Clare - Heritage Week

Wildlife Walk To Brackley Lake
Wonderful wildlife walk led by Heather
Bothwell of Blue Damsel Discovery. Departing
from Bear Essentials and taking in Brackley
Lough. High visibility jackets and stout
footwear recommended.
Venue: Bear Essentials, Corlough.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Cavan County Council Heritage
Office
Name: Anne-Marie Ward
Email: amcurley@cavancoco.ie
Telephone: 049 4378600
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 26th 17:00 19:00
Creatures Of The Night
An evening stroll through the gardens and
woodlands of Corravahan House is a family
event with Heather Bothwell and Tina
Aughney. Parking limited. Details and booking
at 087 9772224.
Venue: Corravahan House, Corravahan,
Drung.
Cost: Free (Donations welcome)
Organiser: Corravahan House
Name: Ian Elliott
Email: corravahanhouse@eircom.net
Telephone: 087 9772224
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 19:30 21:30
Clare
Archaeology
Tour Of National Monuments
Archaeologist Risteard Ua Croinin will give a
guided tour of the national monuments.
Dysert O’Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology
Centre is situated off R476 about 600 mtrs
from main road. There are 25 field monuments
within a 4 ml radius of the castle. Map
available in castle. Dysert O’Dea Castle is a
15th c. tower with artifacts, DVD & roof access.
Venue: Dysert O’Dea Castle, Corofin.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Dysert O’Dea Castle
Name: Breda Considine
Email: bredaconsidine@eircom.net
Telephone: 065 6837794
Date Start Time End Time
Fri 24th 19:30 21:30
Mooghaun Bronze Age Hillfort
Heritage Day
A day out for all the family with various
activities to include traditional craft
demonstrations, storytelling, The Mooghaun
Pageant and much more. Guided tours of the
hillfort will also take place throughout the day.
Venue: Mooghaun Hillfort, Newmarket-on-
Fergus.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Obair Newmarket-on-Fergus Ltd.
Name: Tracey McNulty
Email: mooghaunproject@hotmail.com
Telephone: 061 368030
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 26th 12:00 17:00
Talk On Dysert O’Dea Monuments
Talk on Dysart O’Dea Monuments at Dysart
O’Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre by
Risteard UaCronin, Clare County Council,
Architectural Conservation Officer &
Archaeologist. Meet at Dysert Castle Car Park.
Venue: Dysart O’Dea Castle & Clare
Archaeology Centre, Dysert.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Congella McGuire, Heritage
Officer, Clare County Council
Email: cmcguire@clarecoco.ie
Telephone: 065 6821616
Date Start Time End Time
Fri 24th 19:30 21:30
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Excavation Of A Late Mesolithic Shell
Midden At Fanore More
Archaeologist, Michael Lynch, will give a talk
on the excavation of a Late Mesolithic Shell
Midden at Fanore More, Co. Clare. Meet at
Fanore Beach Car Park.
Venue: Fanore Beach, Fanore More.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Congella McGuire, Heritage
Officer, Clare County Council.
Email: cmcguire@clarecoco.ie
Telephone: 065 6821616
Date Start Time End Time
Tue 21st 14:00 15:30
Walk & Talk On St. Finghin’s Church,
Quin Friary
Walk and talk with Joseph McCoohy, the OPW
guide for Quin Friary, through St. Finghin and
part, but lesser know elements, of the Quin
Friary complex. This large parish church
dedicated to St. Finghin was built between
1278 and 1287 by de Clare and probably
replaced an earlier church on the site.
Venue: St. Finghin’s Church, Quin Friary,
Quin.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Joseph McCooey, Quin
Community & Clare County Council
Email: seosamh33@eircom.net
Telephone: 086 8754604
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 14:00 15:00
Archives
The Famine In Clare Exhibition
The Famine in Clare Exhibition will centre
upon the workhouses in Clare using archival
records as inspiration and evidence for the
exhibition.
