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Booking Required
The Shannon: Sights Sounds Stories 26th August, 2pm - 3pm Organiser: The Irish Workhouse Centre & The Waters and Communities Office Venue: Portumna Bridge Galway Side
Come on a short walk and talk along the Shannon in Portumna. We will look at flora and fauna. Hear stories of the nearby Workhouse, Hymany way and how the river has contributed to the local community. Come on this wonderful journey through time and nature and find out how the flow of the Shannon in Portumna has impacted on the local community and its history. Three dedicated guides chat about The Hymany Way, Shannon Banks, flora, Fauna & Birds, The Workhouse stories and drought in Ireland and the importance of the waterways to the local community .
Admission & Booking Admission Free Booking Required :to book contact [email protected] Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 No Car Parking Available Further Information Tel: 0909759200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie/ facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Athenry Walled Towns Day 2018
Sunday 19th August, 1pm – 5pm
Organiser: Athenry Arts & Heritage Centre & Galway County Council
Venues: Athenry Park, Athenry Heritage Centre, Athenry Community Hall
Savour the Past with Athenry's Walled Towns Day and celebrate Galway's Year of Gastronomy with a Feast of Food, Music & Stories. Athenry's Walled Towns Day will Savour the Past with a fun free programme of events which includes medieval re-enactments, children's craft workshops, puppet shows, have a go archery, music, food stalls, medieval arts & crafts and historical presentations. The programme is inclusive to all with events being held in the heritage centre, Athenry Park and the community hall.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information Email: [email protected] Telephone: 091844661 Website: athenryheritagecentre.com facebook.com/AthenryHeritage/twitter.com/athenryheritage
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o Iron Age to Modern Day Village
18th August, 2pm - 5pm 21st -24th August, 2pm - 4pm
Organiser: Castleblakeney Church Restoration Association
Venue: Castleblakeney Heritage Centre, Ballinasloe
From Prominent Iron Age settlement to modern day village, the history of the North East village of CastleBlakeney. Gallagh Bog man (c500BC). Horse racing (c1700) around the village. Church of Ireland church built 1711, Heritage Centre (1999). O'Kelly & Blakeney families, Scottish, Napoleon connections and American relations.Stories:Local famine orphans that left Castleblakeney & traveled to Western Australia in 1852. Mannequin of Mary Anne Taylor, orphan, who left in 1852 to Australia never return but family have traced their roots back to Castleblakeney. Mannequin figures of Ms Sarah Kelly to John McManus.
Admission & Booking Adult: €2
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available Further Information Tel: 086885784 [email protected]
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See the Wood from the Trees 19th August, 4pm - 5pm
Organiser GMIT Letterfrack and Artisan House Editions Venue: GMIT Letterfrack Gallery, Letterfrack
A story of storm-felled oak, beech, ash trees which were gifted by President Higgins to Galway/Mayo IT. The delivery, processes of conversion/seasoning and being made into beautifully designed products. The authors provide an illuminating account on the significance of trees in Irish culture; the plantations at Áras an Úachtaráin, transformative story of Letterfrack, and the development of the National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology. The book contains a foreword by President Higgins, an introduction by architect/broadcaster, Duncan Stewart, and poems by Theo Dorgan, The Farmleigh Alphabet which were written during a residency in Farmleigh in the Phoenix Park in 2015.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available Further Information [email protected]
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Féile na bhFlaitheartach 2019 - 25th August 12pm – 10pm
Organiser: Cumann Liam agus Thomáis Ui Fhlaithearta
Venue : Inis Mór, Árann A time - now virtually lost - can be relived again through a familiarity with the works of Liam and Tom O'Flaherty. Declan Kiberd will speak on the social origins to the writings of Liam O’Flaherty. Féile na bhFlaitheartach 2018 will include (i) "An American Wake" an adaptation of O’Flaherty’s short story Going into Exile, (ii) a reading of a Tom O’Flaherty short story at Gort na gCapall by Fionnghuala Ní Choncheanainn and (iii) a lecture Fathach File Árann: Súil Siar ar Fhilíocht Mháirtín Uí Dhireáin by Siobhra Aiken, NUIG.
