Ring of Gullion Lúnasa Festival 4 to 31 August 2019 Ring of Gullion, the place to be this August. Join us this August in beautiful and charismatic South Armagh for EPIC experiences and adventures. With our wide range of events, there is something for everyone. Check out our website www.ringofgullion.org/events for even more events, up to date information and booking. Arts & Crafts Date Page Fused Glass Ogham Workshop Sunday 4 4 Fused Glass Lantern Workshop Sunday 25 10 Bus Tours Date Page Lazy Galivant Over Gullion Saturday 3 & 4 Wedneday 7 South Armagh: An Alternative View Tuesday 6 4 Historical Coach Tour of the Ring of Gullion Saturday 10, 5 Wednesday 14 – Wednesday 28 Slieve Gullion Murder Mystery Experience Saturday 10 5 Family Friendly Date Page Zombie Apocalypse Survival Training Every Sunday 4 Wild Wednesdays – Pond Dipping Wednesday 14 5 Geotastic Extravaganza Saturday 17 8 Wild Wednesdays – Nature Detectives Wednesday 21 9 2 Guided Walks/Hikes Date Page Famine Wall Hike Sunday 11 5 Booley Site Hike Sunday 18 8 Gap o’ the North Walk Tuesday 20 8 A Wander Through the Centuries Tuesday 20 8 The Hidden History of Mythical Mullaghbane Thursday 22 9 Historical Hike – The Last Mountain Community Sunday 25 9 Health & Well-Being Date Page Feeding Your Senses Saturday 24 9 Celtic Footsteps Saturday 31 10 Something a Bit Different Date Page Zombie Apocalypse Survival Training Every Sunday 4 Céilí Dancing at Lúnasa Friday 30 10 3 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Training Do you have what it takes to survive a Zombie Apocalypse? If not, come along to a Lazy Galivant session and learn how to survive Doomsday from our bush craft survival expert. This over Gullion event is aimed at young people and adults; under-16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Explore the highlights of Slieve Gullion mountain on this Lazy Galivant and take in the impressive Date: Sunday 4, 11, 18, 25 scenery of the Ring of Gullion. Local guides will Time: 10am–2pm delight you with stories of the mountain from Venue: Red Branch Bushcraft, its ancient origins to its modern human history; 163 Longfield Road,Carrickastickan , including tales of the Ulster hero, Cú Chulainn Forkhill, BT35 9SE and how the US Army used the mountain for Cost: £20 / £50 for family of four – training before deployment in WWII. Booking essential Contact: Diarmuid, T: +3538 7615 9380 Date: Saturday 3 & Wednesday 7 E: [email protected] Time: 10am–12noon, 12.30pm–2.30pm Website: www.redbranchbushcraft.co.uk & 3pm–5pm Departs: Slieve Gullion Forest Park coach bay, 89 Drumintee Rd, Annahaia, Meigh, BT35 8SW South Armagh: Cost: Adults £10 / Concession £7.50 Contact: Anne, T: +4479 1902 6856 An Alternative View E: [email protected] An all-day coach tour of South Armagh, concentrating on the area impacted by The Plantation of Ulster Fused Glass (1609) and the subsequent plantations and disturbances in the seventeenth, eighteenth Ogham Workshop and nineteenth centuries. The tour will visit the highlights of the northern and western sections of South Armagh. Join local artist, Tracey McVerry, for a one- day beginners’ workshop in glass fusing. Date: Tuesday 6 Learn the various techniques required to Time: 10am–5pm create your own individual piece to take Departs: Bagenal’s Castle home. Home-cooked lunch and Carpark, Castle Street, Ballynacraig, refreshments provided. Newry, BT34 2BY Cost: Adults £15 / Concession £12 – Date: Sunday 4 Booking essential, via website Time: 10am–3pm Contact: Kevin, T: +4428 3087 8453 Venue: White/Rock Glass Studio, E: [email protected] 11 Whiterock Rd, Ballintemple, Newtownhamilton, BT35 0AW Cost: £90 – Booking essential Contact: Tracey, T: +4477 3226 4848 E: [email protected] 4 Historical Coach Tour of the Ring of Gullion Fully guided coach tour, taking in the Famine Wall Hike most impressive sights and monuments the Ring of Gullion has to offer. Experience the breathtaking landscape and the rich natural, archaeological and cultural heritage Visit the infamous Famine Walls of Slieve of the area. Tickets can be bought from Gullion mountain and hear gruesome tales Newry Visitor Information Centre or paid for of the hardships suffered by those who on the day. built them. Most of this hike will take place on steep, rough, open mountain; hiking Date: Saturday 10, Wednesday 14, boots are essential, a walking pole and a Saturday 17, Wednesday 21, Wednesday 28 reasonable level of fitness are recommended. Time: 10.30am–4.30pm Departs: Bagenal’s Castle Date: Sunday 11 Carpark, Castle Street, Ballynacraig, Time: 10am–1.30pm Newry, BT34 2BY Departs: Visitor Information Office, Slieve Cost: Adults £15 / Concession £12 – Gullion Forest Park, 89 Drumintee Rd, Booking essential, via website Annahaia, Meigh, BT35 8SW Contact: Therese, T: +4428 3082 8590 Cost: £5 – Booking essential, via website E: [email protected] Contact: Seamus, T: +3538 7367 1861 E: [email protected] Slieve Gullion Murder Mystery Experience Wild Wednesdays – Pond Dipping On 20 Jan 1852 Meredith Chambre, landlord and magistrate, was shot by Ribbonmen at Discover what unusual creatures dwell Drumintee. Did he survive? Who committed beneath the surface of the Slieve Gullion the crime and why? The circumstances ponds. Learn how to identify the different surrounding the shooting are hotly disputed creatures that live there and compare the to this day. Join your local guide, Seamus, Courtyard Pond with the Dragonfly Pond. who will take you by bus, to the key sites of Children must be accompanied by the story, bringing the tale to life. a responsible adult. 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