Venue: Áras Contae an Chláir, Clare County
Council, New Road, Ennis.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare County Archives
Name: Rene Franklin
Email: rfranklin@clarecoco.ie
Telephone: 065 6846414
Date Start Time End Time
Mon 20th–Fri 24th 09:00 17:00
Folklore
Celtic Traditions Folk Concert
The award-winning concert series, Clare Celtic
Traditions, celebrates Heritage Week with a
special concert held in the 10th c. church St.
Cronan’s. With its established links to Brian
Boru, our visitors are always delighted with the
special atmosphere of this church. Showing the
best folk music and dancing from Kate Purcell
and an array of local musicians and dancers.
Venue: East Clare Heritage, St. Cronan’s
Church, Tuamgraney.
Cost: €12 per person, €10 concessions
Organiser: East Clare Heritage
Name: Ruth Minogue
Email: eastclareheritage@gmail.com
Telephone: 061 921351
Date Start Time End Time
Mon 20th 19:30 21:30
Forests & Woodlands
Returning The Ballyvaughan Apple
Trees To Ballyvaughan
The community is going to plant 30
Ballyvaughn apple trees across different
location throughout the village. These
locations will be on common ground agreed
with the village residents. The Irish Seed Saver
Project will be promoted as part of this project.
Joint project with Clare Biodiversity Group.
Venue: Ballyvaughan Village, Ballyvaughan.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Ballyvaughan Development
Name: Conor Fahy
Email: cappabhaile@gmail.com
Telephone: 065 7077260

Date Start Time End Time
Fri 24th–Sun 26th 12:00 18:00
Spirit Of Lough Derg Series
Dr Janice Fuller, Consultant Ecologist, will give
a talk on the biodiversity and natural heritage
assets of Ballycuggeran Woods. Balycuggeran
Woods, off R463 Killaloe to Scariff Road, 3 km
north of Killaloe.
Venue: Ballycuggeran Woods (Meet at
Ballycuggeran Woods Car Park), Signed left off
Killaloe to Scariff Road, 3 km north of Killaloe.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare County Council
Name: Dr Janice Fuller
Telephone: 091 846815
Date Start Time End Time
Mon 20th 19:00 20:00
Genealogy
Genealogy Talks
In conjunction with Clare Library, Clare Roots
Society plans to hold a week of talks on
genealogy in various locations in Co. Clare as
per the attached programme. All the events will
take place in the listed Library’s branch offices
on the days and times indicated in the
programme:
Monday 20 August from 7pm to 8pm at
Kilkee: Myles of Myles Creek by Paddy
Waldron
Tuesday 21st August from 11am to 12pm at
Ennistymon: Starting your family tree by Gerry
Kennedy
Tuesday 21st August from 3pm to 4pm at
Miltown Malbay: Starting your family tree by
Gerry Kennedy
Wednesday 22nd August from 11am to 12pm
at Killaloe: Genealogy for beginners by Fiona
de Buitléir & Eric Shaw
Wednesday 22nd August from 3pm to 4pm at
Scariff: Genealogy for beginners by Fiona de
Buitléir & Eric Shaw
Thursday 23rd August from 11am to 12pm at
Sixmilebridge: Genealogy for beginners by
Larry Brennan & Eric Shaw
Thursday 23rd August from 3pm to 4pm at
Shannon: Genealogy for beginners by Larry
Brennan & Eric Shaw
Thursday 23rd August from 7pm to 8pm at
Scariff: Starting your family tree by Gerry
Kennedy
Friday 24th August from 11am to 12pm at
Kilrush: Genealogy for beginners by Paddy
Waldron
Venue: Various Co. Clare Library Locations,
Please see event details.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare Roots Society & Clare
Libraries
Name: Eric Shaw
Email: kimony@unison.ie
Date Start Time End Time
Mon 20th 19:00 20:00
Tue 21st 11:00 16:00
Wed 22nd 11:00 16:00
Thu 23rd 11:00 20:00
Fri 24th 11:00 12:00
Geology
Guided Geology Walk In The Burren
A guided geology walk up Mullaghmore
mountain.
Venue: Mullaghmore, Burren National Park.
