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Welcome to the Patrick Kavanagh Multimedia Schools
Project (PKMSP) homepage.
The year 2004 commemorated the centenary of
the birth of Patrick Kavanagh, the renowned Irish poet and
writer. This project involved four primary and three post
primary schools from "Kavanagh Country", the south
Monaghan area, in developing a unique multimedia resource
for all Irish schools on the life and work of Patrick Kavanagh.
The project provides a distinct variety of
primary and post primary interactive project strands for all
students and teachers in their exploration of Kavanagh's work
and world.
At primary level the project
strands include:
- Transport in the days of Patrick Kavanagh
- Local Memories and Images
- Changes in Agriculture from the Time of Patrick Kavanagh
- Nature and Trees in Kavanagh's Country.
At post primary level the
project strands include:
- Food and Dress to Impress Patrick Kavanagh
- An Ecological Study of Kavanagh’s Literature
- A Digital Record of the geology, scenery and landscape
formation in south Monaghan
- Kavanagh – The Man and his Work”, “Kavanagh’s
Poetry – A Personal Response
- In the Footsteps of a Poet – A Tour of Kavanagh
Country
Hover your screen cursor over our project icons to the left
to view a project strand title and click to explore.
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