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www.bantrybayboathire.ie. via week all available also are trips Self-driven www.ellenhutchins.com. fished the boat. Admission Free. Free. Admission boat. the fished

Adult. Admission Free. Free. Admission Adult.

No. Children: for Suitable required. Booking

ecologist. Just 15 places available so this will be an exclusive experience. Cost: €10/person. Book via via Book €10/person. Cost: experience. exclusive an be will this so available places 15 Just ecologist. years. An exhibition of the history will be on display, but also hear stories first hand from the family that that family the from hand first stories hear also but display, on be will history the of exhibition An years.

mammals and wildflowers including a scavenger hunt. Suitable for ages 5 to 12, accompanied by an an by accompanied 12, to 5 ages for Suitable hunt. scavenger a including wildflowers and mammals

Free. Admission dogs. no Sorry, weather. the for appropriately Dress beauty”! “exquisite

trip will be a special tour around the bay in the company of Ellen’s great great grandniece and a local local a and grandniece great great Ellen’s of company the in bay the around tour special a be will trip registered in after independence. Hear how the boat was fished by three generations over 70 70 over generations three by fished was boat the how Hear independence. after Cork in registered

Nature Walk and exploration of Regional Park, with a chance of seeing mini beasts, small small beasts, mini seeing of chance a with Park, Regional of exploration and Walk Nature Details:

Ellen Hutchins spent five days examining one specimen under her little microscope, describing it an an it describing microscope, little her under specimen one examining days five spent Hutchins Ellen

Join a small flotilla of motor boats exploring the ecology & history of the bay. Weather permitting, this this permitting, Weather bay. the of history & ecology the exploring boats motor of flotilla small a Join Visit the Schooner Bar Ballycotton, learn about the Free State C1, the first fishing boat boat fishing first the C1, State Free the about learn Ballycotton, Bar Schooner the Visit Details:

Main Entrance, Regional Park, Park, Regional Entrance, Main Venue:

beauty and understand the science of these tiny but complex organisms. You will then understand why why understand then will You organisms. complex but tiny these of science the understand and beauty

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Ellen Hutchins Festival event: An exclusive tour of inner Bay with Boat Hire. Hire. Boat Bay Bantry with Bay Bantry inner of tour exclusive An event: Festival Hutchins Ellen Details: Schooner Bar, Ballycotton Bar, Schooner Venue:

19 August, 10:30am - 12pm - 10:30am August, 19 Time: and Date

to appreciate the hidden world of lichens and other cryptogams (spore producing plants). See their their See plants). producing (spore cryptogams other and lichens of world hidden the appreciate to

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Railway Pier, Bantry Bantry Pier, Railway Venue: 18 August, 11:30am - 1:30pm - 11:30am August, 18 Time: and Date

Kids’ Nature Walk Nature Kids’ Event:

Maria Cullen. Hand lens and plenty of guidance will be provided to enable even absolute beginners beginners absolute even enable to provided be will guidance of plenty and lens Hand Cullen. Maria

also Ellen Hutchins Heritage Trail. Suitable for Children: No. Children: for Suitable Trail. Heritage Hutchins Ellen also 21 August from 11:00 – 12:30 12:30 – 11:00 from August 21 Time: and Date Free State C1 Fishing Boat Fishing C1 State Free Event:

and trees on the shore of Bantry Bay. With leading Irish botanists Howard Fox (NBG/OPW) and and (NBG/OPW) Fox Howard botanists Irish leading With Bay. Bantry of shore the on trees and

Mannings in Ballylickey has enlargements on display. Leaflet/ map from Tourist Office or Library. See See Library. or Office Tourist from map Leaflet/ display. on enlargements has Ballylickey in Mannings Boat Trip Bantry Bay Bay Bantry Trip Boat Event:

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Ellen Hutchins Festival event: An introduction to the lichens and tiny plants on the rocks rocks the on plants tiny and lichens the to introduction An event: Festival Hutchins Ellen Details:

BALLYCOTTON: BALLYCOTTON: skill and patience that Ellen brought to her botanical art and the beauty of the seaweeds of Bantry Bay. Bay. Bantry of seaweeds the of beauty the and art botanical her to brought Ellen that patience and skill . This is the Largest Industrial Archaeological site in . Admission Free. Free. Admission Ireland. in site Archaeological Industrial Largest the is This Lee. River

Snave beach - near Ballylickey near - beach Snave Venue:

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Bay, and spent days drawing of them, at her home in Ballylickey. See the drawings to appreciate the the appreciate to drawings the See Ballylickey. in home her at them, of drawing days spent and Bay, Discover how Gunpowder was made in the 19th Century on this 2.5km walk on the banks of the the of banks the on walk 2.5km this on Century 19th the in made was Gunpowder how Discover Details:

24 August, 10am - 12pm - 10am August, 24 Time: and Date

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200 years ago, Ellen carefully selected typical looking pieces of these significant seaweeds from Bantry Bantry from seaweeds significant these of pieces looking typical selected carefully Ellen ago, years 200 Outside Film Centre by GAA in Ballincollig in GAA by Centre Film Outside Venue: greeneconomyfoundation.ie Online:

Guided Micro-Nature Trail Micro-Nature Guided Event:

bring back memories or learn about the past. Admission Free. Admission past. the about learn or memories back bring

drawings of seaweeds (1808 to 1812) displayed in shop windows of Bantry to form a mini art trail. Over Over trail. art mini a form to Bantry of windows shop in displayed 1812) to (1808 seaweeds of drawings 18 August, 2pm - 4pm - 2pm August, 18 Time: and Date [email protected] or phone 023 882 2823 2823 882 023 phone or [email protected] Contact:

A small but compact collection of items of local and general interest donated over the years - - years the over donated interest general and local of items of collection compact but small A Details:

Ellen Hutchins Festival event: prints of Ellen’s beautiful, detailed and accurate watercolour watercolour accurate and detailed beautiful, Ellen’s of prints event: Festival Hutchins Ellen Details: Gunpowdermill Walk Gunpowdermill Event: Please bring a flask or picnic if you want to enjoy refreshments in the yard after the walk. Admission Free. Admission walk. the after yard the in refreshments enjoy to want you if picnic or flask a bring Please

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Bantry Museum, Bantry Bantry Museum, Bantry Venue:

Bantry town centre town Bantry Venue: ages but we will cover a large area and some of the ground is steep (not suitable for push-chairs, etc.). etc.). push-chairs, for suitable (not steep is ground the of some and area large a cover will we but ages

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20 August, 10:30am - 4:30pm - 10:30am August, 20 Time: and Date

18 - 26 August, 7am - 9pm - 7am August, 26 - 18 Time: and Date BALLINCOLLIG: BALLINCOLLIG: Gates open at 2.30, guided walk at 3.00 sharp. All welcome but no dogs please. This event is open to all all to open is event This please. dogs no but welcome All sharp. 3.00 at walk guided 2.30, at open Gates

Admission Free. Free. Admission

Bantry Museum Bantry Event:

Seaweed Drawings: Mini Art Trail Art Mini Drawings: Seaweed Event: woodland, our recently established sustainable woodland project, rivers and historic walled orchard. orchard. walled historic and rivers project, woodland sustainable established recently our woodland, prints of some of Ellen’s seaweed drawings. Seaweed themed nibbles and wine available to purchase. purchase. to available wine and nibbles themed Seaweed drawings. seaweed Ellen’s of some of prints

Enjoy a guided walk through the beautiful wooded estate with over 300 acres of old broadleaf broadleaf old of acres 300 over with estate wooded beautiful the through walk guided a Enjoy Details: [email protected] or phone 0868789891 phone or [email protected] Contact:

see her at work, and chatting about it, sharing tips and advice. See a portfolio of Shevaun’s work and and work Shevaun’s of portfolio a See advice. and tips sharing it, about chatting and work, at her see

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BANTRY: BANTRY:

Green Economy Foundation, Manch Estate, Ballineen Estate, Manch Foundation, Economy Green Venue: tree alongside former Heritage Week dedications. dedications. Week Heritage former alongside tree lichen. She has contributed to the Ellen Hutchins Festival every year and is back again. Drop in and and in Drop again. back is and year every Festival Hutchins Ellen the to contributed has She lichen.

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26 August, 2:30pm - 5pm - 2:30pm August, 26 Time: and Date savour Irish Nature’s highest terrestrial expression-our Atlantic Oakwoods. Visitors will plant a native native a plant will Visitors Oakwoods. Atlantic expression-our terrestrial highest Nature’s Irish savour Gold and Best in Show at Bloom for the last two years, this year with a watercolour on vellum of a a of vellum on watercolour a with year this years, two last the for Bloom at Show in Best and Gold

Admission Free. Booking Recommended. Recommended. Booking Free. Admission

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(WASi). Ireland Seaweeds Atlantic Wild company local new to thanks

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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:

the places where she lived. The guided tour will be followed by an exciting chance to taste seaweeds seaweeds taste to chance exciting an by followed be will tour guided The lived. she where places the

BALLINEEN: BALLINEEN:

Come and see our fabulous hay bale maze which will build on the day. Admission Free. Admission day. the on build will which maze bale hay fabulous our see and Come century, (Diocesan Pipe Roll of ) continues to be venerated by pilgrims in search for the ‘’Self’. ‘’Self’. the for search in pilgrims by venerated be to continues Cloyne) of Roll Pipe (Diocesan century, Manning’s Emporium, Ballylickey Emporium, Manning’s Venue:

passengers around the beautiful inner bay, seeing the land and shores that Ellen explored, as well as as well as explored, Ellen that shores and land the seeing bay, inner beautiful the around passengers

pottery workshops, art workshops and face painting. We will have traditional Irish and Polish music. music. Polish and Irish traditional have will We painting. face and workshops art workshops, pottery wet fleeces of onshore weather fronts from the Southwest. St. Gobnait, first recorded in the late 9th 9th late the in recorded first Gobnait, St. Southwest. the from fronts weather onshore of fleeces wet 22 August from 5pm to 6pm 6pm to 5pm from August 22 Time: and Date

seaweeds followed by seaweed tasting. This boat trip (sponsored by Zenith Energy) will take the the take will Energy) Zenith by (sponsored trip boat This tasting. seaweed by followed seaweeds

reenactments, falconry displays and historical Irish wolfhound will be there too. Get arty with children’s children’s with arty Get too. there be will wolfhound Irish historical and displays falconry reenactments, St. Gobnait’s wood is a prime example of a residual Atlantic Oakwood sustained by the warm warm the by sustained Oakwood Atlantic residual a of example prime a is wood Gobnait’s St. Details: 087 7732387 087 Contact: Botanical Art Demonstration Demonstration Art Botanical Event:

Ellen Hutchins Festival event: Boat trip to see where Ireland’s first female botanist studied studied botanist female first Ireland’s where see to trip Boat event: Festival Hutchins Ellen Details:

Bandon Walled Town Family Fun Day 2018. Our family fun day will bring history to life with battle battle with life to history bring will day fun family Our 2018. Day Fun Family Town Walled Bandon Details: St. Gobnait’s Wood Carpark (opp. Mills Pub), Baile Bhuirne Bhuirne Baile Pub), Mills (opp. Carpark Wood Gobnait’s St. Venue: musicians welcome to join in. Admission Free. Free. Admission in. join to welcome musicians

Bantry Bay Bay Bantry Venue:

Bandon Town Hall and Historic Shambles, North Main Street, Bandon Bandon Street, Main North Shambles, Historic and Hall Town Bandon Venue: BALLYLICKEY: BALLYLICKEY: 25 August, 2pm - 5pm - 2pm August, 25 Time: and Date 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:

19 August from 17:00 to 18:00 18:00 to 17:00 from August 19 Time: and Date

26 August, 12pm - 5pm - 12pm August, 26 Time: and Date Restore Relationships: Irish Forest – with Ted Cook and Danny O’Keeffe Danny and Cook Ted with – Forest Irish Relationships: Restore Event: Picnic Area, Regional Park by Inniscarra Bridge, Ballincollig Ballincollig Bridge, Inniscarra by Park Regional Area, Picnic Venue:

Boat Trip and Seaweed Tasting Tasting Seaweed and Trip Boat Event:

Bandon Walled Town Family Fun day Fun Family Town Walled Bandon Event: 26 August, 3pm - 5pm - 3pm August, 26 Time: and Date www.ballydehob.ie and facebook.com/events/584119108630996/ and www.ballydehob.ie Online:

BAILE BHUIRNE: BHUIRNE: BAILE

Ceol Cois Laoi Cois Ceol Event:

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No Children: for Suitable Free. Admission boots. walking Bring essential. [email protected] or phone 027-51246 phone or [email protected] Contact:

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Ballydehob, where bronze age & 19th century mining occurred. Small numbers so pre-booking is is pre-booking so numbers Small occurred. mining century 19th & age bronze where Ballydehob, Admission Free. . Free. Admission

No Children: for Suitable

An historical walking tour of South Main Street, Bandon. Admission Free. Free. Admission Bandon. Street, Main South of tour walking historical An Details:

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A guided mining heritage tour to sites on the eastern part of the Mizen Peninsula, around around Peninsula, Mizen the of part eastern the on sites to tour heritage mining guided A Details: society. historical this of days early on notes some is feature added An Europe. mainland

Introduction to Tai Chi. Organised by the Ballincollig Heritage Festival. Admission Free. Free. Admission Festival. Heritage Ballincollig the by Organised Chi. Tai to Introduction Details:

Steps of St Peter’s Church of Ireland, Bandon Ireland, of Church Peter’s St of Steps Venue:

your sense of humour and refreshments for this 3 hour field event. Admission Free. Free. Admission event. field hour 3 this for refreshments and humour of sense your

Bank House on Main Street, Ballydehob Ballydehob Street, Main on House Bank Venue: shopfronts of Bantry town, there will also be historical evidence of links between Bantry Bay area and and area Bay Bantry between links of evidence historical be also will there town, Bantry of shopfronts

Soccer Pitches by Playground, Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Playground, by Pitches Soccer Venue:

22 August, 7:30pm - 9pm - 7:30pm August, 22 Time: and Date

a short elevated walk from the meeting point to your watch site. We recommend you bring binoculars, binoculars, bring you recommend We site. watch your to point meeting the from walk elevated short a

21 August, 2pm – 5pm 5pm – 2pm August, 21 Time: and Date monuments, as well as an account of the Doonour Stone Mould. Showcasing some traditional traditional some Showcasing Mould. Stone Doonour the of account an as well as monuments,

26 August, 12pm - 1:30pm - 12pm August, 26 Time: and Date

A Social History of South Main Street, Bandon Street, Main South of History Social A Event:

and leave your pets at home. There are no boats involved, as all watches are from land. There may be be may There land. from are watches all as involved, boats no are There home. at pets your leave and Mines of Bygone Days Days Bygone of Mines Event: this exhibition, covering the greater Bantry area, shows some significant archaeological and historical historical and archaeological significant some shows area, Bantry greater the covering exhibition, this

Tai Chi Tai Event:

some of the marine species that can be viewed locally. You should dress appropriately for the weather weather the for appropriately dress should You locally. viewed be can that species marine the of some the group at all times, and ensure the appropriate supervision of children of supervision appropriate the ensure and times, all at group the

Marking the 40th anniversary of the founding of Bantry Historical & Archaeological Society, Society, Archaeological & Historical Bantry of founding the of anniversary 40th the Marking Details:

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www.ballydehob.ie and facebook.com/Ballydehob-Bank-House-254499231622321/ and www.ballydehob.ie Online: While there are no guarantees of sightings, given reasonable weather you have a good chance of seeing seeing of chance good a have you weather reasonable given sightings, of guarantees no are there While

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Health and Safety issues. Wear the appropriate footwear and clothing; stay with with stay clothing; and footwear appropriate the Wear issues. Safety and Health

[email protected] or phone 2825922. phone or [email protected] Contact: whale watch at a local headland, as part of All-Ireland Whale Watch day on Saturday 25th August 2018. 2018. August 25th Saturday on day Watch Whale All-Ireland of part as headland, local a at watch whale

out this sport. Admission Free. Free. Admission sport. this out 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 August, 9:30am - 5:30pm - 9:30am August, 25 24, 23, 22, 21, 18, Time: and Date

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No. Children: for Suitable Free.

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

A fun event for Junior Basketball players. Non members most welcome to come along and try try and along come to welcome most members Non players. Basketball Junior for event fun A Details: Bantry Through the Ages the Through Bantry Event: 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

Cost: Adult: €3 (children go free). go (children €3 Adult: Cost:

with a walk to the viaduct, by the estuary, arranged for afterwards (weather permitting). Admission Admission permitting). (weather afterwards for arranged estuary, the by viaduct, the to walk a with Galley Head Lighthouse, near , Ardfield, near Lighthouse, Head Galley Venue:

Multiuse Games Area, Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Area, Games Multiuse Venue:

advance. in visits group arrange to us contact Please welcome. are tours School town.

time of listing. It is recommended that individual event organisers are contacted contacted are organisers event individual that recommended is It listing. of time

12 Arched Bridge of 1886’. This involves an illustrated talk by Michael B. Barry, a native of Ballydehob, Ballydehob, of native a Barry, B. Michael by talk illustrated an involves This 1886’. of Bridge Arched 12 com/AbartaGuides com/AbartaGuides 25 August, 2pm - 5pm - 2pm August, 25 Time: and Date

25 August, 10am - 12pm - 10am August, 25 Time: and Date

current exhibition also includes the old town stocks and memorabilia from Bandon’s time as a garrison garrison a as time Bandon’s from memorabilia and stocks town old the includes also exhibition current

An account of ‘The Schull & Skibbereen Light Railway & its most iconic landmark - Ballydehob’s Ballydehob’s - landmark iconic most its & Railway Light Skibbereen & Schull ‘The of account An Details: abartaheritage.ie/product/ellen-hutchins-trail/; facebook.com/AbartaHeritage/; www.twitter. facebook.com/AbartaHeritage/; abartaheritage.ie/product/ellen-hutchins-trail/; Online: Whale Watch Ireland 2018 Ireland Watch Whale Event:

Junior Fun Basketball Event Basketball Fun Junior Event:

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

theme of Bandon’s history. Visitors can see replicas of an old shop, school, kitchen and forge. The The forge. and kitchen school, shop, old an of replicas see can Visitors history. Bandon’s of theme

Bank House on Main Street & 12-arch bridge for walk, Ballydehob walk, for bridge 12-arch & Street Main on House Bank Venue: [email protected] Contact:

walls are part of the structure of the building. The church now hosts a series of exhibitions with the the with exhibitions of series a hosts now church The building. the of structure the of part are walls

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18 August, 5pm - 7pm - 5pm August, 18 Time: and Date ARDFIELD: ARDFIELD: impressive. This guide was produced in conjunction with the Ellen Hutchins Festival. Admission Free. Free. Admission Festival. Hutchins Ellen the with conjunction in produced was guide This impressive.

Christchurch dates back to circa 1610 and is built on the site of a Danish Fort. A portion of the old Bandon Bandon old the of portion A Fort. Danish a of site the on built is and 1610 circa to back dates Christchurch

regularly holds workshops throughout Cork. Admission Free. Free. Admission Cork. throughout workshops holds regularly Heritage Talk & Viaduct Walk Viaduct & Talk Heritage Event:

marred by illness and family difficulties, making her achievements in the natural sciences all the more more the all sciences natural the in achievements her making difficulties, family and illness by marred

exhibition transports visitors through time to experience Bandon town as it was in time’s past. past. time’s in was it as town Bandon experience to time through visitors transports exhibition

online at www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage/heritage-week-2018. www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage/heritage-week-2018. at online

Paddy O’Brien of Cork Yarnspinners has been telling stories over many years to all ages. He He ages. all to years many over stories telling been has Yarnspinners Cork of O’Brien Paddy Details:

Kerry border. You will hear the story of a talented and determined young woman, whose short life was was life short whose woman, young determined and talented a of story the hear will You border. Kerry [email protected] or phone 0862224664 phone or [email protected] Contact:

Housed in the former Christchurch on North Main Street Bandon, this unique and charming charming and unique this Bandon, Street Main North on Christchurch former the in Housed Details:

www.ballydehob.ie and facebook.com/events/207474276523786/ and www.ballydehob.ie Online: Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig, Co. Cork Cork Co. Ballincollig, Hotel, House Oriel Venue:

through wild woodlands at Glengarriff and on to the spectacular mountains that run along the Cork and and Cork the along run that mountains spectacular the to on and Glengarriff at woodlands wild through taking place in Cork City and around the country. This leaflet is also available available also is leaflet This country. the around and City Cork in place taking IQUA. Admission Free. Free. Admission IQUA.

West Cork Heritage Centre, North Main Street, Bandon Street, Main North Centre, Heritage Cork West Venue:

[email protected] or phone 2825922. phone or [email protected] Contact: 23 August, 8pm - 10pm - 8pm August, 23 Time: and Date

This self-guided trail will take you from the wind-swept islands and shores of beautiful Bantry Bay, Bay, Bantry beautiful of shores and islands wind-swept the from you take will trail self-guided This

over rough ground. Expect to walk about 2-3km and dress for the weather conditions. Organised by by Organised conditions. weather the for dress and 2-3km about walk to Expect ground. rough over

18 - 26 August, 10am - 5pm - 10am August, 26 - 18 Time: and Date

ie to check on any updates/amendments to events, as well as details of events events of details as well as events, to updates/amendments any on check to ie

County Creative Ireland Grant Scheme 2018. Admission Free. Admission 2018. Scheme Grant Ireland Creative County Storytelling with Paddy O’Brien Paddy with Storytelling Event:

botanist and the stunning scenery of West Cork. Visit our website to access your free audio guide. guide. audio free your access to website our Visit Cork. West of scenery stunning the and botanist the mine is where it is. We might even find some copper. Suitable footwear is essential as we’ll be going going be we’ll as essential is footwear Suitable copper. some find even might We is. it where is mine the

Journey Through the Past the Through Journey Event:

and alert the public to this ambitious project, to be housed in the Bank building, supported by the Cork Cork the by supported building, Bank the in housed be to project, ambitious this to public the alert and

The Ellen Hutchins Trail is a free self-guided audio tour telling the story of Ireland’s first female female first Ireland’s of story the telling tour audio self-guided free a is Trail Hutchins Ellen The Details:

Get up close and personal with the rocks of Allihies: an overview of the local geology and why why and geology local the of overview an Allihies: of rocks the with personal and close up Get Details:

to [email protected] or phoning 021 4285905. Visit www.heritageweek. Visit 4285905. 021 phoning or [email protected] to

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the week previous) “taster” exhibition is intended to show the high level of local artistic achievement achievement artistic local of level high the show to intended is exhibition “taster” previous) week the

Bantry Tourist Office, Bantry Bantry Office, Tourist Bantry Venue:

Copper Mines Museum, Allihies Museum, Mines Copper Venue:

BANDON: BANDON: Chalk Art along the pathways of The Regional Park. Admission Free. Free. Admission Park. Regional The of pathways the along Art Chalk Details:

remarkable creative community centred around Ballydehob in the mid-20th century. This 2-week (runs (runs 2-week This century. mid-20th the in Ballydehob around centred community creative remarkable year, please contact the Heritage Unit of Cork County Council by sending an email email an sending by Council of Unit Heritage the contact please year,

18 to 26th August from 09.30 to 17.00 daily daily 17.00 to 09.30 from August 26th to 18 Time: and Date

25 August, 2pm - 4pm - 2pm August, 25 Time: and Date

By Playground, Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Playground, By Venue:

assembling a permanent display of donated art, craft and literature to represent the work of the the of work the represent to literature and craft art, donated of display permanent a assembling

Ellen Hutchins Free Audio Guide Guide Audio Free Hutchins Ellen Event:

The Geology of Allihies of Geology The Event:

ideas or are interested in organizing an event in your area for Heritage Week next next Week Heritage for area your in event an organizing in interested are or ideas 23 August, 2:30pm - 4:30pm - 2:30pm August, 23 Time: and Date

www.baltimorecastle.ie/ www.baltimorecastle.ie/ Online: Ballydehob Community Council in collaboration with artists and the public have set about about set have public the and artists with collaboration in Council Community Ballydehob Details:

Chalk Art Chalk Event:

[email protected] – phone 028 20735 028 phone – [email protected] Contact:

Ballydehob Community Council, Bank House, Main Street, Ballydehob Street, Main House, Bank Council, Community Ballydehob Venue: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; mobile.twitter.com/hutchins_ellen facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; ellenhutchins.com; Online: 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 acmm.ie Online:

includes details of the castle restoration between 1997 and 2005.Admission: Adult: €5, Child: €0. €0. Child: €5, Adult: 2005.Admission: and 1997 between restoration castle the of details includes

Each Day from 11am - 5pm - 11am from Day Each Time: and Date [email protected] or phone 087-6781613; 087-6781613; phone or [email protected] Contact:

[email protected] or phone 027-73218 phone or [email protected] Contact:

corkfilmcentre.com Online:

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

author of ‘Pirates of Baltimore’ and ‘Baltimore Castle, an 800 year history’. The presentation also also presentation The history’. year 800 an Castle, ‘Baltimore and Baltimore’ of ‘Pirates of author

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known as the ‘Sack of Baltimore’. Presentation by Bernie McCarthy, owner of Baltimore Castle and and Castle Baltimore of owner McCarthy, Bernie by Presentation Baltimore’. of ‘Sack the as known

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(supported by the Creative Ireland Programme) and also a Photo Exhibition of the Mills. Admission Free. Free. Admission Mills. the of Exhibition Photo a also and Programme) Ireland Creative the by (supported

Slide show and presentation of Baltimore’s pirate history, including the Barbary raid in 1631 1631 in raid Barbary the including history, pirate Baltimore’s of presentation and show Slide Details: BALLYDEHOB: BALLYDEHOB:

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A film created by Future Filmmakers from the Cork Film Centre showcasing the Gunpowdermills Gunpowdermills the showcasing Centre Film Cork the from Filmmakers Future by created film A Details:

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places she hunted for plants, as well as her birth & burial sites. At most of the trail stops there are are there stops trail the of most At sites. burial & birth her as well as plants, for hunted she places Allihies Copper Mines Museum collection, The Puxley Papers. The mining industry in Allihies was was Allihies in industry mining The Papers. Puxley The collection, Museum Mines Copper Allihies

Cork Film Centre (Near GAA) Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional GAA) (Near Centre Film Cork Venue:

19 August 15.00 to 16.30 to 15.00 August 19 Time: and Date

story of Ireland’s 1st female botanist. This heritage trail follows in her footsteps visiting many of the the of many visiting footsteps her in follows trail heritage This botanist. female 1st Ireland’s of story [email protected] Contact:

Conservator and book binder, Paul Curtis will give a talk on the most recent edition to the the to edition recent most the on talk a give will Curtis Paul binder, book and Conservator Details:

23, 24 and 26 August, 2pm - 5pm - 2pm August, 26 and 24 23, Time: and Date be exhibiting on Saturday September 29th at the Celebrating Cork Past Heritage Heritage Past Cork Celebrating the at 29th September Saturday on exhibiting be

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Explore Bantry Bay’s shores, woods & mountains by following a self-guided trail telling the the telling trail self-guided a following by mountains & woods shores, Bay’s Bantry Explore Details: crew about the history of the lifeboat and how it came to be back in Ballycotton. Admission Free. Free. Admission Ballycotton. in back be to came it how and lifeboat the of history the about crew Copper Mines Museum, Allihies Allihies Museum, Mines Copper Venue: Gunpowdermill in Film in Gunpowdermill Event:

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 Bantry to Adrigole to Bantry Venue: including the most famous rescue of the Daunt Rock Lightship. Talk to some of the descendants of the the of descendants the of some to Talk Lightship. Rock Daunt the of rescue famous most the including

25 August, 11:30am - 12:30pm - 11:30am August, 25 Time: and Date

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18 to 26th August from 09.00 to 18.00 daily daily 18.00 to 09.00 from August 26th to 18 Time: and Date Come visit the Mary Stanford Lifeboat and learn about her almost 40 years of lifesaving service, service, lifesaving of years 40 almost her about learn and Lifeboat Stanford Mary the visit Come Details: The Puxley Papers by Mr Paul Curtis Paul Mr by Papers Puxley The Event:

and the John Saul event in East Cork. It is hoped that Heritage Week 2018 will will 2018 Week Heritage that hoped is It Cork. East in event Saul John the and

(Optional); Puppet Show and Face painters. Admission Free. Free. Admission painters. Face and Show Puppet (Optional); Ellen Hutchins Heritage Trail Trail Heritage Hutchins Ellen Event: Mary Stanford Lifeboat, Ballycotton Ballycotton Lifeboat, Stanford Mary Venue:

Fun event for Younger Children with tour of Fairy Trail with Elder Fairy. Wear your Fairy costume costume Fairy your Wear Fairy. Elder with Trail Fairy of tour with Children Younger for event Fun Details: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; mobile.twitter.com/hutchins_ellen facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; ellenhutchins.com; Online:

18 August, 2:30pm - 4:30pm - 2:30pm August, 18 Time: and Date ALLIHIES: ALLIHIES: national acknowledgments given to the Ellen Hutchins festival in West Cork Cork West in festival Hutchins Ellen the to given acknowledgments national

Near Playground, Regional Park, Ballincollig Park, Regional Playground, Near Venue: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; mobile.twitter.com/hutchins_ellen facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; ellenhutchins.com; Online: Contact: [email protected] Contact: Mary Stanford Lifeboat Ballycotton Lifeboat Stanford Mary Event:

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 22 August, 2pm - 4pm - 2pm August, 22 Time: and Date [email protected] or phone 087-6781613; 087-6781613; phone or [email protected] Contact: required. Booking No. Children: for Suitable Free. Admission 4pm. for ordered be can teas

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Teddybears Picnic and Fairy Tour Fairy and Picnic Teddybears Event: Admission Free. Free. Admission Anne Secord about Ellen’s intense 7 year correspondence with botanist, Dawson Turner. Afternoon Afternoon Turner. Dawson botanist, with correspondence year 7 intense Ellen’s about Secord Anne en-gb.facebook.com/Ballycotton-Lifeboat-116122648406081/ Online:

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www.ellenhutchins.com. visit or listings Week Heritage individual See Bay. Bantry of shores your hand at writing using period-appropriate quills and paper. See letters of Ellen’s, and hear from from hear and Ellen’s, of letters See paper. and quills period-appropriate using writing at hand your 4646903. 021 phone or [email protected] Contact:

Brideweir Country House - 200 Years of History - View the House and Gardens. Admission €5 €5 Admission Gardens. and House the View - History of Years 200 - House Country Brideweir Details:

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Hutchins (1785-1815), widely regarded as Ireland’s first female botanist, was born in Ballylickey on the the on Ballylickey in born was botanist, female first Ireland’s as regarded widely (1785-1815), Hutchins to letter-writing practices of 1808. Learn about postage systems, stationery and etiquette before trying trying before etiquette and stationery systems, postage about Learn 1808. of practices letter-writing to Free. Admission years. the over rescues our of some about discover and this year’s Theme is ‘Sharing Stories’. Stories’. ‘Sharing is Theme year’s this and

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Tree Nursery and Jack Casey, Head of Gardening Department, Cork County Council. Admission Free. Free. Admission Council. County Cork Department, Gardening of Head Casey, Jack and Nursery Tree

include walks, talks, workshops, exhibitions, children’s events, live art demos, boat trips and more. Ellen Ellen more. and trips boat demos, art live events, children’s exhibitions, workshops, talks, walks, include clothing and museum-quality reproduction items, re-enactor Carrie O’Flynn will introduce participants participants introduce will O’Flynn Carrie re-enactor items, reproduction museum-quality and clothing and Station the of tour a Take area. the in lifesaving of years 160 our about hear and crew volunteer the

19 August, 2pm - 6pm - 2pm August, 19 Time: and Date

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Bantry area area Bantry Venue: Seaview House Hotel, Ballylickey Hotel, House Seaview Venue: Ballycotton Station, Lifeboat Venue: Ballincollig Park, Regional Carpark, Main Venue: European Heritage Days Programme - takes place from August 18th to 26th 2018. 2018. 26th to 18th August from place takes - Programme Days Heritage European

18 to 26th August from 09.00 to 18.00 daily daily 18.00 to 09.00 from August 26th to 18 Time: and Date 24 August, 2pm - 4pm - 2pm August, 24 Time: and Date 4:30pm - 2:30pm August, 18 Time: and Date 12pm - 10am August, 22 Time: and Date

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Heritage Week – coordinated by the Heritage Council and part of the wider wider the of part and Council Heritage the by coordinated – Week Heritage Ellen Hutchins Festival Hutchins Ellen Event: Living History: Letter Writing 1808 Writing Letter History: Living Event: Station Lifeboat Ballycotton Event: Walk and Talk Tree Event:

Event: Atlas of the Great Irish Famine : : Date and Time: 23 August, 8pm – 9.30pm TULLYLEASE (BROADFORD): Venue: Skibbereen Credit Union Conference Room, Main Street, Skibbereen Event: Walking Tour of Midleton Event: The birds of Rosscarbery Estuary Details: A talk by Mike Murphy of UCC using images and maps from the ‘Atlas of the Great Irish Famine’ Event: The Call of the Forest with Ted Cook and Pete Beaumont Date and Time: 19 August 14:30 – 16:00 Date and Time: 25 August, 2:30pm - 4:30pm and showcasing the ‘The Great Irish Famine Online’ resource. The talk is free of charge and open to all Date and Time: 18 August, 2pm - 4:30pm Venue: Meet at Midleton Library Venue: Opposite Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery but places are limited so booking is essential. Suitable for Children: No. Venue: Broadford Community Wildlife Arboretum, Main Street (Opposite R.C. Church), Broadford, Details: A walking tour, by local historian Tony Harpur, to illustrate the sites linked to the development of Details: The purpose of the event is to introduce the special groups of birds that use Rosscarbery Contact: [email protected] or phone 028 40900 Tullylease Midleton from 1180 to 1910. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. Estuary, how they use it, the journeys they take to get there and the importance of this “bit of mud”. Online: skibbheritage.com; facebook.com/skibbheritagecentre/ Details: 2018 marks the 20th year since Broadford Community, in association with Ted commenced the Contact: [email protected] or phone 087 2969 382 This event is suitable for families and children and anyone interested in the wild life of the estuary. ongoing and sensitive conversion of an abandoned quarry, peopled with Japanese Knotweed and Giant From September to March the estuary is surveyed for the Irish Wetland Bird Survey, so the counting Event: Historical Walk at Lough Hyne Hogweed, towards the wildlife - friendly native woodland today. Pete Beaumont will accompany Ted SHARE A STORY Event: Genealogy Talk and identification skills of budding young counters will be put to the test, and there may be prizes … Date and Time: 24 August, 2pm - 4:45pm as co-host. The event titled ‘The Call of the Forest’ borrowed from Diana Beresford - Kroeger’s latest Date and Time: 25 August, 12pm - 1pm Admission Free. Venue: Base Knockomagh Hill carpark, Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, Skibbereen publication- a film of that name, personal friend, Diana, a nuclear Botanist, Author and spokeswoman Venue: Midleton Library, Main Street, Midleton Contact: [email protected] or phone 087 121 5256 Details: A guided walk through 4,000 years of the archaeology, history and folklore of Lough Hyne by for the Indigenous People of Canada, the ‘Call of the Forest’ event is aimed at those of us questing Details: Talk and exhibition on “Researching your Irish family history”. All Welcome and free of charge. Online: birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie; facebook.com/Birdwatch-Ireland-West-Cork- Terri Kearney, author of 2 books on Lough Hyne. The walk starts at the base of Knockomagh Hill at 1400 sanity; sustainability and simplicity in our lives. Admission Free. Contact: [email protected] or phone 021 4613929 Branch-190634617617910/ and covers a distance of 5km (with hills), finishing at around 1630. The talk is free of charge but places Contact: [email protected] or phone 086 8789891 MAKE A CONNECTION Event: Midleton in the Great Famine are limited so booking is essential. Suitable for Children: No. Event: The Drowned Coast of West Cork Contact: [email protected] or phone 028 40900 : Date and Time: 26 August, 2pm - 4pm Date and Time: 25 - 26 August, 2:30pm - 5pm Venue: Midleton Courthouse, Midleton Online: skibbheritage.com; facebook.com/skibbheritagecentre/ Venue: Warren Strand car park, Rosscarbery Event: Whiddy Island Seaweed Event Details: A tour of Midleton taking in sites associated with the Great Famine. This tour begins at Midleton Details: A guided walk led by Anthony Beese, consultant geologist. A narrative of the coast of West Event: Touch Tanks at Lough Hyne Date and Time: 26 August, 11:30am - 1:30pm Courthouse and finishes at the Kindred Spirits Choctaw Monument. The talk will be given by historian Cork - its submerged landscapes and some of the extreme natural events that have impacted it. The Date and Time: 25 August, 11am - 1pm Venue: Whiddy Island Tony Harpur. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. walk is over two to three miles and along pathways (moderately difficult) between Warren Strand and Venue: North Pier, Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, Skibbereen Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: An exciting chance to discover the seaweeds along Whiddy Contact: [email protected] or phone 087 2969 382 Owenahincha and then back. There will be stops along the way to view the geology of the sand-choked Details: Join UCC marine biologists as they interpret marine species from Lough Hyne. Touch and feel Island’s shore with Dr Susan Steele (SFPA) and try identifying & preserving seaweed specimens estuary at Rosscarbery and the wider bay between Owenahincha and Long Strand. Participants can underwater creatures from the tanks while you learn. This event is free of charge and open to all. In the 1800s style. This is an annual Ellen Hutchins Festival event and is always amongst the most popular. : then proceed to the town for refreshments. Booking Required. Admission (€5 adult; children go free). event of inclement weather, please refer to the Skibbereen Heritage Centre Facebook page for updates Ferries leave Bantry’s Railway Pier at 11am returning at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm & 6pm (€6.50 return): www. Contact: [email protected] or phone 086 890 8934 and further information www.facebook.com/skibbheritagecentre. whiddyferry.com. Lunches, including fresh seafood options, are available in the Bank House on Whiddy. Event: Cork County Streetscapes – A Design Guide for the Historic Setting – Talk and Tour Online: corkorigins.ie/events Contact: [email protected] or phone 028 40900 No dogs allowed. Admission Free. Date and Time: Tuesday 21st August from 14:00 to 15:30 Online: skibbheritage.com; facebook.com/skibbheritagecentre/ Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-6781613 Venue: meet at Forrest Hall, New Square, Mitchelstown SKIBBEREEN: Online: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; mobile.twitter.com/hutchins_ellen Details: Supported by the Heritage Council, and as a follow on to the very popular publication – Event: Caring for Lough Hyne Litter Pick Shopfronts of County Cork: A Design Guide for the Historic Setting - Mona Hallinan and Cork County Event: West Cork History Festival Date and Time: 25 August, 2pm - 3:30pm Event: Living History: Ellen and Seaweeds Council’s Heritage Unit are busy working on an upcoming Guide regarding conservation and good Date and Time: 17th to 19th August Venue: North Pier, Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, Skibbereen Date and Time: 26 August, 2:30pm - 4pm streetscape design for the historic setting. This walk, through the historic town of Mitchelstown, and Venue: Rosebank, Castletownshend Road, Skibbereen Details: Come along and help Skibbbereen Tidy Towns with their worthy endeavour ‘Caring for Lough Venue: Bank House marquee, Whiddy Island, Bantry led by County Cork Architectural Conservation Officer Mona Hallinan, will examine great examples of Details: The West Cork History Festival is for everyone interested in history, with talks, discussions & Hyne’ litter pick. Organised by Skibbereen Heritage Centre and Skibbereen Tidy Towns. Bags and Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: Q&A on why and how Ellen collected seaweed in the early 1800s best practice in making streetscapes work from a conservation perspective in their historic setting. screenings by historians, curators, writers and diplomats on a huge variety of subjects & periods. We gloves provided. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. with Anne Secord, researcher on history of science and Carrie O’Flynn, re-enactor (in costume). Learn Admission free. offer a range of ticket prices, from a half day to a full weekend ticket. The West Cork History Festival Contact: [email protected] or phone 028 40900 why Ellen collected seaweed and prepared specimens, what help she had, and her links to the other Contact: [email protected] or phone 021 4285905 begins before Heritage Week, on Thursday 17 August 2018. On 17 & 18 August we will run field trips to Online: skibbheritage.com/; facebook.com/skibbheritagecentre/ botanists puzzling over seaweeds at that time. Compare Ellen’s clothing and equipment with the modern Online: http://www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage local archaeological & historical sites. The first talk of the Festival will be on the evening of 18 August, equivalents, and marvel over what she achieved. (See also Whiddy Island Seaweed Event 11:30am to and the Festival then continues until Sunday 19 August, with a range of talks, discussions and film SPIKE ISLAND: 1:30pm) Ferries leave Bantry’s Railway Pier at 1pm and 2pm, returning 4:15pm & 5:45pm, €6.50 return: OYSTERHAVEN: screenings on a variety of historical topics, local, national and international. Admission: €30 per adult. www.whiddyferry.com. Lunches, including fresh seafood options, available in Bank House on Whiddy. Booking is required. Suitable for Children: No. Event: Visit Spike Island Admission Free. Event: Kinure Graveyard Contact: [email protected] or phone 087 356 1871 Date and Time: All Week (see times) Contact: [email protected] Date and Time: 18 August 09.30 to 18.30, 26 August 09.00 to 18.00 Online: westcorkhistoryfestival.org/; facebook.com/WestCorkHistoryFestival/; twitter.com/ Venue: Spike Island, Cork Harbour, Co. Cork Online: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; mobile.twitter.com/hutchins_ellen Venue: Kinure Graveyard, Oysterhaven, Belgooly, westcorkhisfest Details: “Spike Island occupies a key location in lower Cork Harbour, the multi-cultural island has Details: Kinure Graveyard is situated overlooking Oysterhaven Harbour near Kinsale. This graveyard hosted a monastery, a fortress and a prison within its 104 acres, all of which have left their mark”. Cork : dates back to 1302. A plaque at the entrance provides the visitor with relevant historical information. Event: ‘Dr Donovan: Great Famine Hero’ County Council has been developing the island as a vehicle for retelling the story of 1400 years of history Admission: Free. Date and Time: 21 August, 8pm - 9:30pm and the Irish diaspora with the aim of having Spike Island as a “unique cultural heritage and activity Event: Tours of Youghal Clock Gate Tower Contact: [email protected] - phone 087 2146546 Venue: Skibbereen Credit Union Conference Room, Main Street, Skibbereen destination, offering a compelling, high quality, rich and diverse set of experiences for all visitors”. For Date and Time: Saturday 18th (11:00 to 16:00; Details: Dr Dan Donovan was a doctor in the Skibbereen Workhouse during the Famine. Philip O’Regan those wishing to pay the island a visit, the ferry departs Kennedy Pier daily. Cost for return ferry trip, Sunday 19th (12:00 to 16:00); 23rd to 25th (11:00 to 16:00) and Sunday 26th (12:00 to 16:00). : will give an outline of his contribution towards Famine relief and also offer an insight into the man including entry to Fort Mitchel and brief introductory guided tour, is €18 per Adult/€10 per child/€45 per Venue: Youghal Clock Gate Tower, North Main Street, Youghal himself. The talk is free of charge and open to all but places are limited so booking is essential - please Family (2 Adults & 2 Children or 1 Adult & 3 Children). Discounts apply for tickets purchased Details: A visit to Youghal Clock Gate Tower is by way of guided tour. Our costumed storytellers will Event: Children’s Games of Yesteryear call Skibbereen Heritage Centre to book on 028 40900. Suitable for Children: No. online. Booking Required. engage with you as you journey together to each floor of the Tower hearing tales of hero, villain, valiant Date and Time: 18 August, 1:30pm - 3pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 028 40900 Online: www.spikeislandcork.ie and much more. A visit to Youghal Clock Gate Tower is more than just a tour – it is the story of 600 years Venue: Passage West Library, Passage West Online: skibbheritage.com; facebook.com/skibbheritagecentre/ of life in Youghal and the impact the Clock Tower had on the lives of so many of its people. Admission is Details: “Children’s Games of Yesteryear” - Fun for Children & Adults Event Free: Donations for Festival : €9.50 per adult (concession prices for children, Senior Citizens and families). Event: West Cork Stained Glass Welcome. Contact: [email protected] or phone 024-20769 Date and Time: 22 August, 8pm – 9pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-1357634 Event: Kilshinahan Church and Mass Rock Online: www.youghalclockgate.ie Venue: Skibbereen Credit Union Conference Room, Main Street, Skibbereen Date and Time: 20 August, 7pm - 8:30pm Details: The history of West Cork - social, economic, political and religious - can be read in its stained Event: Yarns & Songs (Adults) Venue: Kilshinahan RC Church Ruin, near Timoleague/ Event: Youghal Medieval Festival glass. But stained glass is also a thing of beauty. Discover the story of this art form in West Cork. Date and Time: 22 August, 7:30pm - 9:30pm Details: Talk at 11-12 Century Romanesque Church followed by a short walk to near-by Mass Rock for Date and Time: 19 August 12.00 to 18.00 The talk is free of charge and open to all but places are limited so booking is essential - please call Venue: Passage West Men’s Shed, Passage West another talk at the river-side from Penal Times. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. Venue: St. Mary’s Medieval Gardens & St Mary’s Collegiate Church, The Raleigh Quarter, Youghal. Skibbereen Heritage Centre to book on 028 40900. Suitable for Children: No Details: Yarns, some tall, some fishy, all enjoyable & a few Songs and relax with a Cuppa. Contact: [email protected] or phone 0877718926 Details: Celebrating its 12th year, Youghal Medieval Festival brings together over 150 performers, Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-1357634 Contact: [email protected] or phone 028 40900 entertainers, musicians, historians, re-enactors and over 40 events , creating a festival time for all ages. Online: skibbheritage.com; facebook.com/skibbheritagecentre/ TRACTON: Taking centre stage at the event will be The White Horse Living History Society, a group of living history Event: Guided Tour of Passage West Museum and medieval combat enthusiasts. Much to the delight of the crowd, the group will undertake a series of Event: Skibbereen Historical Walk Date and Time: 25 August, 2:30pm - 4:30pm impressive medieval battles - Kids take part too with a number of brave souls trained to stand in a shield Date and Time: 23 August, 6:30pm - 7:45pm Event: Great Famine Exhibitions Tour Venue: Passage West Maritime Museum, Passage West wall and then unleash themselves against the poor unsuspecting Viking warriors! Its fun - its for all the Venue: Courthouse Building, North Street, Skibbereen Date and Time: 18 August, 9am - 6pm Details: Take a guided tour of the newly opened Passage West Maritime Museum which tells the story family. Admission: Free. Details: Join local historian Philip O’Regan on an historical walk through Skibbereen town, focussing Venue: Bus leaves from the Tracton Arts and Community Centre, . of Passage West, the Birthplace of Ireland’s Steamship Industry. Admission Free. Contact: [email protected] or phone 024 81814 particularly on the Great Famine. The walk will start at the Courthouse in North Street, Skibbereen at Details: Booking Required. Tracton Genealogy/Local History is organising a tour to Skibbereen, August Suitable for Children: No Online: www.youghal.ie; facebook.com/Youghal.ie/; twitter.com/visityoughal Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-9630462 18:30 and finish at Skibbereen Credit Union at 19:50. The talk is free of charge but places are limited so 18th to the permanent Famine Exhibition, Skibbereen Heritage Centre and to Quinnipiac University’s COUNTY CORK Great Hunger Exhibition. We will have a talk at the Abbeystrewry graveyard, infamous because of ten Online: www.passagewestMaritimemuseum.ie booking is essential. Suitable for Children: No Event: Sharing My Story thousand Famine victims buried there, in the ‘Famine Pits’. Cost to include bus, coffee stop, entry fee, Contact: [email protected] or phone 028 40900 Date and Time: 22 August, 11am - 12:30pm guided tour, Abbeystrewry talk- €35(excluding lunch). Event: Crab Fishing - Catch That Crab Online: skibbheritage.com; facebook.com/skibbheritagecentre/ Venue: Youghal Library, Rivergate Mall, Youghal Contact: [email protected] or phone Eileen- 087 6113856; Orla- 086 6024352 or Date and Time: 26 August, 2pm - 4:30pm Details: Migrants share their stories of their decision to relocate to Ireland and Youghal. We will learn Jacqueline- 0863175125 Venue: Top Quay, Passage West about their hopes and fears as they embarked on a new life in a new country. Through mutual sharing of Online: www.tracton.org Details: Enjoy a fantastic fun event suitable for all the family. Organised by Passage West Maritime stories participants will gain a deeper appreciation of cultural diversity and heritage. Admission Free. Heritage Festival Committee. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-9630462 Contact: [email protected] or phone 024-93459

Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Event: Bere Island Community Radio Launch Event: Historical Walk of Clonakilty Town Event: The Wreck of RMS Celtic BANTRY CONTINUED: Date and Time: 24 August, 2:30pm - 4:30pm CASTLETOWNBERE: Date and Time: 22 August, 6:30pm - 7:30pm Date and Time: 18 August, 11:30am - 12:30pm COPPEEN: Details: Bere Island is delighted to be part of the EU Grassroots Wavelength Project which aims to set Venue: Clonakilty Venue: Library, Arch Building, Cobh up community radio stations in a number of rural communities throughout Europe. This event is the Event: The Glebe Cemetery Castletownbere Details: Trace the footsteps of Clonakilty’s famous characters: Michael Collins, Tadhg an Asna (1798 Details: On 10 December 1928, the White Star Liner RMS Celtic ran aground at the mouth of Cork Event: Sharing Cultural Experiences Event: Free Garden Entry Date and Time: 19 August, 2:30pm - 4pm Date and Time: 23 August, 7pm – 9pm Date and Time: 22 August, 10am - 5pm official launch of the project on Bere Island and will outline programming content, and our plans for the Leader), Mary Jane Irwin (poet, campaigner and wife of Fenian Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa) and much Harbour. Initial efforts to refloat her were unsuccessful, she was declared a wreck and eventually future of the radio station. Venue: The Glebe, Castletownbere. Meet at G.A.A. Pitch more. Founded by Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork, who received a charter for the town from James I in broken up in situ. In this illustrated lecture historian Marita Foster will describe the last voyage of the Venue: An Caipín, Coppeen, Co. Cork Venue: Bantry House and Garden, Bantry Details: Historian Michael Hall recounts the history on the ancient cemetery and church ruins, the burial Details: Exploring common horizons with new neighbours. Admission Free. Details: Bantry House is holding a free entry day into the garden on 22nd August. Reduced rate of €5 per Contact: [email protected] or phone 02775099 1613, you will hear stories of the commercial life of the town’s Linen Hall and Deasy’s Brewery and of its Celtic, the salvage operation and the tragic events of November 1929 which led to the death of a number Online: bereisland.net; facebook.com/bereislandgroup; twitter.com/bereislandgroup place of the O Sullivans Beare, Chieftains of Beara. Michael has conducted extensive research on the rebellions, famines, smuggling and shipwrecks. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. of men working on the wreck. Booking Required. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. Contact: [email protected] or phone 0868531761 adult (over 18) for visiting the House on the 22nd August with guided tours at 11am and 2pm. history of The Glebe cemetery and church. Admission Free. Online: coppeenheritage.com Contact: [email protected] or phone 027 50047 Contact: [email protected] or phone 0877642465 Contact: [email protected] or phone 021 4811130 : Contact: [email protected] or phone 086-8556190 Online: duchasclonakiltyheritage.com/; facebook.com/DuchasClon; twitter.com/DuchasClon Online: corkcoco.ie/library; facebook.com/corkcocolibrary/; twitter.com/corkcolibrary CORK COUNTY LIBRARY AND COUNCIL HQ: Event: Children’s Nature Art Event: World War 1 Plaque Unveiling Event: The Gab Storytelling Event: History Talks @ MCH Event: Mini Beasty Hunt for Families Date and Time: 22 August from 10am to 12 noon and again from 2pm to 4pm Date and Time: 21 August, 7:30pm - 8pm Date and Time: 18 August, 7:30pm - 10pm Date and Time: 22 August, 7:30pm - 9pm Date and Time: 18 August, 2pm - 4pm (Bug Hunt 1 at 2pm and Bug Hunt 2 at 3:30pm) Event: Heritage Exhibition by the Heritage Unit of Cork County Council Venue: Bantry House Gardens, Bantry Venue: East Pier, Castletownbere Venue: AlphaSud, Blarney Venue: Clonakilty Parish Centre, Clonakilty Venue: Marlogue Woods, , Cork Harbour. Date and Time: Weekdays from 08:00 to 18:00 Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: Creative nature activities for children such as creating flower Details: A plaque will be unveiled to remember the sacrifice of men from who lost their impressions on cloth, making wooden identification discs & scavenger hunt. Taking place in the Details: The Gab Storytelling presents traditional and folk stories along with traditional Irish music Details: History Talks Presents: Michael Collins and the Financial War. Dr. Andrew McCarthy, School Details: Join Niamh O’Flynn an Animal Scientist and Wildlife Educator on a guided bug hunt and nature Venue: County Hall Foyer, Cork County Council, Carrigrohane Straight Road to celebrate Heritage Week. The Gab is a Cork based community committed to the practice and lives in the Great War 1914 to 1918. Admission Free. of History, U.C.C. examines Collins’ role as Minister for Finance & how this may have encouraged his walk. She will tell you stories about what a bug is, show you where bugs live, how to catch them, what Details: This exhibition will provide a background on Heritage and will highlight the work of Cork County beautiful gardens of Bantry House, this creative session led by Cara Tremayne will appeal to all children Contact: [email protected] or phone 086-8556190 aged 5-12. This was a hugely popular event last year so book early to avoid disappointment. Note: In the preservation of the oral tradition of storytelling as well as the development of storytelling as a fatal journey to Cork in Aug 1922, also examining the raising of the Dáil Loan and the tracking down of they eat, identify the bugs from each other (different shapes and sizes, how many legs, wings, soft Council’s Heritage Unit in promoting and supporting the appreciation and awareness of Heritage contemporary art. Our monthly event is called The Gab Mixtape, an entertaining evening of storytelling throughout the County. It will showcase many aspects of Heritage as well as those projects currently case of bad weather, the event will take place indoors. Admission Free. Event: Talk on ‘Cork and the Great War’ anti-Treaty funds during the Civil War. Admission Free. or hard shells, etc.) and release the bugs back safely into the woods. She will show you the native where storytellers perfect their storytelling skills in an informal, positive environment. Stories are underway with the support of the Heritage Council including a publication on the Heritage of Europe and To book contact ellenhutchins.com. Date and Time: 21 August, 8:30pm - 10pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 023-8858676 flora and fauna within the different habitats of the woods. Booking Required and all children must be interspersed with a little song and a little poetry but the spotlight is very much on the art of storytelling. the County of Cork (given that 2018 is the European Year of Cultural Heritage) and a further publication Contact: [email protected] Venue: Twomey’s Lounge, Castletownbere accompanied by an adult. Admission Free. Organised by Cobh Tidy Towns. Admission Free. Event: History Talks @ MCH being a Design Guide for Historic Setting with regard to Streetscapes in the County of Cork. Online: facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; twitter.com/hutchins_ellen Details: Following the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, Historian and Chairman of Cork Western Contact: [email protected] or phone Ruth 0860580606 Suitable for Children: No Date and Time: 24 August, 7:30pm - 9pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 021 4276891 Contact: [email protected] or phone 0877550365 Front Association Gerry White will give an illustrated talk on ‘Cork and The Great War’, remarking on the Event: Ellen Hutchins’ Story in 10 Objects Venue: Clonakilty Parish Centre, Clonakilty Event: Cobh Bell Recitals Online: http://www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage Online: facebook.com/TheGabStorytelling/; twitter.com/GabStorytelling sacrifices of Cork people who lost their lives in WW1. Admission Free. Date and Time: 22 August from 2pm to 4pm Details: History Talks presents Michael Collins: Fact vs. Fiction. Michael Collins’ portrayal in popular Date and Time: 19 and 26 August from 16:30 to 17:30 Contact: [email protected] or phone 086-8556190 Event: Making their mark: women’s vote Venue: The Loggia, Bantry House, Bantry Event: Tales of Yore and More culture and public sentiment often varies from the historical fact, Alan McCarthy discusses. Venue: St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh Date and Time: 20 August, 1:30pm - 3pm Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: Discover the story of Ireland’s First Female Botanist (1785-1815) Date and Time: 22 August, 8pm - 9:30pm Suitable for Children: No. Details: These recitals will be given by Julie Zhu (19 August), carillonneur of St Thomas Church in CASTLETOWNROCHE: Venue: Cork County Library Building, Carrigrohane Road, Cork, T12 K335 through a drawing, her letters, books, and the type of microscope and writing materials she used. The Venue: Church of The Resurrection, Blarney Contact: [email protected] or phone 023-8858676 Manhattan (New York), and Adrian Gebruers (26 August), the resident Cobh Cathedral Carillonneur. The story of a remarkable young woman who showed great skill and determination in her study of seaweeds Online: michaelcollinshouse.ie/; facebook.com/michaelcollinshouse/; twitter.com/MCollinsHouse 49-bell Cobh Carillon is the largest such instrument in terms of number of bells in these islands. Visitors Details: Local Studies Library launches their exhibition marking the centenary of women’s suffrage, Details: A collection of interesting local and general heritage stories presented in new ways, by story Event: Open Day at Annes Grove Castle and other non-flowering plants. Find out about her delight in being useful to fellow botanists with her can view the Carillon being played on a screen located within the Cathedral. However, this instrument is with an accompanying talk by Dr. Sandra McAvoy on the subject. Some Cork figures included in the tellers, The Gab Storytelling group. Admission Free. Date and Time: 26 August, 10am - 4pm finds from Bantry Bay. Peer through the type of microscope Ellen used, and compare this with a modern CLOYNE: best heard outdoors, particularly from the car park to the north of the Cathedral. Admission Free. exhibition are: Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, Anna Haslam, and Geraldine Laura Lennox. Admission Free. Contact: [email protected] or phone 0872153216 Venue: Annes Grove Miniature Castle, Castletownroche hand lens. See Ellen’s catalogue of all the plants in her neighbourhood – with over a thousand entries. Contact: [email protected] or phone 0214 813222 Parish Office To book contact [email protected]. Online: blarneyhistory.ie Details: An opportunity to see the conservation work of Irish Landmark Trust. Self-guided tour of this Handle one of her letters, see an original drawing, and appreciate a lichen up close. Admission Free. Event: Historic St. Colman’s Cathedral Online: homepage.eircom.net/~adriangebruers; facebook.com/Cobh49bellcarillon Suitable for Children: No restored C19th miniature castle now available as holiday accommodation. Information leaflets about Suitable for Children: No. Event: Sunday Opening of Blarney House Date and Time: 18 August 11.30 to 16.30 Contact: [email protected] or phone 021-4546499 the history of the property will be provided. Event: Four Score String Quartet Recital Contact: [email protected] Date and Time: 26 August, 10am - 2pm Venue: St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cloyne Online: corkcoco.ie/library-services; facebook.com/corkcocolibrary/; twitter.com/corkcocolibrary Contact: [email protected] or phone 01 6704733 Date and Time: 20 August, 3pm - 4pm Online: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; twitter.com/hutchins_ellen Venue: Blarney House, Blarney Details: Visit this historic and atmospheric building. Guided tours at 12 noon and 3pm. Paper crafts in Details: Sunday opening of Blarney House. Tours will run between 10am with the last tour at 2pm. Online: irishlandmark.com; facebook.com/theirishlandmarktrust/; twitter.com/IrishLandmark the Children’s Corner of the Cathedral from 2.30pm to 4.15pm. Remember St. Colman of Cloyne. Hear Venue: Cobh Museum, Scots Church, High Road, Cobh Event: Heritage Europe and the County Cork Event: Fabulous Fruit in Watercolour Admission: Adult €8, Child €4, Conc. €6, Family €22. about the famous Irish philosopher, Bishop George Berkeley (1685 - 1752). Visit the Chapel dedicated to Details: Enjoy these young musicians in the wonderful setting of Cobh Museum situated in the historic Date and Time: Monday 20th August from 16:00 to 17:00 Date and Time: 23 August, 10am - 4pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 021 4385252 CHARLEVILLE: his memory. See the bible rescued from the P.S. Sirius when it was wrecked in Ballycotton. Marvel at ambience of Scots Church. Take time to discover our exhibitions overlooking Cobh Cruise Terminal. Venue: Council Chamber, Floor 2, County Hall, Carrigrohane Road, Cork Venue: Bantry House. Bantry Online: blarneycastle.ie; facebook.com/blarneycastleireland; twitter.com/Blarney_Castle Cloyne Round Tower. Admission: Free. Cobh Museum is home to a large Victorian collection. Discover our current exhibitions which includes Details: Supported by the Heritage Council, and the next installation in the Heritage of County Cork Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: 2 day botanical art workshop with Shevaun Doherty. Inspired by Event: The Heritage of Charleville’s European Connections Contact: [email protected] – phone 021-465-2426 “Anchors Aweigh,” The American Navy in Queenstown in WW1, “Lusitania, A Day in May” and “The Publication Series, which has been recognised on the national stage, Cork County Council, working