Cost: Free
Organiser: The Burren & Cliffs of Moher
geopark
Name: Eamon Doyle
Email: edoyle@burren.ie
Telephone: 087 9008031
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 10:00 14:00
Geology Boat Cruise
A guided geology tour around the Cliffs of
Moher by boat. Subject to weather. Ferry trip
from Doolin to Liscannor, bus return to
Doolin.
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Venue: Cliffs of Moher Cruises, Doolin Pier,
Doolin.
Cost: €15 per person
Organiser: The Burren & Cliffs of Moher
Geopark
Name: Roisin Kelly
Email: bookings@cliffsofmoher.ie
Telephone: 065 7086141
Date Start Time End Time
Thu 23rd 17:15 19:00
Hydrogeology Of North Clare
A guided tour of aspects of the hydrogeology of
the Burren by Tiernan Henry of NUIG.
Multiple locations, cars required, car pooling if
possible.
Venue: Ballyvaughan Pier, Ballyvaughan/Bell
Harbour.
Cost: Free
Organiser: The Burren & Cliffs of Moher
Geopark
Name: Eamon Doyle
Email: edoyle@burren.ie
Telephone: 087 9008031
Date Start Time End Time
Fri 24th 10:00 14:00
Geo-Explorer Day
Explore the geology and landscape of the
Burren by kayaking or hill walking in the
morning, and by caving or seashore stroll in
the afternoon. Kayaking/caving/hill walking
suitable for families with children 10 years +.
Seashore stroll suitable for families with
buggies/strollers. Booking essential.
Venue: Burren Outdoor Education Centre,
Turlough, New Quay.
Cost: €20 per person for both kayaking and
caving
Organiser: The Burren & Cliffs of Moher
Geopark
Email: burroec@eircom.net
Telephone: 065 4078066
Date Start Time End Time
Mon 20th 10:00 16:00
Seismo-Tour
A walk and talk entitled The Cliff Earth Moves
with speaker Cormac McGinley on
earthquakes.
Venue: The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre
Cost: Free
Organiser: The Burren & Cliffs Of Moher
Geopark
Name: Roisin Kelly
Email: bookings@cliffsofmoher.ie
Telephone: 065 7086145
Date Start Time End Time
Tue 21st 15:00 16:00
Historic Buildings & Gardens
Open Day At Loop Head
Lightkeeper’s House
Visitors have the opportunity to view the
conservation work of the Irish Landmark
Trust. Everyone is welcome. Self-guided tour of
this restored 19th c. lightkeeper’s house now
available as holiday accommodation. Child
supervision required due to location.
Venue: Loop Head Lightkeeper’s House,
Kilbaha.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Irish Landmark Trust
Name: Caroline Crowley
Email: caroline@irishlandmark.com
Telephone: 01 6704733
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 26th 10:00 16:00
Tours Of The Merchant’s House
Tours of a 19th c. townhouse which has been
faithfully restored, and the history of the house
and its colourful occupants. The property is a
Heritage Holiday Home and the tours will take

place on a change-over day. Tours will be
conducted every 30 mins with a maximum of 6
people per tour due to the size of the property, so
please ring to arrange your slot.
Venue: The Merchant’s House, The Market
Square, Kilrush.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Paul Gleeson
Email: pg30kensington@gmail.com
Telephone: 087 6831587
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 25th 11:30 13:30
Talk On Medieval Buildings Of Ennis
Risteard UaCroinin, Clare County Council,
Architectural Conservation Officer &
Archaeologist, will give an illustrated talk on
the numerous surviving late medieval
buildings in Ennis. The talk will focus on the
discoveries made during the last decade in
town supporting the opinion that Ennis may
be the most intact Gaelic medieval town in
Ireland. It will include a discussion on the
recently conserved 16th c. McParland’s
building in Parnell Street, considered to be the
last surviving half timbered house in the
country.
Venue: Old Ground Hotel, Station Road,
Ennis.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Congella McGuire, Heritage
Officer, Clare County Council
Email: cmcguire@clarecoco.ie
Telephone: 065 6821616
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 20:00 22:00
Scattery Island Guided Tours
Guided tour of monastic trail taking in the
history and the flora and fauna of the Island.