Admission & Booking Adult: €15.00 Child: €0.00 Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel:086 2662434 [email protected] facebook.com/Liam-and-Tom-OFlaherty-Society- 154178324729576/twitter.com/liamoflahsoc 5
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Butterfly Walk
25th August, 3pm – 4.30pm
Organiser Coole Park
Venue: Coole Park Visitor Centre
Want to know more about all the butterflies you see in our hedgerows and woodlands? Here is your chance to learn to get up close to the beauty of Irish butterflies in Coole Park.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel: 091631804 [email protected] coolepark.ie facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
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The Traditional Uses of Plants 18th August, 3pm - 4:30pm
Organiser: Coole Park
Venue: Coole Park Visitor Centre
Come and hear stories of plants: wound treatment, cures for ailments, magical protection and the banishment of spirits. The uses are many, enlightening and in some cases surprising
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel: 091631804 [email protected] coolepark.ie facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
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Story Scavenger Hunt
19th August, 11am - 4pm
Organiser: Coole Park
Venue: Coole Park Visitor Centre
Pick up your Map Pack from Coole Park visitor centre from 11am-4pm and follow the clues as you make your way around the trails to discover the Story of Coole
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel: 091631804 [email protected] coolepark.ie facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
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Siúlóid nádúr ag Dún Aonghasa
19th August, 2pm - 4:15pm
Organiser: Dun Aonghasa, OPW
Venue: Ionad Dún Aonghasa, Dun Aonghasa Centre, Inis Mór, Oilean Arainn
Siúlóid ag cuardach an nádúr a maireann ar Dún Aonghasa, Inis Mór, Oilean Arainn
A walk exploring the flora and Fauna of Dún Aonghasa, Inishmore, Aran Islands
Admission & Booking Adult: €5 Child: €0 Concession: €4 Family: €13
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel: 09961008 [email protected] facebook.com/Dunaonghasa/
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The Wells of Annaghdown
26th August, 5pm - 7pm
Organiser: Annaghdown Heritage Society
Venue: Cunniffes of Cloonboo Carpark (starting point)
Join us for a tour of some of the stone-built wells of the Annaghdown area, starting at Tobar a' Bhaile in Cloonboo village. Supported by the Heritage Council. This event is part of our project 'A Record of the Stone-Built Wells of Annaghdown Parish', funded by the Heritage Council under the EYCH Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2018.
Admission & Booking Admission Free Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available Further Information [email protected] annaghdownheritage.ie/ facebook.com/AnnaghdownHeritage/ twitter.com/AnnaghdownHS
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The Year of O’Flaherty
18th August, 11am - 12:30pm
Organiser: Moycullen Historical Society
Venue: An Fuaran (Opposite the Forge Bar Moycullen)
Walk to Moycullen Castle and Medieval Parish Church from Moycullen village and learn about the birthplace of Roderic O’Flaherty the 17th century historian and scholar.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel: 0879508087 [email protected] moycullen.galwaycommunityheritage.org/
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Launch of Rocks Road trail
26th August, 11am - 12:30pm
Organiser: Moycullen Historical Society
Venue: Junction Rocks Road and Tullykyne Road GPS 53.3660115, -9.1688727
Join Moycullen Heritage Group to launch the Rock Road heritage trail and visit that unique landscape.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel: 087 9508087 [email protected] moycullen.galwaycommunityheritage.org
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Furnace Festival 2018 25th - 26th August, 9am - 6pm
Organiser: Sliabh Aughty Furnace Project
Venue: Woodford, Co. Galway (at the Bay)
A weekend of iron smelting and forging! Local iron ore, charcoal and clay will be used to make iron in the area for the first time in nearly 250 years. The iron smelting will be done, one the hand, by two groups of Irish people newly trained in smelting the previous week. On the other hand, 13 groups from all over Europe will build their own furnaces. Afterwards, this Irish iron will be forged by Irish blacksmiths. The event takes place in the park next to the bridge in Woodford, is open for all to see and promises to be a spectacular event. The East Galway Family History Society will have an exhibition on iron smelting in the heritage center.
Admission & Booking Admission Free Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel:0851239550 [email protected] furnaceproject.org facebook.com/FurnaceProject/ 13
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Open Day 18th August, 7pm - 8:30pm
Organiser : Moyglass Red Grouse Conservation Project
Venue: Con's Pub, (O'Connors Pub), Moyglass, Woodford
There will be a presentation about the project in Con's bar followed by a guided trip to the project site. All welcome!
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Car Parking Available
Further Information 086-8253007 [email protected]
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Loughrea Walled Towns Day 26th August, 1pm - 5pm
Organiser: Loughrea Medieval Festival committee
Venue: Fairgreen, Gort Road, Loughrea, County Galway
Loughrea Walled Towns Day 2018, Sunday 26 August - Join Loughrea Medieval Festival for an afternoon full of free medieval family fun and learning, as we recreate medieval life in all its glory. Connect with us at www.loughreamedievalfestival.com
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information [email protected] loughreamedievalfestival.com facebook.com/loughreamedievalfestival/twitter.com/LoughreaMedFest
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Looking Back... 26th August, 12pm - 4:30pm
Organiser: Mountbellew Heritage & Tourism Network
Venue: The Demesne, Mountbellew
Horseshoe Throwing Competition, the Demesne (12-4.30pm). Traditional Blacksmith Display, the Forge Museum (2-4pm). Mountbellew Vintage Club display of Vintage Cars & Tractors. All events free.