the rich colours and voluptuous shapes of fruit. For anyone wishing to improve their watercolour skills. : Date and Time: Friday 24th August (7-9pm) and Saturday 25th August (3 to 5:30pm) Scuttling of the Aud”. This is a free concert. Admission Free. with a range of different authors, is undertaking a publication on Heritage Europe and the County of Shevaun’s workshops have been a popular feature of Ellen Hutchins Festivals in previous years. The Venue: Provincial Heritage Centre, Mercy Convent, Main Street, Charleville Event: Memories of Christy Ring in Cloyne Contact: [email protected] or phone 0214814240 Cork – a fitting exercise given that 2018 is the European Year of Cultural Heritage. The talk will focus on workshop will focus on the techniques required to create realistic form in watercolour. Learn how to use Event: Discover Buttevant Free Audio Guide Details: Charleville Heritage Society will hold an exhibition featuring storyboards of many of their Date and Time: 25 August, 2:30pm - 5pm Online: cobhmuseum.com/; facebook.com/cobhmuseum/; twitter.com/cobhmuseum many of the connections that the Rebel County has with Mainland Europe. layers of translucent colour to capture the nuances of light, shadow and surface texture in paint. The Date and Time: 18 - 26 August, 9:30am - 5pm European connections including Eliza Lynch; Mother Joseph Croke; John Anster and Dan Binchy. All Venue: Harty’s Restaurant, Cloyne, across from the Round Tower Contact: [email protected] or phone 021 4276891; Event: The Images We Left Behind workshop will take place in the beautiful setting of Bantry House (second tearoom). Price €100 includes Venue: Your self-guided tour begins at the Franciscan Friary, Buttevant Welcome. Admission Free. Details: Personal Memories of Christy Ring from Friends and Family. This is an informal and free event, Online: http://www.corkcoco.ie/arts-heritage Date and Time: 21 - 22 August, 5pm - 6pm materials. Booking required. Suitable for Children: No. Details: Free self-guided audio tour that will help you to discover the stories of Buttevant. Simply visit Contact: [email protected] where the contributors will share their stories of Christy, in the town where he was born. It is also an Venue: Cobh Pastimes Old Time Photography Studio, 14, Pearse Square, Cobh Event: Talk by Norma O’Connor about the history of the Brennan Torpedo Installation Contact: to book contact 087 1656948 or email [email protected] our website to access your free audio guide. If you scratch below the surface of this vibrant Cork town, opportunity to make a connection with a character who left a lasting legacy in Cloyne and to introduce Details: The story of emigration and early photography told through narration and slides. Cobh (then at Camden Fort Meagher Online: facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; mobile.twitter.com/hutchins_ellen and take the time to investigate some of its hidden corners, you will discover that it has deep medieval CLONAKILTY: Christy Ring to the younger generations. Organised by the Cloyne Literary and Historical Society. Queenstown) was a major port of emigration. First Part - It is April 10th, 1912 – the eve before R.M.S. Date and Time: Tuesday 21st August from 12.00 noon to 12.30 pm roots, and is alive with tales of the entrepreneurial spirit that typifies the town and its residents. The Contact: [email protected] or phone 0214652223 Event: The Doonour Stone Mould and its significance in Early Bronze Age metalworking Titanic is due into Queenstown on her maiden voyage. A studio photographer is situated in Pearse Venue: Council Chamber, Floor 2, County Hall, Carrigrohane Road, Cork Buttevant Heritage Trail Audio Guide, has been written by the local community and produced by Abarta Event: Children’s Historical Treasure Hunt Date and Time: 23 August, 8pm - 9:15pm Square. She is 50 yards away from the White Star Line where the final 123 passengers will board Details: Camden Fort Meagher is internationally recognised as “an outstanding example of a Classical Heritage on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Date and Time: Forms available all week from 10:00 to 17:00 daily : Venue: Bantry Library, Bridge St., Bantry the Titanic. She has been busy taking & developing photos of the passengers who are arriving into Coastal Artillery Fortification.” Norma O’Connor has carried out extensive research on the Fort, Contact: [email protected] (with exception of Sundays (open 12:00 to 17:00) and note that the centre is closed on Mondays). Details: An exciting talk given by Sharon Weadick, Assistant Keeper, Irish Antiquities Division, National Queenstown. Second Part -Same photographer 23 years later. Many changes have happened in Ireland; including the Brennan Torpedo Installation, and is scheduled to give a most interesting talk on Military Online: www.abartaheritage.ie/product/buttevant-heritage-trail-audio-guide/; facebook.com/ Venue: Collect forms for free at Michael Collins House, 7 Emmet Square, Clonakilty Event: ‘Sharing Stories’ Museum of Ireland, about our local treasure - the Doonour Stone Mould for Axeheads. This Stone however, mass emigration had not changed. Admission Free. Precision Engineering and Innovation at County Hall during Heritage Week. AbartaHeritage/; twitter.com/AbartaGuides Details: Google-free, outdoor fun learning experience for 5-12 year old children (and their parents) Date and Time: 23 August, 8pm - 9:30pm Mould for axeheads was found by a local farmer when he was working on one of his fields in Doonour Contact: [email protected] or 087 9960075 exploring and discovering the history of Clonakilty. Lots of prizes. Venue: Coachford GAA Community Centre, Nadrid, Coachford Contact: [email protected] or phone 0214814302 near Bantry, Co Cork, in 1966. It was subsequently acquired by the National Museum of Ireland. It is an Contact: [email protected] or phone 0857447424 / 0877642465 Details: Share stories of times past in , Coachford and . Join us for a good old Online: cobhpastimes.ie; facebook.com/cobhpastimes/; twitter.com/settings/account Online: www.oscailandoras.com www.brennantorpedo.com www.camdenfortmeagher.ie amazing archaeological object and one of a kind. We are very excited to showcase this archaeological CARRIGADROHID: Online: duchasclonakiltyheritage.com/; facebook.com/DuchasClon; twitter.com/DuchasClon fashioned chat; cup of tea/coffee; recollect older days; share memories and even learn something new! object of the greater Bantry area, and make it known to the community. Admission Free. Event: Talks in the Old Admiralty House Event: Beginner’s Family History Sessions Event: Lovely Carrig long ago Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. Contact: [email protected] or phone 027-51246 Event: The Story of Fernhill House Date and Time: 22 August, 3:30pm - 4:30pm and from 7pm - 8pm Date and Time: 21-23 August, 09:30am – 4pm Date and Time: 20 August, 6:30pm - 9pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 086-0456554 Online: bantryhistorical.com; facebook.com/Bantryhistoricalsociety/ Date and Time: 20 August, 6:45pm - 8pm Venue: St. Benedict’s Priory, Beechmount, Cobh Venue: Cork County Library Building, Carrigrohane Road, Cork, T12 K335 Venue: Carrigadrohid village Online: acrheritage.info/; facebook.com/acrheritage/ Venue: Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakilty Details: Presentations featuring archive material, by Tim and Anne McSweeney. 3.30pm: (children aged Details: Do you have knowledge of your Cork grandparents or great grandparents but don’t know where Details: Walking tour of Carrigadrohid Killinardrish villages. Map of route provided also historical notes BERE ISLAND: Details: A historical walk of the house & gardens by Michael jnr, one of the 4th generation of the O’Neill 6-12) “Every Picture tells a story”. 7pm (adults) “Over There” the US Navy in Cork Harbour during WW1. to find records for them? These beginners’ one-to-one sessions will help to get you started. Admission on buildings. Tour is self guided. Attendees in period costume is optional but appreciated. Admission COBH: family at Fernhill. The Georgian mansion was the most expensive in Clonakilty and has a rich history. The Old Admiralty House is now home to a community of Benedictine Nuns who are hosting these two Free. To book contact 021 4285640. Suitable for Children: No. Free. Event: The Bean Feasa/Wisewoman of Beara Occupants include Lord Atkin’s family, a solicitor general of Ireland, a World War Two army and three talks. Look forward to informative, gripping and entertaining accounts of life in Cobh in the early 20th Contact: [email protected] or phone 021-4285640 Contact: [email protected] or phone 0876373718 Event: St. Colman’s Cathedral Date and Time: 18 August, 2:30pm - 4pm mayors of Clonakilty. Admission Free. century and enjoy the splendid admirals’ views of Cobh harbour. Ann McSweeney is a well known Online: corkcoco.ie/library-services; facebook.com/corkcocolibrary/; twitter.com/corkcocolibrary Venue: Bere Island Heritage Centre Date and Time: 18-20 August and 22, 24, 26 August. From 2pm to 4pm local historian and author, and together with her husband Tim has delivered outstanding and highly Contact: [email protected] or phone 0877642465 (2:30pm to 4:30pm on Sundays). Details: Niamh Ní Lochlainn will give a talk on Máire Ní Mhurchú - a bean feasa/wisewoman on the : Online: duchasclonakiltyheritage.com/; facebook.com/DuchasClon; twitter.com/DuchasClon researched presentations to a variety of audiences. Admission Free. Booking recommended. : Beara Peninsula and how the role of the bean feasa was inspired by the Cailleach, the Hag of Beara. A Venue: St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh Contact: [email protected] or phone 0214811354 ferry will leave Castletownbere at 1.30pm. For return ferry trips see www.bereislandferries.com. Event: John Saul Famous Horticulturist Details: Come and see the splendour of St. Colman’s Cathedral overlooking Cobh. On Sunday 19th a Event: Open Day @ MCH Event: Camden Fort Meagher Open Weekend Contact: [email protected] or phone 027 75099 Date and Time: 19 August, 2pm - 4pm Date and Time: 22 August, from 10am to 4pm recital on the 49 bell carillon will be given by Julie Zhu guest carilloneur & on Sunday 26th the recital COOMHOLA: Date and Time: Saturday and Sunday 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th from 12:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:15) Online: bereisland.net; facebook.com/BereIslandGroup; twitter.com/BereIslandGroup Venue: Castlemartyr Disability viewing Area by the Kiltha River, Castlemartyr Venue: Michael Collins House, Emmet Square, Clonakilty will be given by Adrian Gebruers resident carilloneur. Both recitals from 16:30 - 17:30. The carillon of the Venue: Camden Fort Meagher, Crosshaven, Cork Harbour Details: John Saul From Castlemartyr to the Whitehouse Walk to the family grave in the woods and Details: On the anniversary of the death of Michael Collins, Michael Collins House will hold an open day cathedral is the only such instrument in the country. A CCTV system is in operation within the cathedral Event: Coorycommane Loop Walk Event: Military History Guided Walk Details: Camden Fort Meagher is internationally recognised as being “one of the finest remaining see the John Saul Plaque in the Castlemartyr Resort Hotel grounds. The John Saul Appreciation with free entry. showing the carilloneur playing the instrument. We also commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Date and Time: 23 August, 10am - 12:30pm Date and Time: 23 August, 11:00 – 13:00 examples of a classical Coastal Artillery Fort in the world”. For almost 400 years the fort played a key Society won the Reaching out National Heritage winners for this amazing story in 2016. Of the famous Contact: [email protected] or phone 023-8858676 laying of the foundation stone of the Cathedral, 30th Sept 1868. Admission Free. Venue: Coomhola Bridge, Coomhola, Bantry Venue: Rerrin Village, Bere Island role as a strong strategic position for the defence of Ireland and 65% of the fort is located underground Horticulturist John Saul born in Castlemartyr and worked in the Whitehouse. Online: michaelcollinshouse.ie/; facebook.com/michaelcollinshouse/; twitter.com/MCollinsHouse Contact: [email protected] or phone 0214 813222 Parish Office Details: Walk in the footsteps of Ellen Hutchins, Ireland’s first female botanist, with local Conservation Details: Join islander & local historian Chris O’Sullivan for a walk around the east end of Bere Island. in a labyrinth of tunnels and chambers. Tours available each weekend throughout the summer months. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. Online: cobhcathedralparish.ie; cobhparish.ie Ranger, Clare Heardman, on this 5km loop walk overlooking Bantry Bay. In good weather this loop Learn about the island’s unique place in world history as a strategic British military base during WW1. Contact: [email protected] or phone 0873669364 walk provides spectacular views. Along the trail there are lots of interesting wildflowers to see. The Suitable for children / Partial wheelchair access / Parking is available. Cost: Adult €5, Child (4-18) €4. Meet outside Murphy’s Shop, Rerrin. A ferry leaves the Pontoon at 10am. terrain is quite rough / boggy in places so walking boots are needed. No dogs allowed. Lunch available Contact: [email protected] or 087 9960075 Check www.bereisland.net for return ferries. afterwards in Manning’s Emporium, Ballylickey. Online: www.oscailandoras.com www.brennantorpedo.com www.camdenfortmeagher.ie Contact: [email protected] or phone 027 75099 Contact: [email protected] or phone 0876781613 Online: bereisland.net; facebook.com/BereIslandGroup; twitter.com/BereIslandGroup Online: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; twitter.com/hutchins_ellen Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12