Check times locally for guided tours and boat
to Island. Boat departs from Kilrush Marina.
Venue: Scattery Island, OPW, Kilrush.
Cost: Free
Organiser: OPW
Name: John Mulqueen
Email: scatteryisland@opw.ie
Telephone: 065 6829100
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 19th 14:00 17:00
Sun 26th 14:00 17:00
Tours Of 13th Century Franciscan
Friary
Guided tour of Franciscan Friary.
Venue: Ennis Friary, OPW, Abbey Street, Ennis.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Ennis Friary, OPW
Name: Mary Kearns
Email: ennisfriary@opw.ie
Telephone: 065 6829100
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 19th 14:00 17:00
Sun 26th 14:00 17:00
Free Entry To Irish Seed Savers
Association
Free entry to Irish Seed Savers every day during
Heritage Week. Enjoy a free visit to Irish Seed
Savers’ 20 acres of heritage organic seed
gardens, orchards and woodlands. Garden shop
and cafe also on site.
Venue: Irish Seed Savers Association, Caparoe,
Scarriff.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Irish Seed Savers Association
Name: Geraldine Tobin
Email: geraldine@irishseedsavers.ie
Telephone: 061 921866
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 18th–Sun 26th 09:30 16:00
Talk On The Kilkerrin Napoleonic
Battery, Labasheeda, Co. Clare
Stephen McDonagh, Clare County Council,
will take you on a guided tour around one of
six Napoleonic batteries built along the
Shannon Estuary between 1806 and 1815 by
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the British War Department to deter a French
invasion. Meet at Labasheeda Community
Centre. Also part of the Dan Furey Set-
Dancing Weekend, Labasheeda, Co. Clare.
Venue: Kilkerrin Napoleonic Battery, Kilkerrin
Point, Labasheeda.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Congella McGuire, Heritage
Officer, Clare County Council
Email: cmcguire@clarecoco.ie
Telephone: 065 6821616
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 25th 13:00 14:00
O’Briensbridge Walks. The Heritage Map
Board will be unveiled in the centre of the
village and lectern information board.
Venue: Heritage Information Boards
(Trailhead of the O’Briensbridge loop walks in
village centre), Riverside Park.
Cost: Free
Organiser: The O’Briensbridge Community
Group
Name: Michael Murtagh
Email: mickmurtagh@eircom.net
Telephone: 086 8566556
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 25th 11:30 12:30
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Various Events At The Courthouse
Studios And Gallery
The Courthouse Studios and Gallery is located
in a late Georgian courthouse built c. 1800. It
has been sympathetically converted to its
present use by architect John O’Reilly. The
building retains much of its original fabric
such as its walls of locally quarried stone as
well as its original scale and form. Interesting
architectural features include its original
Georgian windows and fanlight. It was opened
as visual arts space and a gallery in 2007 with
the aid of access funding from the Department
of Arts. Contact the venue for details of events.
Venue: The Courthouse Gallery, Parliament
Street, Ennistymon.
Cost: TBC
Organiser: The Courthouse Gallery
Email: ennistymoncourthousegallery@gmail.com
Telephone: 065 7071630
Date Start Time End Time
Fri 24th 12:00 17:00
Sat 25th 12:00 17:00
Inland Waterways
Unveiling Of Heritage Information
Boards
The O’Briensbridge Community Group will
unveil heritage information boards to highlight
heritage sites all along the route of the
Spirit of Lough Derg Series: Lough
Derg & Its Islands
An illustrated talk on “Lough Derg and Its
Islands” by Gerard Madden.
Venue: East Clare Heritage Centre, St. Cronan’s
Church, Tuamgraney.
Cost: Free
Organiser: East Clare Heritage Centre, St.
Cronan’s Church, Tuamgraney & Clare County
Council
Name: Gerard Madden
Email: gerardmadden@eircom.net
Telephone: 086 8749710
Date Start Time End Time
Tue 21st 21:00 22:00
Landscapes
Wild Flowers Of Loophead
An extraordinary exhibition of paintings by
Carmel Madigan on the Wild Flowers of
Loophead to accompany the publication of the
same name. All are welcome.
