Heritage Week 12-20 August
Join us for a series of special events at Thoor Ballylee between 12-20 August. Heritage Week celebrates Ireland’s cultural, built and natural heritage. And don’t forget our poetry prize closes for submissions 18 August 2023.
Traditional Hand Spinning
Join the Midwest Spinners for a live demonstration of this traditional hand craft. You will have the chance to try spinning and weaving on drop spindles and sample looms.
Saturday 12th August 11am to 4pm, Free
Hidden Ireland Photo Exhibition
Photo exhibition by Ekaterina Ivanova revealing the secrets of Hidden Ireland including a selection of unique sites in County Galway, many connected with the history of Thoor Ballylee.
18th and 20th August, 11am-5pm. Free
Hidden Ireland Talk: Mills and Traditions
A talk about mills, milling and handing on the tradition, by Marie Finnerty, daughter of the last miller at Finnerty Mills. She will share the knowledge from the past about mills, milling and handing on the tradition on August 18th at 2 pm.
Friday 18th August, 2pm. Free
Spraoi sa Choill – gníomhaíochaí trí Ghaeilge
Fun in the Woods – activities through Irish, with Áine Ní Fhlatharta
Parents and children – come and spend some time in the woods and enjoy Forest School nature activities through Irish. Connect with Ireland’s amazing woodland ecology, its heritage, beauty and our native language.
19th August, 10am-4pm, Free
Booking Essential: Limited spaces per session please book by email: aine@greenguide.ie or phone: 087 1626760
And don’t forget!
Yeats Thoor Ballylee International Poetry Prize
In honour of the 100th anniversary of W.B. Yeats being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society is launching the Yeats Thoor Ballylee International Poetry Prize.
The closing date for submissions is midnight, 18th August 2023. Get your work in!
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