1. the 7th Annual ‘BobbyJo’ Horseshoe Throwing competition takes place at the forest green in the Demesne. Teams of two are invited to take part in a game that was played on a regular basis in Ireland long ago. Registration takes place at 12 Midday. 2. Traditional Blacksmith display at the Forge Museum (2-4pm) 3. Following their annual Vintage Rally, Mountbellew Vintage Club will hold a Vintage Cars & Tractors display (12-4.30pm) -All Events Free of Charge & All Welcome-
Admission & Booking Admission Free Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available Further Information 086407 5060 or 086 169 6594 [email protected] mountbellewheritagetourismnetwork.wordpress.com/ facebook.com/MountbellewHeritage/
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE Bat Walk in Coole
18th August, 8:30pm - 10:30pm
Organiser: Coole Park
Venue: Coole Park Visitor Centre
Come find out about the story of Irish Bats on this night time walk around Coole Park on our ever popular Bat Walk with NPWS Ranger Raymond Stephens.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 091631804 [email protected] coolepark.ie facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
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A Day on Galway's Living Bog Carrownagappul, Mountbellew
18th August, 1pm - 4pm
Organiser: The Living Bog
Venue: Carrownagappul Bog SAC, Mountbellew (Meet at Co-Op 1pm, bus to/from bog)
Experience a family Day on the Bog with a difference at Galway’s Living Bog, one of Europe's largest raised bogs. From magic mosses to flesh-eating plants, get the whole bog story with the Living Bog team. The Living Bog is Ireland’s largest single raised bog restoration project - restoring 12 raised bogs in 7 counties. Raised Bogs once covered 3/4 of a million acres of Ireland & are among Europe’s oldest near-natural eco-systems. Today just 1% of this is said to be active, living raised bog.
Admission & Booking: Admission Free Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available Further Information 09096 79765 [email protected] raisedbogs.ie facebook.com/LIFEraisedbogs twitter.com/LIFEraisedbogs
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Aughnanure Castle Bat Walk
24th August, 9:15pm - 11pm
Organiser: Galway Bat Group
Venue: Aughnanure Castle, Oughterard, Co. Galway
Galway Bat Group will lead an informal talk & walk on bats at Aughnanure Castle. We hope to see and listen to the calls of the bats present in the woods. Warm clothing & sturdy footwear is advised.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0877619400 [email protected]
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SCÉAL an evening of storytelling
24TH August, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Organiser: KAVA Kinvara Area Visual Arts
Venue: Kinvara Courthouse, Locoal Mendon St., Kinvara.
This is an evening of informal storytelling led by local puppeteer/storyteller Tommy Baker. It is a meeting of old and new, local and global, young and young at heart. Refreshments will be served.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0877761855 [email protected] kava.ie facebook.com/KAVACourthouse/ 20
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Lá Gaeilge
20th August, 11am - 4pm
Venue/ Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
A day dedicated to the Irish Language, ag labhairt the cupla focail, and with tours through Irish.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Milltown's Museum
20 - 24 August, 2pm - 5pm
Organiser: Milltown Heritage Group
Venue: Milltown Community Centre, Milltown, Tuam
Our heritage room located in our local community centre is home to our extensive collection of artefacts and memorabilia gathered over the past 60 years.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 093 51876 [email protected] milltown.galwaycommunityheritage.org facebook.com/milltownheritage/
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Dún Aonghasa Foods & cooking
21st August, 2pm - 3:30pm
Organiser: Dún Aonghasa OPW
Venue: Ionad Dún Aonghasa, Dun Aonghasa Centre, Inis Mór, Oilean Arainn Inishmore, Aran Islands
Siúlóid timpeall shuíomh Dún Aonghasa ag cur béim ar bianna agus modhanna cócaireachta ársa.
Guided walk of Dún Aonghasa with an emphasis on ancient foods and cooking methods.
Admission & Booking Adult: €5 Child: €0 Concession: €4 Family: €13
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Car Parking Available
Further Information 09961008 [email protected] facebook.com/Dunaonghasa/
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Athenry Castle - Walled Towns Day
19th, 26th August, 9:30am - 5:15pm
Organiser: Athenry Castle-OPW
Venue: Athenry Castle
Free Admission on Sun 19 August for “Walled Towns Day” and Sun 26 August. Events during Heritage Week, check our Facebook page for details.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 091 844797 [email protected] heritageireland.ie facebook.com/athenrycastle
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Website Launch & Photo Exhibition 18th August, 8pm - 9:30pm
Organiser: Glenamaddy Boyounagh Heritage Project
Venue: Glenamaddy Community School Lunchroom, Convent House
Glenamaddy Heritage Project presents their new website at an exhibition of great Parish Heritage Photos. Great stories will generate Pride in our Past and Faith in the Future. For five years the Heritage group has gathered data on the people of Glenamaddy parish and their heritage. The website being launched and the exhibition of photos, promise to make it a very interesting evening.