Venue: Foyer of the County Museum, Ennis.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare County Arts Officer
Name: Siobhán Mulcahy
Email: arts@clarelibrary.ie
Telephone: 065 6899091

Date Start Time End Time
Sat 18th 10:00 17:00
Mon 20th–Sat 25th 10:00 17:00
A Walk With A Difference
Introduction to the flowers, butterflies,
geology, archaeology, farming and culture of
the Burren especially for wheelchair users.
There will be tea and scones at Father Ted’s
House afterwards and an alternative
programme if it is too wet.
Venue: Kilnaboy School, Kilnaboy (OS map 51
R 275918).
Cost: Free (€5 for tea and scones)
Organiser: Burrenbeo Trust and Clare Branch
of Irish Wheelchair Association
Email: rjdmorrison@yahoo.com
Telephone: 087 2074205
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 11:30 15:30
Local History
Hastings Farmhouse Conservation
Project
See the results of Dúchas na Sionna’s project to
conserve the remains of Hastings Farmhouse,
Shannon’s oldest traditional building. Hear
some of its history and the story of the capture
of General Lucas during the War of
Independence and his imprisonment at
Hastings Farmhouse. Meet at Illaunamanagh
Cemetery Car Park.
Venue: Hastings Farmhouse, Illaunamanagh
Cemetery, Tullyvarraga, Shannon.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Dúchas na Sionna/Shannon
Archaeological & Historical Society
Name: Olive Carey
Email: occarey@eircom.net
Telephone: 085 7107581
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 19:00 21:00
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Living History
Tulla Arts Trail
This event will take place throughout the
village of Tulla, and is an Arts Trail that will
showcase works by local artists on display
within the village, which will be catalogued in a
booklet with the artist’s name and contact
details. The event will showcase our local talent
and encourage the local community to get
involved in the arts. Contact www.tulla.ie for
further details.
Venue: Various Venues in the village of Tulla,
Tulla Courthouse, Main Street, Tulla.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Tulla Courthouse & Community
Development
Name: Jane Halloran Ryan
Email: tullacooffice@eircom.net
Telephone: 065 6831648
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 18th–Sun 26th 08:00 23:00
Famine Memorial Mass
The Poor Law Guardians purchased three acres
to facilitate the burial of famine victims as the
existing graveyards of Moynoe and St. Cronan’s
were beyond capacity. This particular site has
become known as the Casaoireach. The name
is derived from three Irish words, ‘cath siar-iad’,
which means throw them back. It came about
as a result of a scarcity of coffins. The coffins
were rigged with a hinged bottom. When it was
lowered into the grave, a lever was pulled
which opened the bottom and released the
body. Even in death, those poor misfortunate
people suffered indignity. This Mass is held to
remember the victims of the Great Hunger and
is held at the burial grounds of the famine
victims at Casaoireach, between Tuamgraney
and Bodyke. This site was eventually taken over
by East Clare Heritage who cleared it by hand.
The trenches into which our ancestors were
dumped can still be clearly seen. The site has
been planted with 18 varieties of the
indigenous trees of County Clare and some
shrubs. What better way is there to remember
the forgotten and unfortunate victims of the
last Dark Age in Irish history than with the
living gift of trees?
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Venue: Famine Memorial Park, An
Casaoireach, (beside new graveyard on the
main Tuamgraney to Ennis Road (R463).
Cost: Free
Organiser: East Clare Heritage
Name: Ruth Minogue
Email: eastclareheritage@gmail.com
Telephone: 061 921351
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 19:00 20:00
discuss the background to the newly published
Royal Irish Academy ‘Ennis Atlas’.
Venue: De Valera Public Library, Harmony
Row, Ennis.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare County library
Name: Brian Doyle
Email: brian.doyle@clarelibrary.ie
Telephone: 065 6899090
Date Start Time End Time
Tue 21st 19:00 20:00
Quin Friary & Castle
A guided tour of the Norman Castle and
Franciscan Friary.
Venue: Quin Friary, Main Street, (Behind St.
