County Donegal Heritage Office, Donegal CountyCounty Council Donegal Heritagein association Office, withDonegal the County Council A Heritage of Dry-Stone Saturday, June 20: Afternoon Schedule Countyin association Donegal with Heritage the County Forum Donegal & Dry Heritage Stone Forum & Dry Association ofAssociation presents of Ireland presents Detectives Club Dry-stone walls reflect the geological diversity of County Meet: Halla Mhuire, Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolmcille Donegal and contribute to the character of our regional 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. cultural landscapes. Some dry-stone walls were the result of land clearance as field stones were used in the Discover about planet earth and how rocks are made . . . Dry-Stone construction of traditional field boundaries to create have a go at making your own planet earth . . . dig in small-scale pastures and arable farming plots. Dry-stone glacial mud . . . and construct your own stone wall! walls can reveal historical farming patterns and land The Rock Detectives Club will be facilitated by Dr. divisions that inform our understanding of society and Walls Kirstin Lemon, Geological Survey and culture in County Donegal. Dry-stone walls demonstrate a Úna Collier, Caves Global Geopark. culture of traditional craftsmanship and local skills that has almost disappeared. The repair and Did you know . . . Seminar Children should wear suitable outdoor clothing and bring maintenance of our dry-stone walls has the potential a snack. All children must be accompanied by an adult. that geology is identified as one of the aspects of to enhance the character of the places in which we live, Places are limited to 20 children (aged 4 to 12 years of heritage defined under the Heritage Act of 1995? provide training and apprenticeship opportunities in age). Booking is essential. Please call: (074) 912 4613. stonemasonry and communicate our material culture to residents of, and visitors to, County Donegal. Our that Donegal County Council in partnership with dry-stone walls help to reinforce our sense of place and the Geological Survey of Ireland and The Heritage iconic landscapes such as Cnoc Fola / Bloody Foreland are Council commissioned a survey of geological intrinsically associated with their dry-stone walls. heritage sites in County Donegal as part of the implementation of the County Donegal Heritage The aims of this free seminar are to raise awareness of Plan? Tír Chonaill Stone Festival dry-stone wall types and their construction, to convey The Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland will be their historical and cultural significance and to promote that Cnoc Fola / Bloody Foreland with its single holding the Tír Chonaill Stone Festival in Gleann best practice in their care and conservation. The seminar dry-stone walls is one of the iconic cultural Cholm Cille / Glencolmcille from Friday, June 19 to is an initiative of the County Donegal Heritage Office, landscapes of County Donegal? Sunday, June 21. Events include a dry-stone walling Donegal County Council and the County Donegal Heritage workshop with master stonemasons, and stone Forum in association with The Heritage Council & the that County Donegal was the first county in Ireland sculpting and letter carving workshops as well as Free Seminar Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland as part of the to initiate a survey of dry-stone wall types? lectures, guided tours and entertainment. For further Dry-Stone implementation of the County Donegal Heritage Plan. information, see ‘Events & Training’ on www.dswai.ie. For bookings, please contact Louise Price by e-mail at Halla Mhuire, [email protected] or by telephone at (087) 322 3965. GleannWalls Cholm Cille / Glencolmcille Saturday, June 20, 2015 Booking Required: 9.20Seminar a.m. - 4:00 p.m. County Donegal Heritage Office, Designed by Neilissheridan.com Donegal County Council, Station Island, Lifford, County Donegal.

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An Action of the County Donegal Heritage Plan Why? Saturday, June 20: Morning Schedule Booking Form The aims of this seminar are to: (i) raise awareness of dry-stone wall types and Venue: Halla Mhuire, Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolmcille methods of construction; Dry-Stone Walls Seminar (ii) disseminate information on regional 9:00 a.m. Registration & Demonstration variations of dry-stone wall types, geology and historical field patterns; 9:20 a.m. Welcome The seminar is free but booking Louise Price, (iii) promote best practice in the management is required, as places are limited. of dry-stone walls and engage people in their Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland conservation; and Joe McHugh T.D., Minister of State, (iv) convey their cultural heritage significance. Department of Arts, Heritage & the Phone: (074) 912 4613 Gaeltacht

9:40 a.m. From the Very, Very Old to the Very, Very E-mail: [email protected] Where & When? Young: a geological history of County Friday, June 19, 2015: 8:00 p.m. Donegal Post: Folk Village, Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolmcille Kirstin Lemon, Saturday, June 20: Afternoon Schedule I would like to attend the Dry-Stone Walls Geological Survey of Northern Ireland Seminar Saturday, June 20, 2015: 9:20 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Dry-Stone Walls Demonstration Saturday, June 20, 2015: 9:20 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. Halla Mhuire, Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolmcille 10:10 a.m. Donegal’s Dry-Stone Walls as Historical Meet: Halla Mhuire, Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolmcille Evidence 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m I would like to attend the Dry-Stone Walls Jonathan Bell, agricultural historian, Demonstration Saturday, June 20, 2015: 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Who Should Attend? folklorist and author Seminar participants will have the opportunity to view demonstrations of traditional skills such as dry-stone The event is open to the public, community groups, To book Rock Detectives Club, please call (074) 912 4613 heritage groups, historical societies, farmers, landowners, 10:40 a.m. Dry-Stone Walls on the Aran Islands and walling, , and traditional in South Carlow stone cutting taking place as part of the Tír Chonaill traditional craftsmen, stonemasons, students, ‘Tidy Name: Towns’ committees, architects, builders, local authority Mary Laheen, University College Dublin Stone Festival organised by the Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland. If you would like to participate, staff and anyone who has an interest in local heritage Address: and history. 11:10 a.m. Tea & Coffee please wear protective footwear. Gloves and goggles will be provided. Please note that places are limited. 11:40 a.m. Irish Stone Walls: their forms and conservation Patrick McAfee, stonemason and author of ‘Irish Stone Walls’ Friday, June 19: Evening Schedule Telephone Number: 12:20 p.m. Donegal Dry-Stone Wall Types: E-mail Address: Venue: Folk Village, Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolmcille a reflection of local geological foundation Joanne Curran, Consarc Design Please return the completed Booking Form to: 8:00 p.m. Launch of ‘A Field Guide to the Dry-Stone Walls of County Donegal’ by Patrick McAfee 12:50 a.m. Questions & Answers Joseph Gallagher, County Donegal Heritage Office, County Donegal Heritage Office (Chair) Donegal County Council, Station Island, 1:20 p.m. Lunch: Soup & Sandwiches Lifford, County Donegal.