Admission & Booking Admission Free Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available Further Information 094-96-59029 [email protected]
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Exchanging Customs & Cultures
22nd August, 8pm - 9:30pm
Organiser: Moylough Heritage Society
Venue: Moylough Community Centre
Show me your heritage and I will show you mine. A night of sharing customs and traditions of the Irish and other nationalities living in the area. Our event aims to involve all citizens of our locality in an endeavor to promote a sense of belonging to a common European space.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 087 3480583 [email protected]
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Hedgerow Healing
23rd August, 3pm - 6pm
Organiser/ Venue : Burren Nature Sanctuary
Stroll along the boreen and around the meadow and visit the Botany Bubble to discover the traditional uses for the plants that grow wild in our hedgerows and meadows. Burren Nature Sanctuary Botany Bubble houses the National Collection of Burren flora and wildflowers in season we have created a beautiful sculptured stone garden filled with heritage plants gathered from around this 50 acre organic farm. The land here has never been treated with artificial chemicals and is managed through traditional farming practices for years. Visitors can learn about the traditional healing properties of plants such as elderflower and berries, self-heal, meadowsweet.
Admission & Booking Adult: €5 Child: €10 Concession: €5 Family: €35 Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available Further Information 091 637 444 [email protected] bns.ie facebook.com/BurrenNatureSanctuary/
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Booking Required The Master and the Mystery
19th August, 12:30pm - 2pm
Organiser/Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
A fun children's day exploring life in the workhouse through art, followed by afternoon tea-party at the Workhouse. Kid’s activity Day, dressing up as workhouse characters and looking at their story through art [what they looked like and how we might picture then today]. There will be storytelling followed by afternoon tea. This is a rare experience to see how the inmates and staff of the workhouse lives and to find out what 'creepy' Ogle got up to.
Admission & Booking Adult: €0 Child: €3 Concession: €3 to book contact 09097 59200 Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Booking Required Children's News Day
25th August, 1:30pm - 3pm
Organiser/Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
How did we get the news before tv, computers and tablets? How long did it take to print the papers, and who wrote the articles and why? This event seeks to help teach media literacy to children. A day of children’s activates where, through art, we examine how newspapers were printed and what one might expect to find in a newspapers about the workhouse. Children can produce their own little artwork papers and their unique story can be shared to a computer for the world to see.
Admission & Booking Child: €2 Concession: €2 to book contact 09097 59200
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected]
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Open workshop, Conservation Letterfrack 19th August, 10am - 5pm
Organiser/Venue: Conservation | Letterfrack
Guided tour of the Conservation | Letterfrack workshop with demonstrations of traditional woodworking techniques and furniture/wooden conservation projects. Heritage day is an opportunity to get a flavour of the work carried out by specialist conservators and restorers on furniture and wooden objects. Learn how our heritage is treated to conserve it for future generations and experience first hand some of the traditional woodworking techniques and modern approaches in object conservation. Visitors can also use the opportunity to talk to a furniture specialist and get advice on the care of treasured antiques.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available Further Information 09541036 [email protected] conservationletterfrack.ie
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FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
Aura - Exhibition of student work 19th August, 10am - 5pm
Organiser/Venue: GMIT, Letterfrack
End of year exhibition of work from students of The Furniture College - GMIT Letterfrack. GMIT Letterfrack has been designated as a National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology, with many of its students winning national awards on a regular basis. The 2018 exhibition 'Aura' is a diverse and creative collection of products, furniture and research, giving visitors an insight into the rich learning that takes place on this unique campus. Items selected are from students of furniture design, wood technology and the teacher education degrees.
