Lough Derg. A Poem. With Foreword by Paul Durcan. London: Martin Brian & O’Keeffe, 1978. First UK Edition (paperback issue). Pp, 24. Frontispiece drawing of St Patrick’s Purgatory from an engraving published in 1844. A fine copy in pale green wrappers.

 First paperback issue, a small number were also issued in hardback. 

‘Lough Derg is a masterly poem and essential to any full understanding of Patrick Kavanagh’s work.’