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[email protected] - phone 087 2211622 phone 087 - [email protected] Contact:

Regional Park, Park, Regional Venue:

20 August 10.00 to 17.00 to 10.00 August 20 Time: and Date

Parking: Yes Parking:

087 7732387 087 Contact:

[email protected]; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: www.ellenhutchins.com [email protected]; Contact: Fitness and Wellbeing Festival. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable Festival. Wellbeing and Fitness Details:

Picnic Area by River in Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional in River by Area Picnic Venue: [email protected] – phone 027-50534 phone – [email protected] Contact:

Bantry Library, Bridge Street, Street, Bridge Library, Bantry Venue: Vigour: Fitness and Wellbeing Festival Wellbeing and Fitness Vigour: Event:

26 August 15.00 to 17.00 to 15.00 August 26 Time: and Date Wolfe Tone Square (behind Fire Station), Bantry Station), Fire (behind Square Tone Wolfe Venue:

19 August 09.30 to 17.30 and 22 – 26 August 09.30 to 17.30 17.30 to 09.30 August 26 – 22 and 17.30 to 09.30 August 19 Time: and Date

musicians welcome to join in. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable in. join to welcome musicians 21 -25 August 10.30 to 16.30 to 10.30 August -25 21 Time: and Date

0868789891 / 0879866913 / 0868789891 Contact: Car Parking: No Parking: Car [email protected] – phone 087 1089524 087 phone – [email protected] Contact:

An afternoon showcasing the best of local traditional music in Ballincollig with guests. All All guests. with Ballincollig in music traditional local of best the showcasing afternoon An Details: centuries. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: No Available: Parking Car Yes, Children: for Suitable Free, Admission: centuries.

Entrance Car Park (opposite Mills Public House), St. Gobnait’s Wood, Ballyvourney Wood, Gobnait’s St. House), Public Mills (opposite Park Car Entrance Venue: botanist James Mackay at Trinity College Dublin. Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Yes, Access: Wheelchair No, Children: for Suitable Dublin. College Trinity at Mackay James botanist Outside Film Centre/ Gaa Park entrance, Ballincollig Ballincollig entrance, Park Gaa Centre/ Film Outside Venue:

Ceol Cois Laoi Cois Ceol Event: Explore artefacts and memorabilia which capture the history of West in the 19th and 20th 20th and 19th the in Cork West of history the capture which memorabilia and artefacts Explore Details:

20 August 13.00 to 16.00 to 13.00 August 20 Time: and Date A special exhibition of Ellen’s 200-year-old seaweed specimens, with letters she wrote to to wrote she letters with specimens, seaweed 200-year-old Ellen’s of exhibition special A Details: 19 August 14.00 to 16.00 to 14.00 August 19 Time: and Date

Bantry Museum Bantry Event:

Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable Ellen Hutchins: Seaweed Specimens Seaweed Hutchins: Ellen Event: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable

Ballincollig Scouts - phone 087 2701105 087 phone - Scouts Ballincollig Contact:

park. Visitors will be introduced to St.Gobnait Wood vegetation. Visually impaired welcome; impaired Visually vegetation. Wood St.Gobnait to introduced be will Visitors park. the River Lee. This site is the Largest Industrial Archaeological site in . in site Archaeological Industrial Largest the is site This Lee. River the

Regional Park, Ballincollig, Main Entrance Main Ballincollig, Park, Regional : Venue [email protected] – phone 087-6781613; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: 087-6781613; phone – [email protected] Contact:

Proposal to continue the planting of native trees and scrubs at a designated site within the car car the within site designated a at scrubs and trees native of planting the continue to Proposal Details: [email protected] - phone 087-6781613; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: www.ellenhutchins.com 087-6781613; phone - [email protected] Contact: Discover how Gunpowder was made in the 19th Centaury on this 2.5km walk along the Banks of of Banks the along walk 2.5km this on Centaury 19th the in made was Gunpowder how Discover Details:

26 August 14.00 to 15.30 to 14.00 August 26 Time: and Date Coomhola Bridge, Coomhola, Bantry Bantry Coomhola, Bridge, Coomhola Venue:

Cook Ted with - ature N Need Who Those For Event: Bantry, Whiddy, Ballylickey, Coomhola & & Coomhola Ballylickey, Whiddy, Bantry, Venue: Gunpowder Mill Walk Mill Gunpowder Event:

Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair 21 August 10.00 to 12.30 to 10.00 August 21 Time: and Date

19 to 27th August from 09.00 to 18.00 daily daily 18.00 to 09.00 from August 27th to 19 Time: and Date

A search for treasure and objects within the 140 Acre Regional Park. Suitable for Children: Yes, Yes, Children: for Suitable Park. Regional Acre 140 the within objects and treasure for search A Details: required. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Children: for Suitable required. BALLYVOURNEY: BALLYVOURNEY:

Access: Partial. Partial. Access: 086 8789891 086 Contact:

Park Treasure Hunt Hunt Treasure Park Event: out over where she lived & explored. Leader: Clare Heardman NPWS. Rough underfoot, walking boots boots walking underfoot, Rough NPWS. Heardman Clare Leader: explored. & lived she where over out

botanical art workshop/demos and children’s nature art events. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable events. art nature children’s and workshop/demos art botanical Western Entrance Carpark, Ballincollig Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Ballincollig Carpark, Entrance Western Venue:

Ellen Hutchins Festival event: 5km walk in the footsteps of Ellen Hutchins, see plants & look look & plants see Hutchins, Ellen of footsteps the in walk 5km event: Festival Hutchins Ellen Details:

A week-long festival celebrating Ireland’s first female botanist with walks, talks, exhibitions, exhibitions, talks, walks, with botanist female first Ireland’s celebrating festival week-long A Details: 19 August 13.00 to 16.00 to 13.00 August 19 Time: and Date

087 9824227 087 Contact: Coorycommane Loop Walk Walk Loop Coorycommane Event:

[email protected] – phone 087-6781613; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: www.ellenhutchins.com 087-6781613; phone – [email protected] Contact: Ellen Hutchins Festival Hutchins Ellen Event: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable

Multi Use Games Area, Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Area, Games Use Multi Venue:

Mannings Emporium, Ballylickey (https://www.manningsemporium.ie/) (https://www.manningsemporium.ie/) Ballylickey Emporium, Mannings Venue: the River Lee, commencing with a picnic. Visually impaired welcome. impaired Visually picnic. a with commencing Lee, River the

26 August 10.00 to 12.00 to 10.00 August 26 Time: and Date [email protected] – phone 0871656948; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: 0871656948; phone – [email protected] Contact:

19 August 17.00 to 18.00 to 17.00 August 19 Time: and Date [email protected]; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: www.ellenhutchins.com [email protected]; Contact: Requested by participants who attended our Cruinniú na Cásca field study along the banks of of banks the along study field Cásca na Cruinniú our attended who participants by Requested Details:

Ballincollig Heritage Festival. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable Festival. Heritage Ballincollig Bantry House Gardens and Stables, Bantry Stables, and Gardens House Bantry Venue:

Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable Organico Café, 2 Glengarriff Road, Bantry Road, Glengarriff 2 Café, Organico Venue: ature - with Ted Cook Ted with - ature N Need Who Those For Event:

A fun event for all Junior Basketball players. Non-members most welcome. As part of of part As welcome. most Non-members players. Basketball Junior all for event fun A : Details 21 August 10.00 to 16.00 to 10.00 August 21 Time: and Date

demonstrating her exquisite art skills live by painting a seaweed or wildflower found in West Cork. Cork. West in found wildflower or seaweed a painting by live skills art exquisite her demonstrating 19 August 09.00 to 18.00 and Monday 21st to Saturday 26th from 09:00 to 18:00 daily daily 18:00 to 09:00 from 26th Saturday to 21st Monday and 18.00 to 09.00 August 19 Time: and Date

Junior Fun Basketball Event Basketball Fun Junior Event: Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Yes, Children: for Suitable

Ellen Hutchins Festival event: Award-winning botanical artist, Shevaun Doherty, will be be will Doherty, Shevaun artist, botanical Award-winning event: Festival Hutchins Ellen Details: Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair 087 6348807 087 Contact:

€50 Concession: €50, Child: €50, Adult: Admission: Yes, Required: Booking

Botanical Art Demo Art Botanical Event: (1785-1815) beside beautiful drawings by botanical artist, Shevaun Doherty. Suitable for Children: No, No, Children: for Suitable Doherty. Shevaun artist, botanical by drawings beautiful beside (1785-1815) Regional Park Ballincollig ( Main Carpark Inniscarra Road) Inniscarra Carpark Main ( Ballincollig Park Regional Venue:

[email protected] – phone 087 6546565 087 phone – [email protected] Contact: show how to mix colours to create an array of lush hues and simple techniques to paint realistic flowers. flowers. realistic paint to techniques simple and hues lush of array an create to colours mix to how show

Exhibition of enlargements of exquisitely detailed seaweed drawings by Ellen Hutchins Hutchins Ellen by drawings seaweed detailed exquisitely of enlargements of Exhibition Details: 19 August 11.00 to 13.00 to 11.00 August 19 Time: and Date