Admission & Booking Admission Free Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available Further Information 09541047 [email protected] gmit.ie/national-centre-excellence-furniture-design-and-technolgy/gmit- letterfrack facebook.com/OfficialGMITLetterfrack/ twitter.com/GMITLetterfrack 31
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Museum Day
21st August, 11:30am - 12:30pm & 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Organiser/Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
Aileen O'Dowd of the Irish Workhouse Centre presents a special talk on workhouse objects, as the centre prepares to open the workhouse museum.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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The truth behind the Great Famine
23rd August, 1pm - 2pm
Organiser/Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
Author of 'The truth behind the Great Famine' Jerry Mulvihill gives a talk on his acclaimed book on the Great Hunger. Jerry Mulvihill's publication 'The truth behind the Great Famine' provides an interesting historical context to the Great Famine. The book is an accessible and stimulating account of the famine and is rich with political and minute book references.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Athenry 200
22nd August, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre
Venue: Athenry Community Hall
In the 2nd of 5 lectures (over 5yrs), Steve Dolan of the Irish Workhouse Centre-Portumna presents his 2nd study of Athenry town in 1821, part of efforts to mark the bi-centenary of the first census. In the second of five lectures (over five years), Steve Dolan of the Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna will present his second study of Athenry town in 1821. This forms part of efforts to mark the bi-centenary of the first census in four years time.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Lifeways of Gaelic Learned Families
24th August, 7pm - 8pm
Organiser: Milltown Heritage Group
Venue: Milltown Community Centre
As a precursor to the Galway 2020 Milltown project which will explore traditions of bards& Bardic School @Ceall Cluaine, we are delighted to host Dr. Liz Fitzpatrick, Professor of Archaeology at NUIG Professional learned families served the households of Gaelic and English- Irish lords in law, medicine, history, poetry, music & high-level crafts. Several of them conducted schools in the Gaelic arts on their landholdings as well as farming and dispensing hospitality. Professor Liz Fitzpatrick will give an insight into the lives and work of these hereditary learned classes who were somewhat unique functionaries in European society of the time.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Car Parking Available
Further Information 093 51876 [email protected] milltown.galwaycommunityheritage.org/ facebook.com/milltownheritage/
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Booklet: A most ambivalent heritage
25th August, 12pm - 12:30pm
Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre
Venue: Portumna Library
Launch of a free booklet by Steve Dolan of the Irish Workhouse Centre on Portumna Soldiers who served in in the British Army in the nineteenth century. A limited edition publication for Heritage Week.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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The Raising of Stoney Brennan
22nd August, 12:30pm - 1pm
Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre
Venue: Loughrea Library
Launch of a free booklet on Loughrea legend Stoney Brennan, from the Irish Workhouse Centre. Who was this man who warranted an effigy on his former home? And why were festivals named in his honour? For generations, the citizens of Loughrea have spoken with fondness of William ‘Stoney’ Brennan and his struggle though, when pressed, their grasp of specifics is understandably vague. This modest booklet seeks to address some of the myths about the man, his life, and his curative powers.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Clonbur - A history
18th August, 12pm - 1:30pm
Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre
Venue: All Saints Heritage Centre, Clonbur
A lecture by Steve Dolan of the Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna on the history of Clonbur. A limited edition pocket-history of the parish will also be launched.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Claregalway Fransican Friary Tour
22nd August, 7pm - 8pm 26th August, 2pm - 3pm
Organiser: The Claregalway Historical and Cultural Society
Venue: Claregalway Francisican Friary ... meet at adjacent car park
A guided tour of the 750-year-old Franciscan friary, which will talk about its rich history and point out its well preserved architectural features.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Car Parking Available
Further Information 0867778217 [email protected] claregalway.galwaycommunityheritage.org facebook.com/ClaregalwayHistoricalSociety/
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Disused Schools Photo Exhibition 22nd to 25th August, 10am - 4pm
Organiser: The Claregalway Historical and Cultural Society
Venue: Claregalway Museum & Forge, Rooaunmore, Baile Chláir (Claregalway) H91 C789
A photographic exhibition which will be about the disused school houses of Ireland and will feature images of abandoned school buildings from around the country. The exhibition will include colour prints of a select number of images, along with accompanying information boards. This exhibition will trigger long forgotten memories for the visitor. The old and tumbling buildings featured in this exhibition were once working schools where early childhood memories were formed. With this in mind, consider how much of an impact these now dilapidated buildings may have had on the lives of many.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0867778217 [email protected] endaoflaherty.com/ facebook.com/eanna81/ twitter.com/eanna81 40
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Talk on Disused School Houses
25th August, 2pm - 3pm
Organiser: The Claregalway Historical and Cultural Society
Venue: Claregalway Museum & Forge, Rooaunmore, Baile Chláir (Claregalway) H91 C789
A talk on disused school houses of Ireland by Enda O Flaherty who will be referring to his photographic exhibition which will be on display in the museum. Enda a Claregalway native and a keen photographer has been photographing and documenting disused school houses throughout Ireland. His blog on the subject has been transformed into a book due for publication this September 2018.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0867778217 [email protected] endaoflaherty.com/ facebook.com/eanna81/ twitter.com/eanna81