Mary Church), Quin.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Joseph McCooey, OPW
Email: seosamh33@eircom.net
Telephone: 086 8754604
Date Start Time End Time
Tue 21st–Fri 24th 11:00 13:00
Kilraghtis Church & Graveyard
Guided tour of 15th c. church of Kilraghtis and
its graveyard with burials dating over 300 years
old. The society will also be launching a
booklet which contains a background to the
parish and full transcriptions of the burial
monuments contained within the graveyard
and church. Booklet launched will be available
for purchase at a nominal charge.
Venue: Kilraghtis Graveyard, Barefield, Ennis.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare Archaeological and Historical
Society
Name: Edel Greene
Email: emgreene@eircom.net
Telephone: 087 9165916
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 19th 14:00 16:00
Launch Of Ennis Atlas
Launch of new Royal Irish Academy
publication, ‘Ennis Atlas’.
Venue: Waterpark House, Drumbiggle, Ennis.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare County Library
Name: Brian Doyle
Email: brian.doyle@clarelibrary.ie
Telephone: 065 6899090
Date Start Time End Time
Fri 24th 19:00 20:00
The Medicine & Folklore Of Burren
Wildflowers
An informative and entertaining guided walk
celebrating the folklore and medicinal value of
Burren wildflowers. The walk will be led by
herbalist Vivienne Campbell and author Tony
Kirby.
Venue: Burren National Park, Gortlecka Cross,
Kilnaboy.
Cost: €15 Per Adult, Free for children under 16
Organiser: Vivienne Campbell and Tony Kirby
Email: info@heartofburrenwalks.com
Telephone: 087 2925487
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 19th 10:00 12:00
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New Ennis Atlas:
A Talk By Brian O’Dalaigh
Noted local historian Brian O’Dalaigh will
Spirit Of Lough Derg Series
Special historical talk in conjunction with the

Spirit of Lough Derg Series. Historian Leonore
Fischer will give a talk on the general history of
East Clare and Tuamgraney.
Venue: East Clare Heritage, St. Cronan’s
Church, Tuamgraney.
Cost: Free (Donations to our charity welcome)
Organiser: East Clare Heritage
Name: Leonore Fischer
Email: eastclareheritage@gmail.com
Telephone: 061 921351
Date Start Time End Time
Tue 21st 20:00 21:00
Museums, Galleries & Collections
Treasure Trail
Free entrance to our heritage centre and two
treasure trail activities to educate children
about 5,000 years of history! Treasure Trail is
suitable for children 7 and up. A Treasure Trail
aimed at younger children will also be
available.
Venue: East Clare Heritage, St. Cronan’s,
Tuamgraney.
Cost: Free (Donations welcome)
Organiser: East Clare Heritage
Name: Ruth Minogue
Email: eastclareheritage@gmail.com
Telephone: 061 921351
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 25th 12:00 16:00
Traditional Skills
‘Hands-On’ Pottery
Visit the working pottery, see work in progress,
and have a go yourself at making and
decorating you own piece. Ballymorris Pottery
is conveniently located just off the N18 with
easy to follow signs. 9 km from Limerick and
Shannon, only 3 km from Bunratty.
Venue: Ballymorrris Pottery, Ballymorris,
Cratloe.
Cost: €10 per person (includes materials,
tuition, glaze and firing of your own pottery
piece)
Organiser: Ballymorris Pottery
Name: Hannah Arnup
Email: hannah@ballymorrispottery.ie
Telephone: 061 357118
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 25th 10:00 17:30
Sun 26th 12:00 17:30
Wood Sculpting In Oak
Shane Gilmore is a renowned sculptor from
Co. Clare. He specialises in stone and wood
sculpture, and his public sculptures can be seen
throughout County Clare. Shane Gilmore will
be onsite daily from Monday to Friday
restoring an existing sculpture depicting the
Cliffs of Moher in Oak.
Venue: Cliffs of Moher, Liscannor.