Regional Park Ballincollig Park Regional Venue: Art Workshop: Learn how to capture the vibrant colours of flowers in watercolour. Shevaun will will Shevaun watercolour. in flowers colours of vibrant the to capture how Learn Workshop: Art Details: BALLYLICKEY:

Drawing from Nature from Drawing Event: Available: Yes Available:

23 August 14.30 to 16.30 to 14.30 August 23 Time: and Date Vibrant Flowers. Botanical Art Botanical Flowers. Vibrant Event:

Park from its plant life to wildlife. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Parking Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable wildlife. to life plant its from Park

the group at all times, and ensure the appropriate supervision of children. of supervision appropriate the ensure and times, all at group the

Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children:

BANTRY: BANTRY: A walk and talk with Tony Keneally, biodiversity expert, on the amazing biodiversity at Regional Regional at biodiversity amazing the on expert, biodiversity Keneally, Tony with talk and walk A Details:

and magic show sponsored by Quish Supervalu. A Teddy Bears Hospital will be set up. Suitable for for Suitable up. set be will Hospital Bears Teddy A Supervalu. Quish by sponsored show magic and [email protected]; website: www.ellenhutchins.com www.ellenhutchins.com website: [email protected]; Contact: 02825922; website: www.ballydehob.ie/ website: www.ballydehob.ie/ 02825922; Contact:

Health and Safety issues. Wear the appropriate footwear and clothing; stay with with stay clothing; and footwear appropriate the Wear issues. Safety and Health Biodiversity Walk and Talk and Walk Biodiversity Event:

A fun event for Children for 1 to 7. Bring Teddy bears and snacks. Entertainment will be a puppet puppet a be will Entertainment snacks. and bears Teddy Bring 7. to 1 for Children for event fun A Details: Bantry House Gardens, Bantry Gardens, House Bantry Venue:

The Old Bank House, Ballydehob House, Bank Old The Venue:

prior to each event for confirmation. For all outdoor events please be mindful of of mindful be please events outdoor all For confirmation. for event each to prior

Teddybears Picnic Teddybears : Event 20 August 14.00 to 16.00 to 14.00 August 20 Time: and Date

19 August 11.00 to 17.00, 21 - 26 August 11.00 to 17.00 to 11.00 August 26 - 21 17.00, to 11.00 August 19 Time: and Date

bandonwalledtownfestival.com bandonwalledtownfestival.com 085 8417802 085 Contact:

time of listing. It is recommended that individual event organisers are contacted contacted are organisers event individual that recommended is It listing. of time Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking

Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair

[email protected] - phone 087 3104354; website: www. 3104354; phone 087 - [email protected] Contact: Multi Use Games Area, Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Area, Games Use Multi Venue:

phone 087 2980297 phone 087 Contact: that illustrate the story of the remarkable young botanist from Ballylickey. Suitable for Children: No, Car Car No, Children: for Suitable Ballylickey. from botanist young remarkable the of story the illustrate that

explanatory panels that invite visitors to consider all aspects of the carvings. Suitable for Children: Yes, Yes, Children: for Suitable carvings. the of aspects all consider to visitors invite that panels explanatory

Please note that all information provided in this guide should be accurate at the the at accurate be should guide this in provided information all that note Please Town Hall/Allen Square, Bandon, Co. Cork Co. Bandon, Square, Hall/Allen Town Venue: 19 August 10.00 to 12.00 to 10.00 August 19 Time: and Date

Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Venue: Pop Up Exhibition with a fascinating selection of letters, books, documents, and photographs photographs and documents, books, letters, of selection fascinating a with Exhibition Up Pop Details:

This exhibition presents drawings and photographs of Irish prehistoric rock art, together with with together art, rock prehistoric Irish of photographs and drawings presents exhibition This Details:

27 August 11.00 to 17.30 to 11.00 August 27 Time: and Date Yes, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable Yes, Required: Booking

22 August 20.30 to 22.00 to 20.30 August 22 Time: and Date Ellen Hutchins Pop Up Exhibition Exhibition Up Pop Hutchins Ellen Event:

Prehistoric Rock Art Exhibition Art Rock Prehistoric Event:

excitement. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable excitement. A fun event for children ages 7 to 12 to 7 ages children for event fun A Details:

Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, also available online at https://www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage/heritage-week-2017. https://www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage/heritage-week-2017. at online available also

year. Period games, events, workshops and entertainment will be sure to make your day full of of full day your make to sure be will entertainment and workshops events, games, Period year. Heritage Week Junior Soccer Junior Week Heritage Event:

Talk by renowned Bat Expert Conor Kelleher of Cork County Bat Group. Suitable for Children: Children: for Suitable Group. Bat of Kelleher Conor Expert Bat renowned by Talk Details:

[email protected]; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: www.ellenhutchins.com [email protected]; Contact: BALLYDEHOB: BALLYDEHOB:

Our Walled Town Festival is a weekend event which delights all ages and family sizes every every sizes family and ages all delights which event weekend a is Festival Town Walled Our Details:

details of events taking place in Cork City and around the country. This leaflet is is leaflet This country. the around and City Cork in place taking events of details

A Talk on Bats and their Habitats their and Bats on Talk A Event: Bantry House Gardens, Bantry Gardens, House Bantry Venue:

BALLINCOLLIG: BALLINCOLLIG:

Bandon Walled Town Festival Town Walled Bandon Event:

heritageweek.ie to check on any updates/amendments to events, as well as as well as events, to updates/amendments any on check to heritageweek.ie 20 August 10.30 to 12.30, 14.00 to 16.00 to 14.00 12.30, to 10.30 August 20 Time: and Date

[email protected] – phone 087 6546565 087 phone – [email protected] Contact:

close-up. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Children: for Suitable close-up. [email protected] – phone 00353 21 4646903; website: www.ballycottonlifeboat.org/ website: www.ballycottonlifeboat.org/ 4646903; 21 00353 phone – [email protected] Contact:

an email to [email protected] or phoning 021 4285905. Visit http://www. Visit 4285905. 021 phoning or [email protected] to email an [email protected] – phone 086 368 9939; website: www.bandon-genealogy.com www.bandon-genealogy.com website: 9939; 368 086 phone – [email protected] Contact:

Main Carpark, By Red Gates, Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Gates, Red By Carpark, Main Venue: microscopes and hand lenses for you to see the amazing world of lichens, mosses and tiny plants in in plants tiny and mosses lichens, of world amazing the see to you for lenses hand and microscopes

Ballycotton Lifeboat Station Lifeboat Ballycotton Venue:

[email protected] – phone 086 3850568 – website: www.iwdg.ie www.iwdg.ie website: – 3850568 086 phone – [email protected] Contact: Town Hall, Bandon Hall, Town Venue:

next year, please contact the Heritage Unit of Cork County Council by sending sending by Council County Cork of Unit Heritage the contact please year, next

22 August 10.00 to 12.00, 12.00, to 10.00 August 22 Time: and Date Ellen Hutchins Festival Event: Botanists in the Garden, with stereoscopes, compound compound stereoscopes, with Garden, the in Botanists Event: Festival Hutchins Ellen Details: 19 August 14.00 to 16.30, 16.30, to 14.00 August 19 Time: and Date

Galley Head Lighthouse, near , West Cork West Ardfield, near Lighthouse, Head Galley Venue: 23 August 19.30 to 20.30 to 19.30 August 23 Time: and Date

Partial, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Partial, ideas or are interested in organizing an event in your area for Heritage Week Week Heritage for area your in event an organizing in interested are or ideas Botanists in Bantry House Gardens Gardens House Bantry in Botanists Event: Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: No Parking: Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children:

26 August 14.00 to 17.00 to 14.00 August 26 Time: and Date Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair

Casey Head of Gardening Dept, Cork County Council. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable Council. County Cork Dept, Gardening of Head Casey

histories. Explore the Lifeboat Station and meet some of the present day volunteers. Suitable for for Suitable volunteers. day present the of some meet and Station Lifeboat the Explore histories.

feedback in relation to any of the events you have attended or if you have any any have you if or attended have you events the of any to relation in feedback Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable A Social History of Kilbrogan Hill guided by Catherine FitzMaurice. Suitable for Children: No, No, Children: for Suitable FitzMaurice. Catherine by guided Hill Kilbrogan of History Social A Details:

A guided talk on various specimen of trees in the Regional Park with Ronan Nangle and Jack Jack and Nangle Ronan with Park Regional the in trees of specimen various on talk guided A Details: [email protected] – phone 0871656948; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: www.ellenhutchins.com 0871656948; phone – [email protected] Contact:

Come and visit the Lifeboat Station in Ballycotton and learn about some of the rescues and and rescues the of some about learn and Ballycotton in Station Lifeboat the visit and Come Details:

watch at Galley head lighthouse, as part of All-Ireland Whale Watch day on Saturday 26th August. August. 26th Saturday on day Watch Whale All-Ireland of part as lighthouse, head Galley at watch Walking Tour of Kilbrogan Hill Kilbrogan of Tour Walking Event:

If you have any queries in relation to any of the events listed in this leaflet, any any leaflet, this in listed events the of any to relation in queries any have you If

Tree Talk and Walk Walk and Talk Tree Event: Bantry House Gardens and Stables, Bantry Stables, and Gardens House Bantry Venue: Ballycotton Lifeboat Station Lifeboat Ballycotton Event:

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group invites you to our annual, free and guided land-based whale whale land-based guided and free annual, our to you invites Group Dolphin and Whale Irish The Details:

Adult: €50, Child: €50, Concession: €50 Concession: €50, Child: €50, Adult: Cost:

Whale Watch Ireland 2017 Ireland Watch Whale Event: westcorkheritagecentre.com westcorkheritagecentre.com

BALLYCOTTON: [email protected] – phone 087 9002300 087 phone – [email protected] Contact:

20 August 10.00 to 16.00, 16.00, to 10.00 August 20 Time: and Date

[email protected] - phone 0238844193; website: www. website: 0238844193; phone - [email protected] Contact:

Exhibition - a further date for the diary. diary. the for date further a - Exhibition

Fairy Trail, Regional Park , Ballincollig , Park Regional Trail, Fairy Venue: green. Booking Required: Yes. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Children: for Suitable Yes. Required: Booking green.