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FAMILY EVENTS TOURS
Heritage Day
26th August, 10am - 4pm
Organiser/Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
To mark heritage week, the Irish Workhouse Centre are again offering free guided tours for families on August 26th. Tours take place every hour on the hour from 10am to 3pm.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial)
Car Parking Available Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Heritage Walk & Talk of Loughrea
26th August, 12:45pm - 2pm
Organiser: Loughrea Medieval Festival committee
Venue: Clonfert Diocesan Museum, St. Brendan’s Cathedral, Barrack Street, Loughrea
Discover the remnants of the historic medieval town of Loughrea with Colman Shaughnessy & Joe Loughnane, Loughrea Memorial Group. This is a walking tour so please wear suitable footwear and clothing.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information [email protected] loughreamedievalfestival.com facebook.com/loughreamedievalfestival/ twitter.com/LoughreaMedFest
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Loughrea Medieval Festival Fri 24th August, 7pm - 11:45pm Sat 25th August, 9:30am - 9pm Sun 26th August, 10am - 5pm
Organiser: Loughrea Medieval Festival committee
Venue: Loughrea, County Galway
Step back in time and experience the sights, sounds & smells of medieval life in Loughrea, Co. Galway. A weekend of free events, 'A Taste of the Past' has something for all ages. Events include Walled Towns Day Sunday 26 August & food demos, talks, re- enactments, craft demos, children's activities, music, guided tour, food & crafts market and lots more.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information [email protected] loughreamedievalfestival.com facebook.com/loughreamedievalfestival/ twitter.com/LoughreaMedFest
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Policing in Oranmore
18th August, 11am - 5pm, 21st August, 11am - 5pm 22nd August, 11am - 8pm, 23 to 25 August, 11am - 5pm
Organiser: Oranmore Heritage
Venue: Oranmore Library
A photographic history of policing in Oranmore, Co. Galway, from the time of the Royal Irish Constabulary (R.I.C.) through to An Gárda Síochána. The modern Gárda station in Oranmore is the latest location for a police presence in Oranmore. Prior to this, An Gárda Síochána occupied a barracks on Main Street, Oranmore which formerly housed the Royal Irish Constabulary (R.I.C.). The R.I.C. themselves were housed in an earlier barracks on Oranmore's Barrack Street, adjacent to the former Court-house.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) No Car Parking Available
Further Information 091 792117 [email protected] galwaylibrary.ie
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Museum and Forge Opening Times
18, 22, 23, 24, 25 August, 10am - 4pm
Organiser: The Claregalway Historical and Cultural Society
Venue: Claregalway Museum and Forge, Rooaunmore, Baile Chláir (Claregalway) H91 C789
Come and visit our restored blacksmith forge from the early 1800’s and local our heritage museum. A blacksmith forge with old equipment such as an open furnace, anvil and leather bellows. In the museum, we have a carpenter’s section with a variety of the old-style manual tools. Various items of traditional farming equipment. Traditional household items. Musical pieces from the Claregalway Fife and Drum Band, founded in 1909. Recently acquired artefacts relating to the Claregalway Franciscan friary, an oil portrait of the last Franciscan friar and details of the 1687 Claregalway chalice.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available Further Information 0867778217 [email protected] claregalwaymuseum.ie facebook.com/ClaregalwayHistoricalSociety/
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Talk on Claregalway's Heritage
23rd August, 7:30pm - 9pm
Organiser: The Claregalway Historical and Cultural Society
Venue: Claregalway Museum & Forge, Rooaunmore, Baile Chláir (Claregalway) H91 C789
A talk on Claregalway's rich heritage which includes its historical buildings and structures, the Irish language, education, traditional trades and the Carnmore Cross 1916 skirmish.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0867778217 [email protected] endaoflaherty.com/ facebook.com/eanna81/ twitter.com/eanna81
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FAMILY EVENTS WORKSHOPS TALKS
What it said in the papers
25th August, 4pm - 5pm
Venue/ Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
Lecture on eighteenth century newspaper reports from County Galway, followed by the launch of a limited free booklet on 'One hundred County Galway newspaper articles from the eighteenth century'.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Medieval Ecclesiastical Heritage
25th August, 12pm - 4pm
Organiser: Loughrea Medieval Festival
Venue: Clonfert Diocesan Museum, St. Brendan's Cathedral, Barrack Street, Loughrea
Uncovering our Medieval Ecclesiastical Heritage at Clonfert Diocesan Museum, with Colman Shaughnessy & Joe Loughnane, Loughrea Memorial Group. Loughrea Medieval Festival Friday 24 - Sunday 26 August. In partnership with Irish Walled Towns Network, Galway County Council, The Heritage Council, and Galway 2020 & with support from Galway West of Ireland European Region of Gastronomy 2018. Connect with us at loughreamedievalfestival.com
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information [email protected] loughreamedievalfestival.com facebook.com/loughreamedievalfestival/ twitter.com/LoughreaMedFest 49
OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TOURS
Booking Required
Guided Tour of the Walled Garden
22nd August, 12pm - 2:30pm
Organiser/Venue: Ballynahinch Castle Hotel & Estate
Enjoy a guided tour of the recently restored walled garden at Ballynahinch Castle led by head gardener Cian Cunniffe, followed by lunch in the pub which will include produce grown in the garden. Following a two year restoration project which included the rebuilding of the exterior walls and the addition of a Victorian glasshouse, the garden has been brought back to its former glory. Cian will give guests an overview to the project as well as taking guests through each section of the garden finishing with lunch in the Fisherman’s Pub which will include produce from the gardens.
