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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE
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 info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
Access & Parking
Suitable for Children under 12
No Car Parking Available
Further Information
Tel: 0909759200
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie/
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE FESTIVAL
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: athenryheritagecentre@gmail.com
Telephone: 091844661 Website: athenryheritagecentre.com
facebook.com/AthenryHeritage/twitter.com/athenryheritage
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE
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
blakneyfas@eircom.net
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TALKS
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
artisanhouseeditions@gmail.com
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TALKS FESTIVAL
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
kathleenmcmahon100@gmail.com
facebook.com/Liam-and-Tom-OFlaherty-Society-
154178324729576/twitter.com/liamoflahsoc
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TOURS
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
coolepark@chg.gov.ie
coolepark.ie
facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TOURS
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
coolepark@chg.gov.ie
coolepark.ie
facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE
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
coolepark@chg.gov.ie
coolepark.ie
facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE
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
dunaonghasa@opw.ie
facebook.com/Dunaonghasa/
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FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TOURS
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
info@annaghdownheritage.ie
annaghdownheritage.ie/
facebook.com/AnnaghdownHeritage/ twitter.com/AnnaghdownHS
10FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE
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
moycullenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
moycullen.galwaycommunityheritage.org/
11FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE
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
moycullenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
moycullen.galwaycommunityheritage.org
12FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE FESTIVAL
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
prondelez@yahoo.com
furnaceproject.org
facebook.com/FurnaceProject/
13FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE
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
seamas.collins@gmail.com
14FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE FESTIVAL
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
loughreamedievalfestival@gmail.com
loughreamedievalfestival.com
facebook.com/loughreamedievalfestival/twitter.com/LoughreaMedFest
15FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE EXHIBITIONS
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
mountbellewheritageandtourism@gmail.com
mountbellewheritagetourismnetwork.wordpress.com/
facebook.com/MountbellewHeritage/
16FAMILY 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
coolepark@chg.gov.ie
coolepark.ie
facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
17FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TOURS
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
life@raisedbogs.ie
raisedbogs.ie
facebook.com/LIFEraisedbogs twitter.com/LIFEraisedbogs
18FAMILY EVENTS OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TALKS
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
galwaybatgroup@gmail.com
19FAMILY EVENTS WORKSHOPS TALKS
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
kava@kinvara.com
kava.ie
facebook.com/KAVACourthouse/
20FAMILY EVENTS TOURS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
21FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
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
milltownheritage@gmail.com
milltown.galwaycommunityheritage.org
facebook.com/milltownheritage/
22FAMILY EVENTS TALKS
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
dunaonghasa@opw.ie
facebook.com/Dunaonghasa/
23FAMILY EVENTS
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
athenrycastle@opw.ie
heritageireland.ie
facebook.com/athenrycastle
24FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS TOURS
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
gbhp.info@gmail.com
25FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
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
mrc@moylough.com
26FAMILY EVENTS TOURS TALKS
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
info@bns.ie
bns.ie facebook.com/BurrenNatureSanctuary/
27FAMILY EVENTS WORKSHOPS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
28FAMILY EVENTS WORKSHOPS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
29FAMILY EVENTS WORKSHOPS TOURS
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
janet@conservationletterfrack.ie
conservationletterfrack.ie
30FAMILY 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
reception@connemarawest.ie
gmit.ie/national-centre-excellence-furniture-design-and-technolgy/gmit-
letterfrack
facebook.com/OfficialGMITLetterfrack/ twitter.com/GMITLetterfrack
31FAMILY EVENTS TOURS EXHIBITIONS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
32FAMILY EVENTS TALKS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
33FAMILY EVENTS TALKS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
34FAMILY EVENTS TALKS
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
milltownheritage@gmail.com
milltown.galwaycommunityheritage.org/
facebook.com/milltownheritage/
35FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
36FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
37FAMILY EVENTS TALKS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
38FAMILY EVENTS TOURS
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
clareahorgan@yahoo.com
claregalway.galwaycommunityheritage.org
facebook.com/ClaregalwayHistoricalSociety/
39FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
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
clareahorgan@yahoo.com
endaoflaherty.com/
facebook.com/eanna81/ twitter.com/eanna81
40FAMILY EVENTS TALKS
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
clareahorgan@yahoo.com
endaoflaherty.com/
facebook.com/eanna81/ twitter.com/eanna81
41FAMILY 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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
42FAMILY EVENTS TOURS
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
loughreamedievalfestival@gmail.com
loughreamedievalfestival.com
facebook.com/loughreamedievalfestival/
twitter.com/LoughreaMedFest
43FAMILY EVENTS TALKS FESTIVAL
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
loughreamedievalfestival@gmail.com
loughreamedievalfestival.com
facebook.com/loughreamedievalfestival/
twitter.com/LoughreaMedFest
44FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
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
oranmorelibrary@eircom.net
galwaylibrary.ie
45FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
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
info@claregalwaymuseum.ie
claregalwaymuseum.ie
facebook.com/ClaregalwayHistoricalSociety/
46FAMILY EVENTS TALKS
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
clareahorgan@yahoo.com
endaoflaherty.com/
facebook.com/eanna81/ twitter.com/eanna81
47FAMILY 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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
48FAMILY EVENTS EXHIBITIONS
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
loughreamedievalfestival@gmail.com
loughreamedievalfestival.com
facebook.com/loughreamedievalfestival/
twitter.com/LoughreaMedFest
49OUTDOORS & 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: events@ballynahinch-castle.com
Access & Parking
Not suitable for Children under 12
Car Parking Available
Further Information
Tel:09531006
info@ballynahinch-castle.com
ballynahinch-castle.com/en/events
business.facebook.com/BallynahinchCastleHotel
twitter.com/BallynahinchCas
50OUTDOORS & ACTIVE WORKSHOPS
Booking Required
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
natureconnectireland@gmail.com
theearthisdreaming.com/ facebook.com/events/1740326449387285/
51OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TALKS
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 seasearchireland@gmail.com
Access & Parking
Not suitable for Children under 12 Wheelchair Access (Partial)
Car Parking Available
Further Information
Tel:0872227490
seasearchireland@gmail.com
facebook.com/seasearchireland/
52OUTDOORS & ACTIVE TOURS
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
joe@mannionclan.org
mannionclan.org facebook.com/themannionclan/
53WORKSHOPS 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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
/twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
54WORKSHOPS
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
info@wfha.info
wfha.info
facebook.com/WesternFHA
twitter.com/WesternFHA
55WORKSHOPS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
56WORKSHOPS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
57TOURS 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
battleofaughrim@galwaycoco.ie
Updates for the Visitor Centre can be found on Facebook through
The Battle of Aughrim 1691 page
58TOURS TALKS
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
coolepark@chg.gov.ie
coolepark.ie
facebook.com/coolegarrylandnaturereserve/
59TALKS EXHIBITIONS
‘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
battleofaughrim@galwaycoco.ie
facebook.com/The-Battle-of-Aughrim-1691-116410508404690/
twitter.com/1691Aughrim
60TALKS
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
leslielyons@eircom.net
61TALKS
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
e.davislillian@yahoo.ie
carnaemigrantscentre.com
62TALKS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
63TALKS
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
info@irishworkhousecentre.ie
irishworkhousecentre.ie/
facebook.com/WorkhousePortumna/
twitter.com/IrishWorkhouseC
64EXHIBITIONS
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
eastgalwayfamilyhistory@gmail.com
galwayroots.com/main/news/heritage-week-2018
65FAMILY EVENTS
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
leoniefinn@eircom.net
oranmorecastle.com
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