ARDFIELD: ARDFIELD:

West Cork Heritage Centre, Bandon Centre, Heritage Cork West Venue:

be exhibiting on Friday September 29th at the Celebrating Cork Past Heritage Heritage Past Cork Celebrating the at 29th September Friday on exhibiting be

21 August 14.30 to 16.30 to 14.30 August 21 Time: and Date through the process of drawing and painting leaves, and teach you how to mix the perfect shade of of shade perfect the mix to how you teach and leaves, painting and drawing of process the through

19 August 10.00 to 17.00, 21 - 24 August 10.00 to 17.00, 26 August 10.00 to 17.00 to 10.00 August 26 17.00, to 10.00 August 24 - 21 17.00, to 10.00 August 19 Time: and Date

Parking: Yes Parking:

Art Workshop: Learn how to bring leaves to life in watercolour. Shevaun Doherty will take you you take will Doherty Shevaun watercolour. in life to leaves to bring how Learn Workshop: Art Details: [email protected] – phone 0872368958; website - www.ballingearyhs.com www.ballingearyhs.com - website 0872368958; phone – [email protected] Contact:

be another great success around the County and many of the organisers will will organisers the of many and County the around success great another be Adult: €2, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: No Parking: Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair €2, Adult: Cost:

games. The Fairies will take on the Pixies. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable Pixies. the on take will Fairies The games. 50 Shades of Green. Botanical Art Botanical Green. of Shades 50 Event:

Ballingeary village Venue:

[email protected] - phone 086-8556190 phone - [email protected] Contact:

to experience Bandon town as it was in time’s past. Suitable for Children: Yes, Yes, Children: for Suitable past. time’s in was it as town Bandon experience to

and the John Saul event in East Cork. It is hoped that Heritage Week 2017 will will 2017 Week Heritage that hoped is It Cork. East in event Saul John the and

Join Kim the Elder Fairy and friends for a tour of the Fairy Trail followed by storytelling and some some and storytelling by followed Trail Fairy the of tour a for friends and Fairy Elder the Kim Join Details: 27 August 15.00 to 17.00 to 15.00 August 27 Time: and Date

Old Schoolhouse, Reentrisk, Allihies Reentrisk, Schoolhouse, Old Venue:

Reduced admission for Heritage Week to our exhibition which transports visitors through time time through visitors transports which exhibition our to Week Heritage for admission Reduced Details:

Fairy Trail Walk and Stories and Walk Trail Fairy Event: national acknowledgments given to the Ellen Hutchins festival in West Cork Cork West in festival Hutchins Ellen the to given acknowledgments national [email protected] – phone 027-50534 phone – [email protected] Contact: Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Yes, Children: for Suitable Free, Admission:

20 August 14.00 to 16.00 to 14.00 August 20 Time: and Date Journey Through the Past the Through Journey Event:

Wolfe Tone Square, Bantry Square, Tone Wolfe Venue: and plenty of local information. Starting in Ballingeary and finishing up in Gougane Barra. All welcome! welcome! All Barra. Gougane in up finishing and Ballingeary in Starting information. local of plenty and

essential. Suitable for Children: Yes Children: for Suitable essential. Cork County has been excelling in Heritage Week activities in recent years with with years recent in activities Week Heritage in excelling been has County Cork

[email protected] – phone 087 6546565 phone 087 – [email protected] Contact: 19 August 15.00 to 16.00 16.00 to 15.00 August 19 Time: and Date This event will take you back in time, on a tour of historical monuments, with some hidden gems gems hidden some with monuments, historical of tour a on time, in back you take will event This Details:

BANDON: Guided tour of Allihies copper mines with local historian Theo Dalke. Suitable footware footware Suitable Dalke. Theo historian local with mines copper Allihies of tour Guided Details:

By Pitches in Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional in Pitches By Venue: Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair Yes, Children: for Suitable Historical Tour of Ballingeary of Tour Historical Event:

Field Trip to Allihies Copper Mines Copper Allihies to Trip Field Event:

20 August 12.00 to 13.00 to 12.00 August 20 Time: and Date for a public performance and reading of the stories that made the newspapers 100 and 150 years ago. ago. years 150 and 100 newspapers the made that stories the of reading and performance public a for unless otherwise indicated below. below. indicated otherwise unless

BALLINGEARY: BALLINGEARY:

Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Partial, Access: Wheelchair No, Children: for Suitable What was happening in Bantry on an ordinary day in August 1917 and August 1867? Join us us Join 1867? August and 1917 August in day ordinary an on Bantry in happening was What Details:

[email protected] – phone 028 20735; website: www.baltimorecastle.ie/ website: www.baltimorecastle.ie/ 20735; 028 phone – [email protected] Contact: [email protected] – phone 086-8556190 phone – [email protected] Contact:

different locations and the majority of these are free and suitable for all the family, family, the all for suitable and free are these of majority the and locations different

Introduction class to Tai Chi. Everyone welcome. As part of Ballincollig Heritage Festival. Festival. Heritage Ballincollig of part As welcome. Everyone Chi. Tai to class Introduction Details: What It Said In The Papers The In Said It What Event:

Baltimore Castle, Baltimore Castle, Baltimore Venue: The Cornish Village, Allihies, Co Cork Co Allihies, Village, Cornish The Venue:

Here in the County of Cork over 150 events have been organised in close to 60 60 to close in organised been have events 150 over Cork of County the in Here Tai Chi Tai Event:

19 August 15.00 to 16.30, 27 August 15.00 to 16.30 to 15.00 August 27 16.30, to 15.00 August 19 Time: and Date 19 August 10.00 to 18.00, 20 August 16.00 to 18.00 to 16.00 August 20 18.00, to 10.00 August 19 Time: and Date

[email protected] – phone 0871436121 phone – [email protected] Contact: [email protected]; website: www.ellenhutchins.com website: www.ellenhutchins.com [email protected]; Contact:

Adult: €5, Child: €0, Concession: €5, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Yes, Children: for Suitable €5, Concession: €0, Child: €5, Adult: Admission: Yes Parking: Car Yes, Access: Wheelchair No, Children: for Suitable

Allotment Carpark, Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Carpark, Allotment Venue: 087 9818497 087 Contact: Ardnagashel Estate / Rent an Irish Cottage, near Bantry near Cottage, Irish an Rent / Estate Ardnagashel : Venue

discovered in archaeological digs at Baltimore Castle. Baltimore at digs archaeological in discovered group. Mines Allihies of Friends the by hosted is event This ago. years 4,000 Ireland in out carried

and learn about the wonderful natural heritage on our doorstep. doorstep. our on heritage natural wonderful the about learn and

27 August 10.00 to 11.00 to 10.00 August 27 Time: and Date Outside Darby Arms, Ballincollig Arms, Darby Outside Venue: 19 August 14.00 to 16.30 to 14.00 August 19 Time: and Date

Illustrated talk on medieval banqueting, showing exhibits relating to food and feasting, feasting, and food to relating exhibits showing banqueting, medieval on talk Illustrated Details: processes metalwork Age Bronze re-create will Aois Umha group acclaimed Internationally Details:

Available: Yes Available: 20 August 10.30 to 13.00 to 10.30 August 20 Time: and Date Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Available: Parking Car Yes, Children: for Suitable The theme this year is ‘It’s in your Nature’ – a chance for all of us to get out, enjoy enjoy out, get to us of all for chance a – Nature’ your in ‘It’s is year this theme The

Talk on Medieval Feasting Feasting Medieval on Talk Event: Casting Smelting Mining Age Bronze Event:

