{"id":35681,"date":"2025-04-29T03:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/i-once-walked-there\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T03:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:05:15","slug":"i-once-walked-there","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/i-once-walked-there\/","title":{"rendered":"I Once Walked There"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is a two-part project:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Part 1: to compose a poem, giving a snapshot of one person\u2019s life before emigrating from Co. Laois, as a result of the Great Famine.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Part Two: to create a large art-piece, giving a visual representation of emigrants at a local heritage landmark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">There is strong general local knowledge of the canal, that once ran under Blackhorse Bridge in Portarlington, Co. 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