Uxío Novoneyra House-Museum
The Poet’s Birthplace
Uxío Novoneyra’s birthplace, in the village of Parada do Courel, was always a welcoming home open to visitors: friends, neighbours, and curious travellers drawn to discover the mountains of O Courel and meet Uxío in person.
Today, serving as both the headquarters of the Foundation and a living museum, Casa da Fonte remains true to its spirit—continuing to be the vibrant hub for gathering, reflection, and cultural vitality that the poet nurtured throughout his life, by and for O Courel.
A regular programme of guided tours allows visitors to explore the rooms where the poet lived and wrote, with access to his personal library, documentary archive, and the family art collection.
Casa da Fonte
Uxío Novoneyra was born on 19 January 1930 in the family homestead in Parada, built by his great-grandfather during the Third Carlist War (1872–1876). He spent much of his life here—first with his parents, Manuela Neira and José Novo, and later, in the 1970s, with his wife Elba Rey and their children, Branca, Uxío, and Arturo. In 1983, the family relocated to Santiago de Compostela, though they continued to return to the house regularly.
Known locally as Casa do Crego or Casa da Fonte, the estate holds significant heritage value as a testament to the traditional rural life of the region, once centered on livestock farming and subsistence agriculture. The complex features a central living quarters arranged around an inner courtyard, surrounded by traditional outbuildings (former stables, a wine cellar, a carpentry workshop, a forge, and a hayloft), as well as a kitchen garden opening out onto ancient chestnut groves.
Throughout Uxío’s lifetime, the house remained an open haven for friends. Painters like Reimundo and Antón Patiño, along with poets such as Manuel María and María Mariño, were frequent visitors, while others—including Carlos Oroza and his partner Carmen Latorre—stayed for extended periods. Their presence left behind a rich treasure of manuscripts and works of art that today form an integral part of the house’s permanent collection.
ANDO limpando a casa de cacharros e trastos
lacenas e faios sin deixar rechubazo.
ando a tocarlle as maos ós antepasados…
Os Eidos, 1955
In accordance with the poet’s last will and testament, leaving his legacy to the land where he was born and lived, the house in Parada stands today as a home for poetry, open to the public and to cultural life.
Since 2010, the Uxío Novoneyra Foundation has carried out restoration work to adapt the space for contemporary use, while faithfully preserving the original construction of the floors, masonry walls, pointing, and ceilings across all the buildings that comprise the estate. The property is listed as protected heritage in the General Municipal Plan (PXOM), an initiative backed by the Provincial Council of Lugo (Deputación de Lugo).
Serving as the Foundation’s headquarters, the house is both a living museum and the guardian of the family’s archive, library, and growing art collection. A year-round programme of guided tours invites visitors to experience this unique space.