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Event: Cilliní of West Cork LOMBARDSTOWN: NEWMARKET: Details: This illustrated talk by local historian William Casey will explore various aspects of cillíní, TULLYLEASE (BROADFORD) especially those located in West Cork. Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Event: Newberry Cemetery: A Guided Tour Event: Badger Walk Date and Time: 22 August 20.00 to 21.30 Event: Ecology as a Way of Thinking Details: Guided tour of Newberry(Kilshannig) Cemetery including visit inside the church. Much local Details: Join Cork Nature Network on a walk to learn all about badgers and their ecology. We will Venue: Credit Union, Main Street, Skibbereen Details: The ‘Presence of Life’ depends on functioning Nature. Ted and Pete will propose that it is our history and some national history will be aired with connections to some famous people. Suitable for explore badger habitats and look out for signs of these beautiful creatures. Booking Required: Yes, Contact: [email protected] – phone 02840900; website: www.skibbheritage.com purpose to understand the Earth and pay attention to life. Visually impaired welcome. Join us again at Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Broadford and witness nature’s capacity for self-repair and pathway to recovery. 2017 marks the 18th Date and Time: 21 August 19.00 to 21.00 Date and Time: 25 August 12.00 to 14.00 Event: Historical Walk of Skibbereen year of Broadford’s ‘Restoration Ecology Project’. In 1998 this medieval disused Limestone Quarry of Venue: Newberry Cemetery, Lombardstown, Drommahane, Mallow Venue: Island Wood Newmarket Details: Join local historian Philip O’Regan on an historical walk through Skibbereen town, focusing circa 1.3 acres had degraded over time to habitual dumping. The foul order along with tolerant lichens, Contact: [email protected] – phone 086/2579106 Contact: [email protected] – phone 0894188213; website: corknaturenetwork.ie/ particularly on the Great Famine. Booking essential. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Car giant hogweed and Japanese knotweed all added to a bleak space with the exception of remediating Parking: Yes Salik. The community then volunteered to dispose of the waste and plant trees. Suitable for Children: Date and Time: 23 August 18.30 to 20.00 Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car parking Available: Yes MACROOM: OYSTERHAVEN: Venue: Courthouse, North Street, Skibbereen, Co Cork Date and Time: 26th August from 14:00 to 17:00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 028 40900; website: www.skibbheritage.com Venue: Broadford Community Wildlife Arboretum, Main Street, Broadford, Tullylease Event: Nie Byto Nas - Byt Las Event: Kinure Graveyard Contact: Pete Beaumont and Ted Cook - phone 086 8789891 Details: We will explore the popular couplet from Eastern Poland to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Details: Kinure Graveyard is situated overlooking Oysterhaven Harbour near .This graveyard Event: Fenians in Skibbereen designation of Western Europe’s last surviving fragment of Aboriginal alluvial forest known as the dates back to 1302. A plaque at the entrance provides the visitor with relevant historical information. Details: On the 150th anniversary of the Fenian rising of 1867 local historian William Casey will examine Gearagh - with Ted Cook. Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: No the links between Skibbereen and the Fenian movement. : Date and Time: 22 August 12.00 to 13.00, 13.00 – 15.00 Date and Time: 19 August 10.00 to 18.00, 27 August 10.00 to 19.00 Booking Required: Yes, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Venue: Macroom Library, Macroom Venue: Kinure Graveyard, Oysterhaven, Belgooly Event: Seaweeds: Exploring the Shore Date and Time: 24 August 20.00 to 21.30 Contact: [email protected] – phone 0868789891 / 02642483 Contact: [email protected] - phone 087 2146546 Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: an exciting & educational shoreline exploration, followed Venue: Credit Union Building, Main Street, Skibbereen. by identifying & preserving seaweeds 1800s-style. Led by Dr Susan Steele (SFPA). Ferry: www. Contact: [email protected] – phone 02840900 whiddyferry.com. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 27 August 13.30 to 16.00 : : Event: Talk on Síle na Gigs Venue: Whiddy Island (Ferrries leave Bantry 11am & 1pm). Details: Archaeologist Áine Brosnan will speak about some new ideas in relation to the meanings and Event: The Hazardous Coast: Event: Long Ago – Stories for Children Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-6781613; website: www.ellenhutchins.com uses of the evocative ‘Síle ni Gigs’ carvings in an illustrated talk. Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Details: The Hazardous Coast: The coast of Imokilly and East Cork. A Talk by Tony Harpur. Details: Re-Telling some of the old classical & well loved Fairy Tales. Suitable for Children: Yes, Free, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Date and Time: 25 August 20.00 to 22.00 : Date and Time: 19 August 12.00 to 13.00, Date and Time: 19 August 13.30 to 14.30 Venue: Skibbereen Credit Union Conference Room, Main Street, Skibbereen Venue: Midleton Library, Main Street, Midleton, Co. Cork. Venue: Fr.O’Flynn Park, Passage West Event: Tours of Youghal Clock Gate Tower Contact: [email protected] – phone 02840900; website: www.skibbheritage.com Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4613929 Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-1357634 Details: A visit to Youghal Clock Gate Tower is by way of guided tour. Our costumed storytellers will engage with you as you journey together to each floor of the Tower hearing tales of hero, villain, valiant Event: Touch Tanks at Lough Hyne Event: John Saul History Talk Event: Even More Taller Tales for Adults and much more. A visit to Youghal Clock Gate Tower is more than just a tour – it is the story of 600 years Details: Join UCC marine biologists as they interpret marine species from Lough Hyne. Touch and feel Details: This event is the story of John Saul the famous Horticulturist who worked in and around the Details: Come along and hear many True stories and a few fishy ones. Suitable for Children: No, of life in Youghal and the impact the Clock Tower had on the lives of so many of its people. Suitable for underwater creatures from the tanks while you learn about them. Whitehouse, the talk is an insight into the many works achieved by John Saul in his lifetime. Suitable for Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Children. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Date and Time: 23 August 19.30 to 21.30 Date and Time: Saturday 19th (11:00 to 16:000; Sunday 20th (12:00 to 16:00); 24th to 26th (11:00 to 16:00) Date and Time: 26 August 11.30 to 13.30 Date and Time: 20 August 14.00 to 15.30 Venue: Passage West Men’s Shed and Sunday 27th (12:00 to 16:00). Venue: Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, West Cork Venue: My Place Hall Midleton Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-9630462 Cost: €9.50 per adult; concession prices for children, Senior Citizens and families. Contact: [email protected] – phone 02840900; website: www.skibbheritage.com Contact: [email protected] – phone 0873669364 Venue: Youghal Clock Gate Tower, North Main Street, Youghal Event: Catch That Shrimp and Crab Contact: [email protected] – phone 024-20769; website: www.youghalclockgate.ie Event: A Walking Tour of Midleton Details: Crab Fishing Competition. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: SPIKE ISLAND: Details: A walking tour of Midleton town with local historian, Tony Harpur, taking in the significant Partial, Car Parking: No Event: The Witch of Youghal historic sites of the town. The tour will go ahead regardless of the weather so please dress Date and Time: 25 August 16.30 to 18.30 Details: Find out about Florence Newton, the witch of Youghal and about her witch trial which reputedly Event: Visit Spike Island appropriately. Cost: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Venue: Railway Quay, Passage West was the last witch trial held in Ireland. This fascinating tale is part of the folklore of Youghal. Suitable for Details: “Spike Island occupies a key location in lower Cork Harbour, the multi-cultural island has Date and Time: 20 August 15.00 to 16.00, 27 August 15.00 to 16.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-0630462 Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes hosted a monastery, a fortress and a prison within its 104 acres, all of which have left their mark”. Cork Venue: Midleton Library Date and Time: 19 August 11.00 to 12.00 County Council has been developing the island as a vehicle for retelling the story of 1400 years of history Contact: [email protected] – phone 0214613929 Venue: Youghal Library, Cork and the Irish diaspora with the aim of having Spike Island as a “unique cultural heritage and activity Contact: [email protected] – phone 024-93459; website: www.corkcoco.ie/youghallibrary RATHBARRY: destination, offering a compelling, high quality, rich and diverse set of experiences for all visitors”. For Event: Remembering Edward Bransfield those wishing to pay the island a visit, the ferry departs Kennedy Pier daily. Cost for return ferry trip, Details: A talk on Edward Bransfield, Cork’s Antarctic explorer who hailed from the village of Event: For Those Who Need Nature - with Ted Cook Event: Youghal Medieval Festival including entry to Fort Mitchel and brief introductory guided tour, is €18 per Adult/€10 per child/€45 Ballinacurra, one mile from Midleton. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Details: Rathbarry Community invites Ted Cook to lead a walk from Rathbarry village through nature and Details: Youghal’s now famous prizewinning Medieval Festival will once again bring to life our per Family (2 Adults & 2 Children or 1 Adult & 3 Children). Discounts apply for tickets purchased online. Yes, Car Parking: No recall the arrival in West Cork of the De Barri Family in early 13th Century. Visually Impaired welcome. intriguing medieval heritage and continues to deliver unique & innovative heritage activities each year. Booking Required: Yes, Suitable for Children: Yes Date and Time: 25 August 20.00 to 21.30 Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: No Date and Time: All Week (see times) Venue: Midleton Library Date and Time: 27 August 13.00 to 15.30 Date and Time: 20 August 12.00 to 18.00 Venue: Spike Island, Cork Harbour, Co. Cork - website: www.spikeislandcork.ie Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4613929 Venue: Rathbarry village Cross, Rathbarry, Roscarbery Venue: St Mary’s College Gardens, Emmet Place, Youghal. Contact: [email protected] – phone Ted 0868789891 / Deirdre 0868257136 Contact: [email protected] – phone 024 81814; website: www.youghal.ie Event: Woods Natural and Unnatural TRACTON: Details: Woods Natural & Unnatural: woodlands and tree planting in East Cork from Medieval times to Event: The Cork Baroque Players present. A talk by Tony Harpur. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car SKIBBEREEN: Event: Killeen School Reunion Details: Cork Baroque Players in association with Cork County Arts Office present a concert of 18th Parking Available: Yes Details: Past Pupils and friends of Killeen School, Roberts Cove, will socialise on Sunday August 20th Century music on period instruments. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Event: Historical Walk at Lough Hyne Date and Time: 26 August 12.00 to 13.00 to renew old friendships, recall shared memories and enjoy an exhibition on the school. Suitable for Date and Time: 24 August 16.30 to 17.30 Details: Join historian Terri Kearney on a walk through 4,000 years of Lough Hyne’s heritage. Terri has COUNTY CORK Venue: Midleton Library Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Cost: Adult: €5 written 2 books on Lough Hyne and will share her knowledge of its archaeology, history and folklore. Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4613929 Date and Time: 20 August 11.00 to 18.00 Venue: The Mall Arts Centre Youghal Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Car Parking Available: Yes Venue: Tracton Arts and Community Centre, Contact: [email protected] – phone 02481823 Date and Time: 19 August 14.00 to 16.00, Contact: [email protected] – phone 087 2399112/ 087 4182501 Venue: Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, West Cork Website: facebook.com/Tracton-Arts-and-Community-Centre Contact: [email protected] – phone 028 40900; website: www.skibbheritage.com

Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Event: Turf Projects: Bere Island Colour Palette Event: Music from C18th Europe. Event: The Birds of Crosshaven BANTRY CONTINUED: Details: Turf Projects is a unique art project which will create site-specific photographic colour palettes recording CARRIGADROHID: : Details: Programme of music from C18th Europe. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Details: Guided Bird Walk. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: No, Wheelchair Access: Partial the historical place names of Bere Island. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 20 August 9.30 to 12.30 Event: Ellen Hutchins Exhibition: Q+A Date and Time: 26 August 14.00 to 16.00 Event: A Riverside Tour Event: Discover Cloyne Cathedral Date and Time: 24 August 13.00 to 14.00 Venue: Old Templebreedy Church, Crosshaven Details: A special session at the week-long Ellen Hutchins Festival Exhibition with a pop-up expo of Venue: The Lookout, West End, Bere Island Details: A riverside tour with talks by experts on the River Lee, the hydro electric dam and local habitats. Details: Come and visit this ancient and atmospheric building. Guided tours of the Cathedral will be Cost: Adult €8, Conc. €5 Contact: phone 0879983680 memorabilia & Hutchins family members on hand to answer questions. Contact: [email protected] – phone 02775099 Organised by Carrigadrohid/ Killinardrish Tidy Towns and all welcome. given at 12pm and 3pm. Children’s History hunt 2.30pm to 4.15pm. The History Hunt combines history Venue: Sirius Arts Centre, Admission: Normal ferry and entry fees to Garnish island, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 23 August from 18:30 and nature in the graveyard and it is necessary that each family supervise their own children. In case of Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4813790; website: www.siriusartscentre.ie Date and Time: 21 August 14.00 to 16.00 Event: The Moon from Bere Island Venue: Carrigadrohid Village bad weather there will be ‘paper collage making’ on the same topics inside the Cathedral. Admission: : Venue: The Casita, Garnish Island (Illnacullin), Glengarriff Harbour Details: Join the Cork Astronomy Club on Bere Island for an illustrated talk on the moon & the history of Contact: email [email protected] or phone 086 8201052 (Theresa) / 086 0752580 (Vincent) Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-6781613; website: www.ellenhutchins.com lunar exploration. Following the talk, there will be an outdoor viewing session of the moon. Date and Time: 19 August 11.30 to 16.30 COPPEEN: Event: Doneraile Park Free Audio Guide Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Venue: St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cloyne Details: Free audio guide to this historic North Cork estate, with its beautiful parkland and a magnificent Event: Drawing From Nature: Formal Opening Parking Available: Yes CASTLETOWNBERE: Contact: [email protected] – phone 021-465-2426 Event: Our Environment and Placenames house. Simply download the free Guidigo App and search for Doneraile. Details: Formal Opening of Exhibition of enlargements of seaweed drawings by Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815) and Date and Time: 26 August 19.30 to 20.30 Details: Our Environment and Placenames: Exploring the relationship between our natural environment Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Event: Open Day at Anne’s Grove Castle drawings by botanical artist, Shevaun Doherty. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Car Parking: No Venue: The Lookout, West End, Bere Island Event: History and Nature in Graveyards and local placenames in the Coppeen area by way of an illustrated presentation and interactive Date and Time: 19 – 27 August 9.30 to 17.00 Details: An opportunity to see the conservation work of Irish Landmark Trust. Self-guided tour of this Date and Time: 22 August 17.00 to 18.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 027 75099; website: www.bereisland.net Details: Activities around nature and history, for children and their families, in Cloyne Cathedral’s discussion. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Venue: Doneraile Park Venue: Organico Café, 2 Glengarriff Road, Bantry restored C19th miniature castle. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes graveyard. In case of bad weather, paper collages around the same themes, inside the cathedral. Date and Time: 23 August 19.00 to 22.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 052 618 9468 Contact: [email protected]; website: www.ellenhutchins.com Date and Time: 27 August 10.00 to 16.00 Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Venue: An Caipín meeting room, Coppeen. Website: abartaheritage.ie/product/doneraile-park-audio-guide/ : Venue: Annes Grove Miniature Castle, Castletownroche Date and Time: 20 August 14.30 to 16.30 Contact: [email protected] – phone 086 8531761; website: www.coppeenheritage.com Event: Ellen Hutchins. Seaweed Stories Contact: [email protected] – phone 016704733; website: www.irishlandmark.com Venue: Cloyne Cathedral Event: Mini-Beast Hunt Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival Event: Talk on Ellen’s Trinity links and intriguing stories behind the Event: Modest Martin – A Local River Contact: [email protected] – phone 021-465-2223 Details: Join Cork Nature Network on a kids mini-beast hunt. Learn all about the tiny creatures all around specimens and letters by Madeline Hutchins (researcher on Ellen) and Sean Moffatt (scriptwriter for Details: The story of the River Martin - its origin and course, tributaries and bridges, in flood and in Event: St. Finian’s Cemetery Castletownbere CORK COUNTY COUNCIL HQ AND LIBRARY: us, where they live, how to catch and release them safely. Children must be accompanied by an adult. RTE). Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes pollution, wildlife and amenity and diverse other aspects. Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Details: Visit to historic St Finian’s Cemetery with local historians Fachtna O Donovan and Anthony Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Date and Time: 22 August 19.30 to 21.30 Yes, Car Parking: Yes Power. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes COACHFORD: Event: Heritage Exhibition by the Heritage Unit of Cork County Council Parking Available: Yes Venue: Bantry Library, Bridge Street, Bantry Date and Time: 23 August 11.00 to 12.30 Date and Time: 27 August 15.00 to 16.00 Date and Time: Weekdays from 08:00 to 18:00 Date and Time: 20 August 12.00 to 13.00 Contact: [email protected]; website: www.ellenhutchins.com Venue: Blarney GAA Club Venue: St Finian’s Cemetery, North Road, Castletownbere Event: Woodland Walks with Nikki Venue: County Hall Foyer, Cork County Council, Carrigrohane Straight Road Venue: Doneraile Wildlife Park Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4382115 Contact: [email protected] - phone 086-8556190 Details: Join Nikki Darrell (well known botanist, practitioner of herbal medicine, aromatherapy and Details: This exhibition will provide a background on Heritage and will highlight the work of Cork County Contact: [email protected] – phone 0894188213; website: www.corknaturenetwork.ie aromatic medicine) as she describes the plants and herbs of Mullinhassig Wood, and their benefits and Council’s Heritage Unit in promoting and supporting the appreciation and awareness of Heritage BARRYROE: Event: Gardens uses. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes throughout the County. It will showcase many aspects of Heritage as well as those projects currently Event: Doneraile Park and Creagh House Details: An illustrated lecture detailing the history and beauty of Blarney Castle Gardens. Speaker: : Date and Time: 27 August 14.00 to 16.00 underway with the support of the Heritage Council including a publication on the Heritage Castles of Details: Guided tour through the historic garden spaces, highlighting the connection between 17th Event: Historical Tour of Seven Heads Mr Adam Whitbourn, Head Gardener. Everybody welcome. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Venue: Poulanassig, Mullinhassig Wood & Waterfall, Aghavrin, Coachford the County, a project regarding Lonehort Battery on Bere Island and work on Cork County Council’s century Castle Gardens, 18th-century parkland, and 19th century Court and townhouse gardens. Event: Children’s Historical Treasure Hunt Details: Local historian, Sean de Barra continues his tour of Seven Heads, visiting Lislee Church and Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Contact: [email protected] – phone 0860456554; website: www.acrheritage.info/ heritage website. Suitable for children / Full wheelchair access / Parking is available Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Details: Google-free, outdoor fun learning experience for 5-12 year old children (and their parents) exploring and Graveyard, Coolum Cliffs, Broad Strand (site of a memorial to Antartic explorer Patrick Keohane) and Date and Time: 23 August 20.00 to 21.30 Contact: Cork County Council’s Heritage Unit c/o Conor Nelligan – email [email protected] or Date and Time: 20 August 14.30 to 16.30 discovering the history of Clonakilty. Lots of prizes. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes much more. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes. Venue: Church of the Resurrection, Blarney Village phone 021 4276891 - website: http://www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage Venue: Main Car Park, Doneraile Park Date and Time: 19 August 10.00 to 17.00, 20 August 12.00 to 17.00, 22 - 26 August 10.00 to 17.00, 27 August 12.00 – 17.00 Date and Time: 19 August 14.30 to 17.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 087 2153216; website: www.blarneyhistory.ie COBH: Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-9049767 Venue: Meet at Barryroe Church Venue: Collect forms at Michael Collins House, 7 Emmet Square, Clonakilty Event: Family History 1 to 1 Sessions Contact: [email protected] – phone 085 7447424 / 087 7642465; website: www. Event: The Old Admiralty House Contact: [email protected] – phone 087 7642465; website: www. Event: Sunday Opening of Blarney House Details: Have you found your Cork ancestors on the 1901 or 1911 census, what’s the next step? Beginners duchasclonakiltyheritage.com Details: The Old Admiralty House overlooks Cork Harbour. It is now home to a community of Benedictine DOUGLAS: duchasclonakiltyheritage.com/ Details: Guided Tour of Blarney House 1-2-1 sessions for those who would like advice on searching for ancestors in parish and civil records. Nuns. The Chapel, Bible Garden and Tearooms are open to the public. Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Admission: Adult €8, Child €4, Conc. €6, Family €22, Car Parking Available: Yes Event: Session with Pete Event: Michael Collins Anniversary Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Date and Time: August 21st, 22nd, 24th and 25th from 10:00 to 16:00 Date and Time: 27 August 10.00 to 14.00 Details: A morning of poetry, song and storytelling with Pete Duffy. Suitable for Children: No, BERE ISLAND: Details: On the event of the 95th Anniversary of the death of Michael Collins, Michael Collins House, a Date and Time: 19 – 27 August 9.00 to 16.30 Venue: Cork County Library Building, Carrigrohane Road Venue: Blarney House Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes new museum dedicated to the Irish revolutionary hero, will open FREE of charge. Suitable for Children: Venue: St. Benedict’s Priory, The Mount, Cobh, Co.Cork Contact: [email protected] – phone 021-4545640; website: www.corkcoco.ie/library Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4385252 Date and Time: 22 August 11.30 to 12.30 Event: Bere Island Blackberry Jam Demo Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4811354 Venue: Douglas Library, Cork Details: In late August, the hedgerows of Bere Island are abundant with wild blackberries. Edel Murphy Date and Time: 22 August 10.00 to 16.00 Event: Family History Curiosities Contact: [email protected] – phone 021-4924932 will give a demonstration on the best way to make Bere Island blackberry jam. BUTTEVANT: Venue: Michael Collins House, 7 Emmet Square, Clonakilty Event: Biodiversity of Great Island Details: Local Studies at Cork County Library presents an illustrated talk on the strange and interesting Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Contact: [email protected] – phone 023-8858676; website: www.michaelcollinshouse.ie Details: The diverse flora and fauna of Great Island in Cork Harbour is captured in a stunning exhibition finds that arise when carrying out family history research. Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Event: Meet the Aliens Parking Available: Yes Event: Buttevant 700 Event of wildlife photographs taken by the people of the island reflecting the biodiversity of their home Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Details: Discover the alien species of trees and plants that live in Ballybrack Woods (the Mangala). Date and Time: 22 August 11.00 to 12.00 Details: Exhibition to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the first murage grant of 1317, to encircle Event: History Talks – Michael Collins Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: No Date and Time: 23 August 13.30 to 14.30 Where they came from, what’s interesting about them and how we can help prevent unwelcome Venue: The Bakehouse Cafe, Rerrin, Bere Island the town of Buttevant with stone wall defences. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Details: Talk on Michael Collins. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Date and Time: launch on Saturday 19th at 14:30; exhibition open during normal Library opening hours Venue: Cork County Library Building, Carrigrohane Road spreading. Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Contact: [email protected] – phone 027 75099; website: www.bereisland.net Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Car Parking: Yes Venue: Cobh Library, Casement Square, Cobh Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4285640; website: www.corkcoco.ie/library Date and Time: 23 August 19.00 to 20.30 Date and Time: 19 August 12.00 to 21.00, 20 August 12.00 to 18.00, 26 August 12.00 to 18.00, 27 August Date and Time: 22 August 19.30 to 21.30 Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4811130 Venue: Ballybrack Woods/meet at Douglas Community Centre, Church Road, Douglas Event: Beekeeping on Bere Island 12.00 to 17.00 Venue: Michael Collins House, 7 Emmet Square, Clonakilty Website: corkcoco.ie/library Contact: [email protected] – phone 086 846 33 99; website: www.douglastidytowns.ie Details: Honey has been a source of food & healing for millennia, enjoy a talk by Bere Island beekeeper Venue: Muintir na Tíre Hall Buttevant Contact: [email protected] – phone 023-8858676; website: www.michaelcollinshouse.ie CROSSHAVEN: Barry Hanley on the basics of beekeeping. There’ll also be an opportunity to buy some Bere Island Contact: [email protected] Event: Wildlife on Great Island Cork Event: Ask the Insects honey. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Event: Historical Walk of Clonakilty Town Details: Join Jim Wilson, naturalist & bird-specialist, to learn more about the wildlife of Great Island Event: Camden Fort Meagher Open Weekend Details: Community Water Officer for Cork, Kieran Murphy, will be on hand to demonstrate how to Date and Time: 23 August 14.30 to 15.30 Event: Tour of Buttevant River Front Details: Trace the footsteps of Clonakilty’s famous characters: Michael Collins, Tadhg an Asna (1798 in its myriad forms. A fascinating insight into the lives of the creatures that share our Island with us. Details: Camden Fort Meagher is internationally recognised as being “one of the finest remaining survey for and identify aquatic invertebrates, which can indicate if a river or stream is healthy. Booking Venue: Bere Island Heritage Centre Details: Guided tour along Awbeg River highlighting the flowers, trees, wildlife, historic buildings & the Leader), Mary Jane Irwin (poet, campaigner and wife of Fenian Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa) and much Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: No examples of a classical Coastal Artillery Fort in the world”. For almost 400 years the fort played a key Required: Yes, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Contact: [email protected] – phone 027 75099 / 027 75956; website: www.bereisland.net medieval town defences. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes more. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 19 August 14.30 to 15.30 role as a strong strategic position for the defence of Ireland and 65% of the fort is located underground Date and Time: 27 August 10.00 to 10.30, 10.45 to 11.15, 11.45 to 12.15, 12.30 to 13.00 Date and Time: 19 August 15.00 to 17.00 Date and Time: 23 August 19.00 to 20.30, 27 August 19.00 to 20.30 Venue: Cobh Library, Casement Square, Cork in a labyrinth of tunnels and chambers. Tours available each weekend throughout the summer months. Venue: Ballybrack Woods/meet outside Douglas Community Centre, Church Road, Douglas Event: Bere Island: WW1 History Walk Venue: Along Awbeg River in Buttevant Venue: Michael Collins Statue, Emmet Square, Clonakilty Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4811130; website: www.corkcoco.ie/library Suitable for children / Partial wheelchair access / Parking is available Contact: [email protected] – phone 086 846 33 99; website: www.douglastidytowns.ie Details: Islander Chris O’Sullivan will lead a guided walk around Bere Island’s WW1 military Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] – phone 087 7642465; Date and Time: Saturday and Sunday 19th, 20th, 27th and 28th from 12:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:15) fortifications. Learn about Bere Island’s strategic role in WW1 & what life was like for islanders during website: www.duchasclonakiltyheritage.com Event: Cobh Bell Recitals Venue: Camden Fort Meagher, Crosshaven, Cork Harbour this period. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Details: Recitals on the 49-bell grand carillon of Cobh’s Cathedral by resident carillonneur Adrian Cost: Adult €5, Child (4-18) €4. DRIMOLEAGUE: Date and Time: 24 August 11.00 to 13.00 CARR’S HILL: Event: Battle of Big Cross, Shannonvale, 1798 Gebruers (20 August) and guest carillonneur Marc Van Eyck from Belgium (27 August). Contact: [email protected] or 085 8501483; website: www.camdenfortmeagher.ie Details: This was the only recorded engagement to take place in Munster during 1798 Rising. Diarmuid Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: No Venue: Meet outside Murphys Shop/Post Office, Rerrin Event: St. Finbarr’s Pilgrim Walk Kingston and Ml O’Mahony will speak on events and circumstances surrounding the battle and its Date and Time: 20 August 16.30 to 17.30, 27 August 16.30 to 17.30 Contact: [email protected] – phone 027 75099; website: www.bereisland.net Event: Public Talk: “Cork, the Workhouse and An Gorta Mór” Event: Guided tour of House and Gardens Details: Two-day walk in the footsteps of St Finbarr to his hermitage in Gougane Barra. aftermath. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Venue: St Colman’s Cathedral Cobh Details: An outdoor talk on the Famine by Tomás Mac Cormaic of An Gorta Mór Memorial Committee, Details: Join us on guided tour of Crosshaven House and Gardens. Booking Required: Yes, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: None, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 24 August 19.00 to 20.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone +353214813222; website: http://homepage.eircom. taking place at the Famine Graveyard on Carr’s Hill. Suitable for Children: Yes. Admission: Adult: €5, Child: €3, Family: €10, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 19 August 9.00 to 17.30, 20 August 9.30 to 16.30 Venue: Phair’s Pub, Shannonvale, Clonakilty net/~adriangebruers Date and Time: Sunday 27 August at 14:00 Date and Time: 19 – 27 August 14.00 to 18.00 Cost: Adult €40, Conc. €35 Contact: [email protected] – phone 087 7642465; website: www. Venue: Famine Grave on Carr’s Hill, Cork Venue: Crosshaven House Venue: Top of the Rock, Drimoleague duchasclonakiltyheritage.com Contact: phone 021 2428310 Contact: [email protected] - phone 021-4832005; website: www.crosshavenhouse.ie Contact: [email protected] - phone 0861735134; website: www.topoftherock.ie/stfinbarr Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12