Admission & Booking Adult: €25.00 Child: €10.00 to book contact: [email protected]
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Car Parking Available Further Information Tel:09531006 [email protected] ballynahinch-castle.com/en/events business.facebook.com/BallynahinchCastleHotel twitter.com/BallynahinchCas 50
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The 4 Gateways of Nature Connection
25th August, 9am - 10pm 26th August, 9am - 5pm
Organiser: EarthDreaming
Venue: Dancing Moonlight, Oakfield
Come experience and learn the four gateways of Nature Connection - Heart/Soul, Body, Mind, and Spirit - in the vibrant landscape of West Ireland.
Drawing from the modalities of the 8 Shields Deep Nature Connection and Cultural Repair practices, Forest Therapy/Bathing, The Way of Council, the Work-That-Re-Connects, indigenous medicine wheels and nature-based ritual & ceremony. Key tools experienced and explored will be sensory restoration and nature as life's guide, play, curiosity & the art of questioning, tracking & bird-language, the transformational power of fire, and grief- tending/ritual/ceremony to heal our connection capacity
Admission & Booking Adult: €180 to book contact: theearthisdreaming.com/trainings/ Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Car Parking Available Further Information Tel:087 153 8327 [email protected] theearthisdreaming.com/ facebook.com/events/1740326449387285/
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Booking Required
Intro to Common Irish Seaweeds
18th August, 11am - 12:30pm
Organiser : Seasearch Ireland
Venue: Leabharlann An Cheathrú Rua
Introduction to common Irish seaweeds in English & Irish. Format will be a presentation on seaweed and will be held in the Library in An Cheathrú Ru with specimens available for ID & pressing.
This will be followed by a snorkel/dive in the Coral Strand (weather permitting)
Admission & Booking Booking Required Adult: €5 Child: €5 Concession: €5 Family: €10 to book contact [email protected]
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information Tel:0872227490 [email protected] facebook.com/seasearchireland/
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Mannion Clan Historical Trail
18th August, 12pm - 4pm
Organiser: The Mannion Clan Association
Venue: Meet at Mannion's Bar Car Park, Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway
Join us for a guided tour of the principal sites associated with the ancient Ó Mainnín Clan of County Galway, led by Clan historian Dr Joe Mannion, and NUI Galway archaeologist Dr Mags Mannion. The guided tour of The Mannion Clan Historical Trail takes place on Day 2 of the 2018 International Mannion Clan Gathering. Day 1 will comprise of an evening of historical talks, DNA presentations, music, song and storytelling in Thompson's Lounge Bar in the Ó Mainnín ancestral village of Menlough. These events are free of charge and open to all to attend. Beidh fáilte isteach roimh chách!
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Car Parking Available
Further Information 087-6377172 [email protected] mannionclan.org facebook.com/themannionclan/ 53
WORKSHOPS TALKS
Booklet: Athenry Soldiers
22ND August, 4pm - 4:30pm
Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre - Portumna
Venue: Athenry Community Hall
A limited edition booklet on nineteenth century Athenry soldiers by Steve Dolan will be launched. This is a limited edition publication for Heritage Week 2018.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ /twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC 54
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Family History Workshop
18TH August, 3pm - 6pm
Organiser: Western Family History Association
Venue: Lackagh Parish Centre, Turloughmore
Members of the association will be on hand to assist attendees in the preparation of their family tree and in answering their queries in relation to family history
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0872735956 [email protected] wfha.info facebook.com/WesternFHA twitter.com/WesternFHA
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Who do you think you are?
24TH August, 12pm - 5pm
Organiser/Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
Come to the Irish Workhouse Centre for 'Genealogy Friday'. Genealogists and historians will be on-hand to give advice on the resources available and give tips on growing your family tree. Come to the Irish Workhouse Centre on Friday, August 24th for 'Genealogy Friday'. Genealogists and historians from the Irish Workhouse Centre will be happy to provide free family history and genealogy advice for members of the public starting or struggling with their research.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Booklet: The Year of the French
18th August, 6pm - 6:30pm
Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre - Portumna
Venue: Ruanes of Glentane
Launch of a free booklet marking 220 years since the ‘Year of the French’. This is a limited edition publication acknowledging the role that the Inn played during the 1798 United Irishman Rebellion.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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TOURS TALKS
‘Talk About & Walk About’ Tour
25th August, 12pm
Organiser/Venue: Aughrim Interpretive Centre
Various speakers will discuss the Battle of Aughrim and provide background to the Williamite Wars in Ireland. A walk (weather permitting) will be undertaken around some of the key areas of the Battlefield.