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Event: Park Free Audio Guide Event: Castledonovan Talk and Tour Event: Open Day at Galley Head Event: 1913 Tales of Emigration Cork / Oz Event: Spike Island Tour Event: Newberry Cemetery. A Guided Tour Date and Time: 18 – 26 August 09.30 to 17.00 Date and Time: 19 August 14:00 - 14:45 Date and Time: 26 August, 10am - 4pm Date and Time: 18 August, 7:30pm - 9:30am Date and Time: 18 August, 10am - 5:30pm Date and Time: 20 August, 7pm - 9pm Venue: Your self-guided tour begins at Doneraile Park, Main Street, Doneraile Venue: Castledonovan Castle, Drimoleague Venue: Galley Head Lightkeepers’ Houses, Galley Head, , Clonakilty Venue: Lee Valley Taste Trails, Store of Memories Museum, Inchigeelagh Venue: Bus departing Kilmurry Museum to Spike Island Venue: Newberry Cemetery, Drommahane, Mallow Details: Explore the magnificent Doneraile Park with your Free Audio Guide (available on our website). Details: A talk & tour of Castledonovan, its history and heritage will commence at 2pm. Climb the spiral Details: An opportunity to see the conservation work of the Irish Landmark Trust. Imagine life as a Details: In 1913, Michael Johnny O’Sullivan emigrated from Inchigeelagh to Australia. He wrote a Details: Spike Island Tour. Included: Bus departing museum Kilmurry, boat, guided tour light Details: This cemetery contains the direct ancestors of the future Kings of England through Princess Home to the noble St. Leger family for over 400 years, Doneraile Park is regarded as a place of staircase of O’Donovan’s Castle and view the remnants of the bawn and its surrounding landscape. lighthouse keeper on your self-guided tour of these restored lightkeeper’s houses now run as holiday 6-week Diary on board ship. Mick posted home the Diary. Listen to his words read in his brother’s shop. refreshments (morning and evening) entry to Kilmurry independence museum. Diana and the Lombard family. The great grandparents of Nano Nagle are also buried here. A little exceptional beauty and character. Our audioguide will lead you through beautiful grounds and unique Learn about the history of the O’Donovan clan in West Cork. Admission Free. accommodation. Information leaflets about the history of the property will be provided. Please note that This Diary was posted home to his parents shortly after he arrived in Melbourne in March 1913. It has Bus departing Kilmurry Museum at 10am. 11am refreshments served in Commodore Hotel Cobh. Boat known fact is the unlikely relationship between Nano Nagle and Princess Diana. Also buried here and historic gardens. Packed with stories and tales about the St. Leger’s and their guests, with music Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-7641420 child supervision is required due to the coastal location. Admission: Free. been handed down to his descendants in the parish providing Experiences, Memories and Facts about leaving pier 12 noon guided tour of spike 1hr 15 min. Lunch: please note this is not included in the price is Daniel O Connell’s mother, the ancestors of a former prime Minister of Australia, and Lieu. Ned and folklore, the guide is an enjoyable, informative and immersive experience. Online: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Donovan; facebook.com/drimoleague/ Contact: [email protected] - phone 01 6704733; such an epic journey taken by so many Irish. Michael never returned to Ireland but his daughter, Shelia but approx. €8 and/or please feel free to bring a picnic. Explore spike yourself. 3.30 boat departing Spike. Waters who gave his life for Irish freedom at the Nadd Ambush in 1921. Thomas Russell was baptised Contact: [email protected] Online: www.irishlandmark.com; facebook.com/theirishlandmarktrust/; twitter.com/IrishLandmark and grandchildren have in his place. Seats limited to 50 in the little Museum. Booking essential. Children Local Historian 15 min of points of interest. Cobh regatta is also on this date so lots of markets and music in Kilshannig Church and grew up locally. The tour will include a visit inside this church where there are Online: abartaheritage.ie/product/doneraile-park-audio-guide/; facebook.com/AbartaHeritage/; Event: Drimoleague Famine Memorial over 12 only. 15-minute interval. Booking Required. Admission €5 per adult (children free). on the streets. Bus departs Cobh 5pm. Refreshments and entry into Kilmurry Museum afterwards. some wall plaques of interest and headstone rubbings also. Admission Free. twitter.com/AbartaGuides Date and Time: 19 August, 3pm - 3:30pm GLENGARRIFF: Contact: [email protected] or phone 0868539744 Booking Required. Cost: €30 (€20 for children). Contact: [email protected] or phone 086/2579106, 087/9105147, 0872389457 Venue: The Famine Memorial, Rockmount, Drimoleague Online: leevalleytastetrails.ie Contact: to book contact Ellen on 0851470058 Event: 21 Years Conserving a Georgian Ruin Details: Visit the recently renovated Famine Memorial for a talk on how The Great Famine affected Event: Ewe Natural History Experience Online: Kilmurrymuseum.ie : Date and Time: 25 August, 11am - 4pm the people of Drimoleague. Organised by the Drimoleague Community Development Association. Date and Time: 18 – 26 August 10.00 to 18.00 INNISCARRA: Venue: Laurentinum, Doneraile Admission Free. Venue: The Ewe Experience, N71 Kenmare Road, Glengarriff KINSALE: Event: Milling and more around Macroom! Details: Michael and Eileen Smith have spent 21 years conserving a magnificent Georgian house, Contact: [email protected] or phone 0876989336 Details: An innovative learning experience for all ages about our natural history and environment on a Event: A Tour of Inniscarra Landmarks Date and Time: 18 August, 10am - 5:30pm Laurentinum, which had fallen into a semi-ruinous state when Eileen’s family abandoned it in favour one-kilometre walk - learn through information boards, art installations and games and a poetry trail. Date and Time: 22 August, 8pm - 9:30pm Event: Kinsale Heritage Town Walks Venue: Macroom Library, Macroom Event: Art Exhibition of Hillwalking of a modern house in the 1970s. With the family living in just 3 rooms, they transformed the house to a Admission: Adult: €7.50, Child: €6.00, Family: €25.00. Venue: Griffins Garden Centre Restaurant, Date and Time: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26 August, 10:30am - 11:30am Details: Macroom Library host a photographic exhibition on archaeological discoveries made in Date and Time: 19 August 20:00 – 21:30 best-practice standard of conservation, delivering a quality of work which surpasses many publicly Contact: [email protected] – phone 027-63840 Details: A visual journey through the parish of Inniscarra, with details of the historical significance of Venue: Meet at Kinsale Tourist Office, Pier Road, Kinsale advance of the N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom road, with a talk by archaeologist Deirdre McCarthy Venue: Top of the Rock Pod Pairc and Walking Centre, Drimoleague funded projects. Tour the house, discuss conservation dilemmas with the owners and specialists, bring Online: www.theewe.com; facebook.com/TheEweExperience; twitter.com/theewexperience major landmarks, described by local historian Tim O’Brien, supported by other members of the Society. Details: A guided walk to show that the history of Kinsale is the history of Ireland, illustrated with maps (24th Aug, 2pm). Archaeological excavations undertaken by Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd and TVAS Details: David Ross of Top of the Rock Pod Pairc will be leading the Saint Finbar’s Pilgrimage Walk to a picnic. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. Admission Free. and photographs. Dermot Ryan is the only guide in Kinsale with university qualifications, History and Ireland Ltd on behalf of Cork County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have revealed many Gougane Barra over the weekend, and to top it off, we will host an Art Exhibition on Sunday evening Contact: [email protected] or phone 0871336506 Event: Guided Walk: Mosses and Liverworts Contact: [email protected] or phone 086 0621947 Archaeology and MA in history. Rated as the Best Guide in Ireland by the Irish Independent and the top previously unknown archaeological sites in the hinterland of Macroom and . Come see with refreshments on the subject of Hillwalking and Pilgrimage, at the Pod Pairc. The Artist, Martin Mc Online: southgateassociates.ie Date and Time: 19 August, 10:30am to 12:30pm Online: Inniscarra.org independent attraction on Tripadviser. Admission €5 per adult (children go free). what sites have been discovered, what the daily work of an archaeologist is like and how sites are Cormack, who will also assist David in leading the Pilgrim Walk, will give a short talk about his paintings, Venue: Glengarriff Woods Nature Reserve, Glengarriff Contact: [email protected] or phone 086 8267656 excavated. Admission Free. Event: Development: Nature’s Recovery – with Ted Cook and the inspiration derived from our beautiful Irish landscape. Admission Free. Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival Event: An engaging and informative introduction to the intriguing world Online: kinsaleheritage.com Contact: [email protected] or phone 026 42483 Date and Time: 26 August, 2pm - 4:30pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-979348 KEALKIL: of our smallest plants with Dr Joanne Denyer (Irish Conservation Officer, British Bryological Society). Online: corkcoco.ie/macroom Venue: Castle Gate Entrance, Creagh Castle, Castletownroche Road, Doneraile Online: www.topoftherock.ie; facebook.com/podpairc/ The beautiful old oak woodlands of Glengarriff, rich in ferns, mosses & lichens, provide the setting for Event: Plants under the Microscope Event: Free Admission with Guided Tours Detail: By kind permission, invitees will be introduced to the best practice management and this guided walk. This was a very popular event at the 2017 Ellen Hutchins Festival, with Joanne making Date and Time: 25 August, 2pm - 4pm Date and Time: 19, 26 August, 10am - 5:15pm Event: Ecological Walk of The Gearagh maintenance that guard the spirits of woods and water within productive farmland and participate in a DUNLOUGH: the world of tiny plants accessible to all. Hand lenses will be provided so participants will be able to see Venue: Future Forests, Kealkil, Bantry Venue: Charles Fort, Kinsale Date and Time: 26 August, 12pm - 2pm tree-planting. Entry to this event will be conditional upon advance booking. Numbers must be limited to the true beauty & intricacies of the mosses & liverworts up close. Note: No dogs allowed. Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: a drop-in session for all ages. Use microscopes, stereoscopes Details: You are invited to visit and explore Charles Fort with Free Admission on Sunday 19th & 26th Venue: The Gearagh (carpark), Macroom 18, the property comprising a family home. The organiser has assured the family that no photos will be Event: Butterfly walk Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. and hand lenses, with expert guidance from leading Irish botanists Howard Fox (NBG/OPW) and August 2018. Hourly guided tours & 3 exhibition centres help to weave this site’s fascinating history. Details: Join Ecologists Alisha Murphy & Patricia Beecher for an ecological guided walk through the taken in the curtilage of the residence nor livestock disturbed in pasture. Packed lunch and appropriate Date and Time: 20 August, 2pm - 4pm Contact: [email protected] ort phone 087-6781613 Maria Cullen. Ellen described special plants as her “little treasures”. This session is a wonderful way Constructed as a star-shaped fortification in 1682 during the reign of Charles II, Charles Fort was last intact primeval river forest left in Western Europe. Discover the unique biodiversity that lies within attire on the day in view of weather. Admission Free. Venue: Three Castle Head (carpark), Dunlough Online: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; twitter.com/hutchins_ellen to get closer to nature, in the magical setting of Future Forests. Appreciate the beauty of plants and utilised by the British Army until 1922. It’s damaged barrack structures highlight the scorched earth the Gearagh, An Gaoire, The wooden river. Bring your own rain gear, suitable walking shoes, water, Contact: phone 0868789891 Details: Butterfly and wild flower walk led by Damaris Lysaght. Learn about these beautiful insects understand them better, helped by the botanists and their specialist equipment. Howard and Maria policy during the Irish Civil War. Why not join a guided tour or meander around it’s 12 acres to discover snacks/Lunch, (weather permitting we will find a nice spot to have lunch and a chat after or during the and the plants they rely on. While butterflies can’t be guaranteed on the day you will still have the Event: Flora of West Cork are great at showing you how to use the microscopes / lenses, and explaining what it is that you are it’s many secrets. From powder monkeys to the White Lady, be captivated by the colourful stories that walk.) Please bring any relevant wildlife books you may have. Gearagh Car park is located half way Event: Guided Tour of Doneraile Park Gardens opportunity to learn more about their habitats. Please wear warm and waterproof clothing and suitable Date and Time: 19 August, 8pm - 9:30pm looking at. They will also answer questions. (See Masters of Tradition: Secret Concert: 12:30 - 1:30pm.). make this National Monument so special. Admission Free. along Gearagh road R584, parking is VERY limited, car pool if possible. Booking Required. Admission Date and Time: 26 August, 2:30pm - 4:30pm shoes. In case of uncertain weather on the day please contact 0894188213 to confirm if the event is Venue: Glengarriff Park Hotel, Glengarriff Admission Free. Contact: [email protected] or phone 021 4772263 Free. Suitable for Children: No. Venue: Doneraile Park & Creagh House going ahead. This walk requires moderate fitness and is not suitable for buggies. The Three Castle Head Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: An illustrated talk about the unique wild flowers of West Cork Contact: [email protected] Online: heritageireland.ie Contact: to book contact [email protected] or [email protected] Details: Guided tour through the historic garden spaces, highlighting connection between 17th century Cafe will be open for you to buy refreshments. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. and a glimpse into the life of Ireland’s first female botanist by Clare Heardman (NPWS & BSBI). Due Online: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; www.mobile.twitter.com/hutchins_ellen Online: facebook.com/Protect-The-Gearagh-586571444858438/ Castle Gardens, 18th century parkland, and 19th century Court and townhouse gardens. An outstanding Contact: [email protected] or phone 0894188213 to its position on the extreme edge of Europe, West Cork has a unique climate resulting in a flora feature of the demesne today is the completeness of its parkland in Capability Brown style, with KNOCKRAHA: Online: corknaturenetwork.ie/; facebook.com/corknaturenetwork/; twitter.com/CorkNatNetwork which includes some plants found in very few other places in the world. Ellen Hutchins (1785 -1815), Event: Botanical Art for Beginners Class extended vistas of trees, grassland and water radiating from the house. The demesne possesses an MALLOW: widely regarded as Ireland’s first female botanist, was born locally and was amongst the first to start Date and Time: 25 August, 2:30pm - 5:30pm Event: Tour of Sing-Sing Prison extensive range of mature and specimen trees, many of them now over 300 years old and unique in the ENNISKEANE: documenting the botany of the area. Now, over 200 years later, Clare is actively recording plants for Plant Venue: Future Forests, Kealkil, Bantry Date and Time: 19 August, 12pm - 6pm Event: Family History Curiosities Irish context. Event organised by Doneraile Development Association. Admission Free. Atlas 2020 and re-finding some of Ellen’s rarer discoveries. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No Details: Ellen Hutchins Festival event: New to watercolour and love plants? Take your first steps into Venue: Kilquane Graveyard, Knockraha Date and Time: 24 August, 2pm - 3pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-9049767 Event: Clay Days - Modern Cob Building Contact: [email protected] or phone 087-6781613 Botanical Art with Shevaun Doherty in this fun and friendly introductory class held in a magical building. Details: Knockraha History & Heritage will host tours of Sing-Sing Prison Knockraha every hour on the Venue: Mallow Library, Mallow Online: facebook.com/DoneraileOnline Date and Time: 26 August, 2pm - 4pm Online: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; twitter.com/hutchins_ellen Learn how to capture the colours, shapes and textures of the natural world the easy way. Award- hour from 12-6pm. Sing-Sing Prison, Knockraha was used by the Cork IRA for holding prisoners during Details: Mallow Library presents an illustrated talk on the strange and interesting finds that arise when Venue: The Hollies Centre for Practical Sustainability, Enniskeane winning botanical artist Shevaun Doherty won Gold and Best in Show this year and last year at Bloom. the War of Independence. Many were subsequently executed and buried locally as shown recently on carrying out family history research. Admission Free. Booking required. Event: Garden, Feast & Escape! DOUGLAS: Details: Visit some of the new cob buildings at The Hollies Centre for Practical Sustainability. Tours/ She is an excellent teacher and her workshops have proved very popular in previous Festivals. The a TV3 documentary. Also on display will be guns and equipment used by the IRA including moulds for Contact: [email protected] or phone 022 21821 Date and Time: 25 August, 11am - 4:30pm talks will focus on modern earth building techniques, such as clay and lime plasters, floors and paints. wooden building at Future Forests in the perfect setting for this class. The price of €30 per person has making hand grenades as shown recently by the RTE1 National Treasures program with John Creedon. Online: corkcoco.ie/library-services; facebook.com/corkcocolibrary; twitter.com/corkcolibrary Event: The nature story of the Mangala Venue: Two Green Shoots, Two Green Shoot HQ, Glengarriff Booking Required. Admission Free. materials included. Places are limited and booking is required. Suitable for Children: No There will be teas and refreshments. Admission Free. Date and Time: 22 August, 7:30pm - 9pm Details: Garden (from 11-12:30pm) - See the ancient art of Charcoal Making & discover the hidden Contact: [email protected] or phone 023 884 7001 Contact: [email protected] or phone 0871656948 Contact: 0879864177 Event: Heritage of The Longueville House Venue: Ballybrack Wood – the Mangala/ Meet outside Douglas Community Centre, histories of plants in ‘The Garden of Re-Imagination’. Online: facebook.com/earthbuildinguk/; twitter.com/EarthBuildingUK Online: ellenhutchins.com; facebook.com/EllenHutchins200/; mobile.twitter.com/hutchins_ellen Date and Time: 25 August, 1pm - 5pm and 26 August, 12pm - 4:30pm Church Road, Douglas. Feast (1-2pm) - Make tasty Cornish treats celebrating historic local mining links to Kernow! LEE VALLEY: Venue: Longueville House, Mallow Details: Will O’Halloran from SECAD Wild Work will guide you through the story of wetlands, grasslands FOTA: Escape (2:30 to 4:30pm) - On a cinematic journey back in time. Details: Longueville’s beautiful view of the Blackwater Valley belies a turbulent history. The house and woodlands in the Mangala (Ballybrack Woods). Free event organised by Douglas Tidy Towns. Afternoon Pass (All 3 activities): Adults €15; Children €12 KILLEAGH: Event: Old Butter Roads & Lee Food Tour was built in 1720. Current day proprietor William O’Callaghan is a direct descendant of original owner Contact: [email protected] or phone 086 846 33 99 Activity Pass (Garden/Feast/Escape): Adults €7.50; Children €5. Booking Required. Event: Guided Tour of Fota Gardens Event: Killeagh Heritage Trail Date and Time: 24 August, 10am - 5pm Donough O’Callaghan. Donough fought beside the Catholics after the collapse of the 1641 Rebellion Online: douglastidytowns.ie; facebook.com/douglastidytowns Contact: [email protected] or phone 0897081099 Date and Time: 22 August 14.00 to 16.00 Date and Time: 18 August, 2:30pm - 4:30pm; 19 August, 10:30am - 12:30pm Venue: meet at Opera House, Cork and forfeited the land to Cromwell. Richard Longfield was created Baron Longueville in 1795, the family Online: twogreenshoots.com/events--tickets.html; facebook.com/twogreenshoots/; twitter.com/ Venue: Fota Arboretum & Gardens, Fota Estate, Carrigtwohill Venue: Killeagh Community Hall car park, main street, Killeagh Details: Starting at the Opera House in Cork, see the Butter Museum. Then take guided Bus tour of the changed the name of the estate to Longueville. Join us for a leisurely walk & talk on the History & Event: Come foraging in the Mangala! twogreenshoots Date and Time: 25 August, 3pm - 4:30pm Details: A guided tour of the Arboretum & Gardens, highlighting the unique collection of plants and Details: The Killeagh Inch Historical Group will host a walking tour through the main street of Killeagh Lee Valley Food Producers and travel the Old Butter Road back to Cork city. See, taste and smell the Heritage of the estate. Booking Required. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No Venue: Ballybrack Wood – The Mangala/Outside Douglas Community Centre, Church Road, remembering the dedication of the garden staff who helped develop it, from the 1820’s to the present village and Glenbower Wood revealing a rich tapestry of history from the 6th century to the present local foods as well as hear the stories of the Old Butter Road which carried butter to Cork since 1748. Contact: [email protected] or phone 02247156 Douglas, Cork day. Admission: Free. GLENVILLE: as well as personalities that helped shape it’s destiny. The walk through the Main street is very Can run an trip as well as an English one, on a separate day. Booking Required. Cost: Online: longuevillehouse.ie Details: Join botanist and herbalist Jo Goodyear to explore the Mangala (Ballybrack Woods) and find Contact: [email protected] – phone 021-4812728; comfortable however the wood terrain would require walking shoes. Admission Free. Adult €65. Suitable for Children: No. Event: School Heritage & Folklore Project out about the wildlife and edible/medicinal plants it supports. Admission Free. Suitable for Children: No. Online: www.heritageireland.ie; facebook.com/fotaopw/ Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] or phone 0874129698 Date and Time: 23 August, 8pm - 10:15pm Contact: [email protected] or phone 086 8463399 Online: facebook.com/events/389187011581596/ Online: OldButterRoads.ie Venue: Glenville National School, Glenville, Co. Cork Online: douglastidytowns.ie; facebook.com/douglastidytowns Event: Cóisir an tSamhraidh Date and Time: 22 August, 7:30pm - 10:30pm Details: Modern Heritage and Folklore Project by the pupils of Glenville National School, based on the Event: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees - with Ted Cook Event: River Insects Tell a Story Venue: Fota House, Carrigtwohill 1937 survey done by the pupils of Chimneyfield National School. This is a free, full access event for all Date and Time: 19 August, 2pm - 4:30pm Date and Time: 26 August, 11am - 12pm Details: Coisir an tSamhraidh. Annual get-together in Fota House for an entertaining night of music. the family to enjoy. Refreshments provided on the night. Venue: Playground carpark, Glenbower woods, Killeagh Venue: Ballybrack Wood – The Mangala/Outside Douglas Community Centre, Church Road, Beidh an oíche go léir as Gaeilge. Beagáinín bia ag an briseadh. Is é seo an 13ú bhlian i ndiadh a chéile go Contact: [email protected] or phone 0872886474 Details: Ted Cook will guide participants through the kingdom of the forest and Irish nature’s highest Douglas, Cork bhfuil an Cóisir seo againn in Oirthear Chorcaí ar siúl. Oíche den chéad scoth gach bhlian. Árd caighdeán achievement whilst recalling how ancient Brehon forest law served a forest people. Participants are Details: Join our local Community Water Officer, Kieran Murphy wading in the river to survey for and cheoil agus craic iontach. Booking Required. Admission: €20 per person. requested to bring a packed lunch, with extra for sharing and dress appropriately for the weather on identify aquatic invertebrates, which can indicate if a river or stream is healthy. Great fun! Organised by Contact: [email protected] or phone 0214613222 the day. It is planned to demonstrate sound tree-planting of a specimen nature tree at an appropriate Douglas Tidy Towns. Admission Free. site in or adjacent to Glenbower woods. Visually impaired especially welcomed. Event organised by the Contact: [email protected] or phone 086 8463399 Glenbower Woods Committee. Admission Free. Online: douglastidytowns.ie; facebook.com/douglastidytowns Contact: [email protected] or phone Ted Cook: 0868789891 Online: glenbower.com/

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