Ballymote Ballymote th Annual Heritage Heritage 29 Group Group Ballymote Patrons Mattie Casey Founded on May 30th 1984, Ballymote Heritage Judge Keenan Johnson Group meets without fail each month and President devotes itself to raising awareness of all matters Heritage Eileen Tighe of heritage. Chairperson & Press Officer Neal Farry Vice-Chairperson The Group has organised Ballymote Heritage Weekend each year since 1990 on the August Weekend Tom Lavin Secretary holiday weekend and publishes The Corran rd th Annette Caffrey Herald annually. Friday 3 August - Monday 6 August 2018 Joint Treasurers Lectures at The Teagasc Centre Pam Benson & Michael Tarmey Ballymote Heritage Weekend continues to (Immediately on the right over the railway bridge Editor of The Corran Herald attract audiences from near and far and has been on the Tubbercurry Road) Stephen Flanagan widely praised for the high quality of its lectures and outings. Members The Corran Herald reflects a unique blend of Organised by Desmond Black, Mary Black, Olive Byrne, David Casey, styles and subjects and holds the interest of a Ballymote Heritage Group Gerry Cassidy, John Coleman, Paddy Conboy, growing readership from year to year. Ballymote, County Sligo Derek Davey, Fiona Doherty, Owen Duffy, Anne Flanagan, Brenda Friel, Noreen Friel, Ursula Gilhawley, Anne Henry, www.ballymoteheritage.com Neil Henry, Mary Martin, Carmel McGettrick, Eddie O’Gorman, Mary O’Gorman, John Perry, Marie Perry, Nuala Rogers, Carmel Rogers, Michael Rogers.

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Friday 3rd August Sunday 5th August Monday 6th August

8.30 p.m. Official Opening and Lecture: 1.30 p.m. Outing: South Sligo 9 a.m. Outing: Roscommon Crucifixion Plaque at St. Atracta’s Professor Mary E. Daly, Professor Emerita UCD. Ballintober Castle, Roscommon - President Royal Irish Academy 2014 -2017 Holy Well at Clogher and replica medieval castle, former seat of the Lecture: “Female Suffrage and the Early Christian decorated slabs at O’Connor Don family. Irish Revolution, 1912-22” Carrowntemple Early Monastery. Guide: Pyers O’Connor Nash Guide: Martin A. Timoney, Archaeologist. Ballintober Castle th Ballintober Old Graveyard Saturday 4 August Hanna Sheehy Coleman Traditional The decoration of the 18th Skeffington Irish Music Centre, Gurteen and 19th century memorials of 9 a.m. Outing: North Sligo/ Donegal The Music of the Coleman Spanish Armada Interpretive Country - South Sligo Style Co. Roscommon as seen in one Centre and Streedagh beach in of Irish music. graveyard Grange. Speaker: Gregory Daly Ballintober Guide: Mary B. Timoney, author of Guide: Eddie O Gorman, Chairman of the Old Graveyard Ballintober Old Graveyard and (Tickets €15 including afternoon tea/coffee The Grave Memorials of Co. Roscommon Grange Armada Development Association. can be purchased in advance from Casey’s Pharmacy, Ballymote or on the day). Visit to Creevykeel Court Tomb Donamon Castle, home of the Spanish Armada Divine Word Missionaries - one Donegal Castle, built in the 15th of the oldest inhabited houses and 17th centuries and home 8.30 p.m. Lecture: “The Clergy and the in Ireland. First recorded of the O’Donnells, Earls of Tír First Crusade”. reference to “Dun Iomghain”

Chonaill. Speaker: Malcolm Billings, former Presenter is in the Annals of the Four of BBC Radio 4 current affairs programmes Masters for the year 1154. Donegal Abbey - Franciscan and Presenter/Producer of archaeological Guide: Fr Gerry Lannigan programmes on BBC World Service. Friary. Donegal Castle (Tickets €35 including morning tea/coffee (Tickets €35 including morning tea/coffee and lunch can be purchased in advance from and lunch can be purchased in advance from Casey’s Pharmacy, Ballymote or on the day) Casey’s Pharmacy, Ballymote or on the day). Charles Coote MP [earl of Bellamont] (1738-1800) and the suppression of 8.30 p.m. Lecture: “A Sacred Island before the ‘Oak Boys’ in Counties Cavan, FermanaghDonamon and Monaghan, Castle July 1763 Christianity” John Coleman Speaker: Alf Monaghan. Alf has worked 8:30 p.m. Lecture: “The last Lord on Economic Development in the Near East. Coloony (Collooney) aka His years there triggered a deep interest in Sir Charles Coote, Earl of the origins of religion and the Bellamont (1738-1800).” influence of early Near Eastern Donegal Abbey The Citadel, Jerusalem. Speaker: John Coleman M. Litt. who is religion on Ireland. currently working on a biography of the Earl of Bellamont. Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10. Coach for Outings departs from the Catholic Church, Ireland - a sacred island Further Information 086 3542905 Sir Charles before Christianity ! Coote