, with copies of the book.
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