Cost: Normal admission fees apply
Organiser: Roisin Kelly, Cliffs of Moher
Email: bookings@cliffsofmoher.ie
Telephone: 065 7086141
Date Start Time End Time
Mon 20th–Fri 24th 13:00 15:00
Display & Presentation Of ‘Spiorad
Na Sionna’ Built Boat
Display of completed boat built by club
members as well as the history of its building
and two short talks by a member of the club.
Talk times: 11am and 3pm.
Venue: Skycourt Shopping Centre, Shannon
Town Centre, Shannon.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Shannon Traditional Boat Club
Email: murphyjohn135@gmail.com
Telephone: 087 7938065
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 18th 10:00 18:00
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Free Seed Saving Demo
Come and learn how to save your own seeds,
and depending on the harvest we will save
some of the following: brassicas, onions, peas,
tomatoes, cucumbers and more!
Venue: Irish Seed Savers Association,
Capparoe, Scarriff.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Irish Seed Savers Association
Name: Geraldine Tobin
Email: geraldine@irishseedsavers.ie
Telephone: 061 921866
Date Start Time End Time
Thu 23rd 15:00 16:00
Transport
The Story Of The West Clare Railway
This talk by Jackie Whelan, owner of the West
Clare Railway, recounts the history of this
iconic railway. Talk accompanied by images of
the trains going back to the 19th c.
Venue: Kilkee Bay Hotel, Kilkee.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Kilkee Civic Trust
Name: John Williams
Email: willkee@iol.ie
Telephone: 065 9083814
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 20:00 21:00
Wildlife
Guided Nature Tour
Guided nature tour of the Cliffs of Moher.
Booking essential at Bookings@cliffsofmoher.ie.
Venue: Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre, Cliffs of
Moher.
Cost: Normal admission fees apply: €6 Per
Adult; €4 Students/Seniors; Free for children
Organiser: The Burren & Cliffs of Moher
Geopark
Name: Roisin Kelly
Email: bookings@cliffsofmoher.ie
Telephone: 065 7086142
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 16:00 17:00
Nature Display Area
Nature display area in the Cliffs of Moher
Visitor Centre of items collected of local
natural heritage.
Venue: Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre, Cliffs of
Moher.
Cost: Normal admission fees apply; €6 Adults;
€4 Students/Seniors; Free for children
Organiser: The Burren & Cliffs of Moher
Geopark
Name: Roisin Kelly
Email: bookings@cliffsofmoher.ie
Telephone: 065 7086141
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 18th 10:00 18:00
Daily
Mini-Beast Hunt
Come and explore the mini-beasts of the
Burren with a bug hunt along the Nature Trail.
Booking essential. Parental supervision
required. Meeting point at Gortlecka
Crossroads.
Venue: Burren National Park, Clare Heritage
Centre, Corofin.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Burren National Park
Email: burrennp@gmail.com
Telephone: 065 6827693
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 26th 14:00 16:00
Annual Bat Meeting & Walk
This family friendly Bat Meeting has been held
annually during Heritage Week at the Clare Inn
for many years. The talk is followed by a bat
walk at dusk. Wear suitable clothes. Organised
by the Clare Association of An Taisce.

Venue: Clare Inn Hotel, Dromoland.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare Association of An Taisce
Name: Anny Wise
Email: clare.antaisce@gmail.com
Telephone: 086 1976104
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 19:30 21:00
Bat Walk
See and hear bats as you walk through the
beautiful Dromore Woods at dusk. Weather
permitting. Please bring a torch!
Venue: Dromore Woods, Ruan.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare Bat Group
Name: Sinead Biggane
Email: clarebatgroup@gmail.com
Telephone: 087 2739841
Date Start Time End Time
Thu 23rd 21:00 22:30
Killaloe/Ballina Bat Walk
Discover the local bats of Killaloe and Ballina
with a stroll along the River Shannon at dusk.
Weather permitting. Bring a torch!
Venue: Meeting of the Waters car park,
Killaloe.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare Bat Group
Name: Keith Neary
Email: keithneary@gmail.com
Telephone: 086 3966868
Date Start Time End Time
Fri 24th 21:00 22:30
Spirit Of Lough Derg Series:
White-Tailed Sea Eagles
White-Tailed Sea Eagles nesting in
Mountshannon this year. They were the first
pair of White-Tailed Sea Eagles to nest in
Ireland in over 100 years. They were welcomed
enthusiastically by the community of
Mountshannon and indeed the community of
Lough Derg. It is a great story and we wait
patiently until they try to breed again next year.