Bring suitable clothing.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0909673939 [email protected] Updates for the Visitor Centre can be found on Facebook through The Battle of Aughrim 1691 page
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An Irish Airman
26th August, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Organiser: Coole Park
Venue: Coole Park Visitor Centre
A guided walk to mark the centenary of Robert Gregory's death during WW1. Son of Lady Gregory, he is the subject of WB Yeats' famous poem 'An Irish Airman foresees his death'. To celebrate the centenary of Robert Gregory’s death on the Italian front in 1918 there will be a talk/walk at Coole Park. The story of his life will include memories of his daughter, Anne and anecdotes from his mother, Lady Gregory. As well as being a much loved and respected Commanding Officer, Robert Gregory was an accomplished artist, a fine point-to-point horseman and also played cricket for Ireland.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 091631804 [email protected] coolepark.ie facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
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‘Old Farming Ways’
By Mr. Luke Nolan
26h August - 3pm
Organiser/Venue: The Battle of Aughrim Visitor Centre
This event will explore farming methods and how they have changed through the years. It will bring you back in time and help you imagine how rural life was for previous generations.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information (090) 967 3939 [email protected] facebook.com/The-Battle-of-Aughrim-1691-116410508404690/ twitter.com/1691Aughrim
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Talk on George Bernard Shaw
24th August, 8pm - 9:30pm
Organiser: Oughterard Courthouse Conservation & Heritage Company
Venue: Kilcummin Parish Church, Oughterard , Co Galway
Talk on George Bernard Shaw by Dr. Adrian Paterson, Lecturer in English at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Dr. Paterson recently participated in a round table discussion entitled “Shaw Our Contemporary” at the Butler Library, Heyman Centre for Humanities, Columbia University, New York – a discussion which preceded a lecture given by Fintan O Toole at the same venue. Shaw spent some time in Oughterard when Clareville House was in the ownership of his mother's family - Gurlys
Admission & Booking Adult: €5
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 091557589 [email protected]
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Emigration from Connemara
18th August, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Organiser/Venue: Carna Emigrant & Heritage Centre, CARNA, CONNEMARA.
A talk by local historians about Emigration from Connemara, past and present. The reasons and the outcomes. Followed by refreshments and home baking. The event will focus on emigration to the United States. It will Provide a better understanding of the reasons for emigration. The effect this had on the remaining population and the legacy on both sides of the Atlantic.
Admission & Booking Adult: €10 Child: €4 Concession: €5 Family: €20
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0879722419 [email protected] carnaemigrantscentre.com
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Finding Ogle
18th August, 8pm - 9pm
Venue/ Organiser: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
Local Historian David Broderick provides a lecture on Workhouse Master, Henry Ogle, and the mystery surrounding his disappearance. Local Historian David Broderick's investigates the disappearance of Workhouse Master Ogle who escaped the long arm of the law. This illustrated talk will follow the footsteps of Henry Ogle from Portumna, across the Atlantic Ocean and to the busy streets of nineteenth century New York City.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 09097 59200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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Irish Medicine 1500
22nd August, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Organiser: The Irish Workhouse Centre
Venue: The Irish Workhouse Centre, St. Brigid's Road, Portumna
Medical Practices in Ireland 1500 BC to Present. Practicing Medical Herbalist/Physician Emmett Walsh will discuss the extraordinary history of Irish medicine and its place in world medical practices. Emmett Walsh will examine Irish medical practices, starting with Irish druidic medicine. He will explore how druidic medicine became diluted by European medical practices during the period of decline from approximately the 5th to 17th Century. We will also explore the pre-modern (Approx 1650-1940) and the modern medical practices (1940 – present).
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) Car Parking Available
Further Information 090 9759200 [email protected] irishworkhousecentre.ie/ facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/ twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC 64
EXHIBITIONS
Iron Industry - 17th & 18th Century
20th - 26th August, 10am - 4pm
Organiser: East Galway Family History
Venue: Woodford Heritage Centre
Exhibition - scale model of a water-powered 17th century blast furnace, information on the principles of iron production, history of the iron industry particularly in Woodford, 17th - 18th centuries.
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Full) Car Parking Available
Further Information 0909749309 [email protected] galwayroots.com/main/news/heritage-week-2018
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Heritage Market Oranmore Castle
25th August, 11am - 5pm
Venue/ Organiser: Oranmore castle
Market outside and inside the castle No tours on this day
Admission & Booking Admission Free
Access & Parking Suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial) No Car Parking Available
Further Information [email protected] oranmorecastle.com
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