Event: Art Exhibition and Demo/Talk Event: Coisir an tSamhraidh Event: Musical Evening at St. Mary and All Saints’ Church Event: West Cork Coastal Cultures Event: The Return of the Fairy Folk Details: An Art Exhibition by Peat Artist Martin Mc Cormack will be held along with a demonstration Details: Irish language Oiche cheoil le Laoise Kelly agus Mossie O Scanláin. An evening of great music Details: A musical evening will take place at St. Mary and All Saints’ Church, highlighting local talent – Details: Exploring human responses to marine resources through literary, historical, archaeological & KILMURRY: Details: Having enjoyed their time in Charles Fort so much, King Foxglove and Queen Violet of Fairyland of the technique and talk by the Artist on the subject matter of the paintings. Suitable for Children: Yes, from Laoise Kelly on harp and from singer Mossie O Scanlain, as well as other musicians of high quality. music, song, dance, poetry, storytelling, with Frank Houlihan M.C. visual sources, using specific examples from . Presentation by Breda Moriarty (Deep Maps have invited even more Fairies to spread their fairy magic around the fort. Admission: Free, Suitable for Car Parking: No Booking Required: Yes, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 22 August from 19:30 to 21:30 Project). Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Event: Hidden Gems Mystery Bus Tour Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 20 August 19.30 to 21.00 Date and Time: 23 August 19.00 to 22.30 Venue: St. Mary and All Saints’ Church, Glanmire Date and Time: 21 August 20.00 to 21.30 Details: How well do you know your parish? The Mystery Bus Tour will introduce you to the hidden gems Date and Time: 26- 27 August 10.00 to 17.15 Venue: Top of the Rock Pod Pairc and Walking Centre, Drimoleague, Cost: Adult: €15, Child: €15, Concession: €15, Family: €15 Contact: [email protected] Venue: Glengarriff Park Hotel, Glengarriff of Kilmurry - the historical sites on private properties which are seldom seen by the public. Venue: Charles Fort, Kinsale Contact: [email protected] – phone 086 1735134; website: www.topoftherock.ie Venue: Fota House , Carrigtwohill Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-6781613; website: www.ellenhutchins.com Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Adult: €20, Suitable for Children: No, Car Parking Available: Yes Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4772263 Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4613222 Event: Guided Tour of Riverstown House Date and Time: 19 August 11.00 to 13.00, Event: West Cork Farmyard Tour Details: A Guided Tour of the historic Riverstown House, in association with the Glanmire Heritage Event: Nature Art and Games for Children Venue: Independence Museum Kilmurry Event: Living History Display Details: Old Irish farmyards are a fascinating history. Take this 2km walk through Dromdaliag townland Society. Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: children’s arts-based outdoor activities eg creating flower Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 7336932 (Thurs - Sun 2pm to 5pm) Details: We are delighted to welcome back Claiomh, a Living History & Military Heritage group covering with a guided description of old farmyards all along the way to Shronacarton. Booking Required: Yes, GALLEY HEAD: Cost: €5 per person impressions on cloth, making wood flower identification discs & a scavenger hunt. Suitable: 5 to Website: kilmurrymuseum.ie the 16th & 17th centuries. Regular displays and talks in period costume are sure to educate and Cost: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 23 August at 14:00 12-year-olds. Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: entertain. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 22 August 19.30 to 21.00 Event: Open Day at Galley Head Venue: Meet at Glanmire Library (2pm), Glanmire Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Date and Time: 26 August 11.00 to 16.30 Venue: Top of the Rock Pod Páirc and Walking Centre, Drimoleague Details: An opportunity to see the conservation work of the Irish Landmark Trust. Imagine life as a Contact: [email protected] Date and Time: 24 August 10.00 to 12.00, 14.00 to 16.00 KINSALE: Venue: , Kinsale Contact: [email protected] – phone 086 1735134; website: www.topoftherock.ie lighthouse keeper on your self-guided tour of these restored lightkeeper’s houses now run as holiday Venue: Main Carpark, Glengarriff Woods Nature Reserve, Glengarriff Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4774855 Event: Kinsale Heritage Town Walks accommodation. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Event: Visit to the local Gardens Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-6781613; website: www.ellenhutchins.com Details: Information and entertainment are the success of the walks, history and heritage of Kinsale. Event: Guided Tour of Castle Donovan Date and Time: 27 August 10.00 to 16.00 Details: An enjoyable afternoon of natural heritage in the local gardens, organized by the Glanmire This tour uses a selection of unique photographs and maps which bring the past to life for the visitors. Details: A guided tour of the recently refurbished castle of the O Donovan clan, with access to the spiral Venue: Galley Head Lightkeepers’ Houses, Galley Head, , Clonakilty Heritage Society. KNOCKRAHA: Admission: Adult: €5, Child: €0, Concession: €5, Family: €10, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair staircase and upper rooms, and information on the surrounding bawn and grain drying kiln. Suitable for Contact: [email protected] - phone 01 6704733; website: www.irishlandmark.com Date and Time: 24 August at 14:00 GLENVILLE: Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Venue: Local Gardens, Glanmire Event: Nature Discovery Walk With Map Date and Time: 19 August 10.30 to 11.30, 20 August 10.30 to 11.30, 23 - 27 August 10.30 to 11.30 Date and Time: 24 August 19.30 to 20.30 Contact: [email protected] Event: A Night of Trad Music and Folklore Details: Self-guided nature discovery tour with map. Follow the path through formal gardens, field and Venue: Kinsale Tourist Office Venue: Castledonovan Castle, Drimoleague GARINISH ISLAND Details: A magnificent night of traditional music, stories and folklore. Music by local musicians. Also a woodland (wear suitable footwear). Ponds and river: children must be supervised. Contact: [email protected] - phone 086 8267656; website: www.kinsaleheritage.com Contact: [email protected] –phone 0861735134; website: www.drimoleaguewalkway.com Event: An Evening of Music talk, from historian Padraig King, on the Glenville connection to the ‘Clonmult Ambush’ in 1921. Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Event: Ellen Hutchins Exhibition Details: An enjoyable evening featuring an array of musical performances in the stunning Riverstown Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Parking: Yes Event: Children’s Wildlife Workshops Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: an exhibition about Ireland’s first female botanist, telling the House, organized by the Glanmire Heritage Society and with Kieran Kellegher as M.C. Date and Time: 24 August 20.30 to 00.00 Date and Time: 19 - 27 August 10.00 to 18.00 Details: Learn about the wildlife of Charles Fort through activities, arts & crafts and games that will be DUNMANWAY: story of a remarkable young woman in words & pictures. Normal ferry & entry fees to Garnish Island Date and Time: 25 August from 20:00 to 22:00 Venue: Kades Kounty Glenville Venue: Courtyard Gate at Ashton Grove, Knockraha, Co. Cork sure to delight and spark any child’s imagination. Booking essential. apply. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: No Venue: Riverstown House, Glanmire Contact: [email protected] – phone 0214880998 Contact: [email protected] Event: Síle na Gig Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Date and Time: 19 August 9.30 to 18.00, 20 - 25 August 9.30 to 17.30, 26 August 9.30 to 18.00, 27 August Contact: [email protected] Details: Talk on Síle na Gig by Aine Brosnan 9.30 to 17.30 Parking Available: Yes Event: Mass Path Walk Admission: Adult €5, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Full, Car Parking Available: No Venue: The Casita, Garinish Island (Illnacullin), Glengarriff Harbour GOUGANE BARRA: Date and Time: 23 August 11.00 to 13.00, 15.00 to 17.00 Details: Walking the ancient mass path used by our ancestors from Butlerstown, Brooklodge to arrive Date and Time: 24 August 20.30 to 22.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-6781613; www.ellenhutchins.com : Venue: Gunpowder Magazine, Charles Fort in Knockraha for 10am mass. Transport will be available after mass to return to Butlerstown to collect Venue: Atkins Hall, Dunmanway Event: First Irish Pilgrim Journey Contact: [email protected] - 021 4772263; website: www.heritageireland.ie cars. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: No Contact: [email protected] –phone 0238856508 Event: Heritage Castles of County Cork – with a focus on Glanworth Castle Details: Guide-led walk of St. Finbarr’s Pilgrim Path. Admission: Free, Booking Required: Yes Date and Time: 20 August 8.30 to 10.00 GLANMIRE: Date and Time: Tuesday 22nd August from 16:00 to 18:00 Date and Time: 19 - 20 August 09.00 to 16.00 Event: Compass Hill Walk Venue: Butlerstown, Brooklodge-will be signposted from Brooklodge Details: The walk will highlight the historic Compass Hill area and the links to the harbour and the : Venue: Glanworth Castle, Glanworth Venue: Gougane Barra Contact: [email protected] – phone 0879864177 Event: Craft A Tiny Critter Habitat Details: Supported by the Heritage Council, and the next installation in the Heritage of County Cork Contact: [email protected]– phone 0872240368/050424004 Bandon River. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Details: An inter-generational fun event creating something special to bring home for the tiny critters Date and Time: 24 August 19.30 to 20.30 Event: Seanchaí Pádraig Ó Murchú Plaque Publication Series that received a citation of excellence in the Local Government Awards 2015, Cork Event: Sing Sing Prison Knockraha in your neighbourhood. Grandparent’s welcome! All the natural and recycled materials needed are Venue: Bowling Green, Kinsale Details: Unveiling of plaque to local seanchaí Pádraig “Gort Broc” Ó Murchú (1873 - 1950) by Dr Gearóid County Council, working with Eamonn Cotter, is undertaking a publication on the Heritage Castles of the Details: Sing-Sing was the prison of the Cork No. 1 Brigade during the War of Independence. Up to provided. Booking Required: Yes, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Contact: [email protected] – phone 086 8267656 Ó Crualaoich & Emma Verling. Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair: Yes, Car Parking: Yes County. Eamonn will discuss the importance of the County’s Castles with a focus on Glanworth Castle. INCHIGEELA: 30 spies, auxiliaries and black and tans were executed out of it and buried locally. Admission: Free, Date and Time: 19 August 12.00 to 13.30, 26 August 12.00 to 13.30 Website: www.kinsalehistorysociety.com Date and Time: 24 August 19.30 to 20.30, Suitable for children / Parking is available Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Venue: Future Orchard’s Schoolroom Upper Glanmire Event: Taste Our Stored Sunshine Venue: Eyeries Village, Beara, Co Cork Contact: Cork County Council c/o Conor Nelligan – email [email protected] or phone 021 Date and Time: 27 August 12.00 to 18.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 0877856867; website: www.futureorchardcork.com Details: Taste our stored sunshine with our local guide/chef Dorothy O’Tuama who will provide a Event: Recital – Cork Baroque Players Contact: [email protected] – phone 086-8556190 4276891; website: http://www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage Venue: Kilquane Graveyard, Knockraha presentation of Walton’s Mills in Macroom & a demo of her family’s traditional brown bread recipe. Details: We are delighted to welcome the Cork Baroque Players for a free lunch-time concert of 18th Contact: [email protected] – 0879864177 Event: Creative Clay Workshops Event: Glanworth Heritage Trail Booking Required: Yes, Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car century music, featuring some well known Irish music of the period. FOTA: Details: Creative Clay Workshops focuses on the ancient Coil pot method to create a unique flower pot Details: Heritage Trail of Historic sites at Glanworth Parking: Yes Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking Available: Yes with surface texture made from natural objects. Bring an apron. Booking Required: Yes, Suitable for Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: No, Wheelchair Access: Partial Date and Time: 19 August 19.00 to 20.00, Date and Time: 25 August 13.00 to 13.45 LAHARN: Event: Mrs Kevin’s Cat Children’s Tour Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Date and Time: 27 August 14.30 to 17.00 Venue: Store of Memories Museum in Inchigeela Venue: Charles Fort, Kinsale Details: Mrs Kevin is the Housekeeper at Fota House and she has lost her cat! Can you help us explore Date and Time: 19 August 14.00 to 15.30, 26 August 14.30 to 15.30 Venue: Glanworth Community Centre Contact: [email protected] – phone 0868539744; www.leevalleytastetrails.ie Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4772263 Event: Dancing at the Crossroads and find Toby?! Tours run at 12pm daily, places are limited so pre booking is essential! Admission: Free, Cost: Adult: €12.00, Child: €12.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 0877999073 Details: Situated in the heart of North Cork, Laharn Cross is the location where people gather each and Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Venue: Future Orchard Cork Upper Glanmire Cork KEALKIL Event: Recital – Cork Baroque Players every Sunday night throughout the summer months to enjoy open air crossroads dancing from 8 – 10pm. Date and Time: 21 - 26 August 12.00 to 13.00 Contact: 0872606999; website: www.futureorchardcork.com Details: Why not join us for an afternoon recital of 18th-century music in the historic setting of Desmond Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: No Venue: Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork GLENGARRIFF: Event: History Guide to Carriganass Castle Castle? Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking Available: No Date and Time: 20 August 20.00 to 22.00, 27 August 20.00 to 22.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4815543; website: www.fotahouse.com Event: Irish Heritage Apple Tree Talk Details: Audio Visual Tour of Carriganass Castle, Kealkil. Suitable for Children: Yes, Car Parking: Yes, Date and Time: 25 August 15.30 to 16.15 Venue: Laharn Cross, Lombardstown, Mallow Details: An informative and hands-on workshop on Irish Heritage Apple Trees will be led by Future Event: Ewe Natural History Experience Wheelchair Access: Partial Venue: Desmond Castle, Kinsale Contact: [email protected] – phone 087 9187222; website: www.laharn.ie Event: Digging For History For Kids Orchard’s resident horticultural expert Christopher Troy. Summer pruning will be a specific focus. Details: An innovative learning experience for all ages about our natural history and environment on a Date and Time: 21-25 August, 10.00 to 15.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4774855 Details: Get your hands dirty and discover the gorgeous Frameyard Garden at Fota House! Enjoy the Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Car Parking Available: Yes one-kilometre walk - learn through information boards, art installations and games and a poetry trail. Venue: Carriganass Castle, Kealkil tour, followed by seed planting. Bring a yoghurt pot and take a seed home to grow! Date and Time: 19 August 12.30 to 13.30, 26 August 12.30 to 13.30 Admission: Adult: €7.50, Child: €6.00, Concession: €6.50, Family: €25.00, Suitable for Children: Yes, Contact: [email protected] Event: Animals at War Display LEHANEMORE: Booking Required: Yes, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Venue: Future Orchard, Upper Glanmire Bridge Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Details: Discover the role of animals in war throughout history. How they inspired generals, won battles Date and Time: 21 – 26 August 14.00 to 15.00, Contact: [email protected] – phone 0879462280; website: www.futureorchardcork.com Date and Time: 19 – 27 August 10.00 to 18.00 Event: Botanical Art Demo & Pop-up Expo and gave their names to instruments of war. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Event: Whale Watch Ireland 2017 Venue: Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens, Carrigtwohill Venue: The Ewe Experience, N71 Kenmare Road, Glengarriff Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: Award-winning botanical artist, Shevaun Doherty, will be Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Details: The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group invites you to our annual, free and guided land-based whale Contact: [email protected] – phone 0214815543; website: www.fotahouse.com Event: Heritage Photographic Exhibition Contact: [email protected] – phone 027-63840 demonstrating her exquisite art skills live alongside a pop-up exhibition of Ellen Hutchins memorabilia. Date and Time: 26 -27 August 10.00 to 17.15 watch at Lehanemore, Beara, as part of All-Ireland Whale Watch day on Saturday 26th August. Details: A wonderful heritage photographic exhibition will take place in Riverstown Community Centre Website: www.theewe.com Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking: Yes Venue: Charles Fort, Kinsale Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Partial, Car Parking Available: Yes Event: Guided Tour of Fota Gardens with music provided by Maureen Murphy. There will also be an exhibition of knitting and crochet. Date and Time: 26 August 14.00 to 16.00 Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4772263 Date and Time: 26 August 14.00 to 17.00 Details: The Head Gardener will introduce visitors to the historic development of this estate, the people Date and Time: 22th to 25th August from 14:00 to 17:00 each day Event: Introduction to Mosses and Liverworts Venue: Future Forests, Kealkil Venue: Lehanemore (near Horn Head), , West Cork who owned and worked it and the unique plant collection amassed and nurtured within its high walls. Venue: Riverstown Community Centre, Glanmire Details: An up-close introduction to our smallest plants with Dr Joanne Denyer (Irish Conservation Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-6781613; website: http://futureforests.net/ Event: Wildflower Photographic Display Contact: [email protected] – phone 027 71930 Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: No, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Contact: [email protected] Officer BBS) & a search for Hutchins’ Hollywort, a species discovered by Ellen. Suitable for Children: Details: Photographs featuring Wild flowers of Charles Fort, throughout the season, will be available to view Date and Time: 23 August 14.00 to 16.00 No, Car Parking: Yes in our Tearooms. Admission: Free, Suitable for Children: Yes, Wheelchair Access: Yes, Car Parking: Yes Venue: Fota House Date and Time: 19 August 10.00 to 12.30 Date and Time: 26 – 27 August 10.00 to 17.15 Contact: [email protected] – phone 021-4812728; website: www.heritageireland.ie Venue: Main Carpark, Glengarriff Woods Nature Reserve. Venue: Charles Fort, Kinsale Contact: [email protected] – phone 087-6781613; website: www.ellenhutchins.com Contact: [email protected] – phone 021 4772263 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18