Followed by outing in Mountshannon.
Venue: Function Room, Mountshannon Hotel,
Mountshannon.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Golden Eagle Trust
Name: Congella McGuire
Email: cmcguire@clarecoco.ie
Telephone: 065 6821616
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 18th 19:00 20:00
Seabird Migration Viewing At The
Bridges Of Ross
Birdwatching of seabirds on their south-bound
passage. One of the best places on these islands
to watch seabirds on their south-bound
passage so this promises to be a fantastic day
out! Bring binoculars and suitable clothing.
Leaders: John Murphy & Finbarr
MacGabhann.
Venue: The Bridges of Ross, Kilbaha, Loop
Head Peninsula.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Clare Branch Birdwatch Ireland
Name: Tom Lynch
Email: tnaclynch@eircom.net
Telephone: 065 6822145
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 19th 10:00 12:00
Blossoms & Their Positive Effect On
The Burren Ecology
Dr Stephen Ward will give a lecture on tree and
shrub blossoms and their positive effect on the
Burren ecology. This is in tandem with our
other community project which is an apple tree
planting program throughout the village.
Venue: Burren College of Art, Newtown,
Ballyvaughan.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Burren in Bloom Committee
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Name: Conor Fahy
Email: cappabhaile@gmail.com
Telephone: 065 7077260
Date Start Time End Time
Thu 23rd 20:30 23:30
Guided Nature Tour Of The Cliffs Of
Moher
Venue: Cliffs Of Moher, Cliffs of Moher Visitor
Centre.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Burren & Cliffs Of Moher Geopark
Name: Cormac McGinley
Email: cormac.mcginley@cliffsofmoher.ie
Telephone: 065 7086145
Date Start Time End Time
Mon 20th 16:00 17:00
Events for Under 12’s
Art In The Park
Explore and discover the Burren National Park
through arts and crafts, suitable for children 5
yrs+. Parental supervision required. Booking
required, please contact 065 6827693.
Venue: Burren National Park Information
Point, Clare Heritage Centre, Corofin.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Burren National Park
Email: burrennp@gmail.com
Telephone: 065 6827693
Date Start Time End Time
Sun 19th 12:00 14:30
Scavenger Hunt
A children’s scavenger hunt and nature
activities along the nature trail. Parental
supervision required. Booking required.
Meeting point at Gortlecka Crossroads.
Venue: Burren National Park, Clare Heritage
Centre, Corofin.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Burren National Park
Email: burrennp@gmail.com
Telephone: 065 6827693
Date Start Time End Time
Wed 22nd 14:00 16:00
Free Kids Garden Trail & Bug Hunt
A great family day out. Kids will enjoy a bug
hunt with their family. Afterwards, enjoy juice
for the kids and tea/coffee for the parents in
our cafe. Great fun for the under 12’s. Garden
shop and cafe also on site. Children must be
supervised by accompanying adult at all times.
Venue: Irish Seed Savers Association,
Capparoe, Scarriff.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Irish Seed Savers Association
Name: Geraldine Tobin
Email: geraldine@irishseedsavers.ie
Telephone: 061 921866
Date Start Time End Time
Sat 18th–Fri 24th 09:30 16:00
Sat 25th 08:00 16:00
Sun 26th 12:30 16:00
Cork City
Archaeology
Presentation On The 2009
Archaeological Excavation Of
Christchurch Cork
Presentation by Daniel Noonan, Archaeological
Consultant, and Ciara Brett, City Archaeologist
with Cork City Council, on the 2008
excavation of Christchurch Cork and of its
renovation and incorporation into Triskel Arts
Centre.
Venue: Triskel Christchurch, Tobin Street,
Cork.
Cost: Free
Organiser: Triskel Arts Centre
Name: David Ryan
Email: David@triskelartscentre.ie
Telephone: 021 4272022