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MAYO | MAIGH EO<br />

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Date Start Time End Time<br />

Fri 24th 19:00 22:00<br />

Sat 25th 08:30 18:00<br />

From The Mesolithic To The<br />

Medieval: An Insight Into Life In East<br />

Galway Spanning 7000 Years<br />

From the Mesolithic to the Medieval: An<br />

insight into life in east Galway spanning 7000<br />

years from the Ballynaclogh excavation in<br />

2008. Speaker: Jean O’Dowd M.A.<br />

Venue: Ballina Library, Pearse Street, Ballina.<br />

Cost: Free<br />

Organiser: North <strong>Mayo</strong> - West Sligo <strong>Heritage</strong><br />

Group<br />

Name: Jean O’Dowd<br />

Email: archangie@hotmail.com<br />

Telephone: 087 2681076<br />

Date Start Time End Time<br />

Tue 21st 18:45 19:45<br />

Coastal & Marine<br />

Mulranny Machair Guided Walk<br />

Learn about the how a community of plants<br />

create the dune, the importance of erosion to<br />

the ecosystem and the formation and<br />

biodiversity of one of Europe’s rarest habitats.<br />

Good walking shoes recommended.<br />

Venue: (Costcutter car park), Mulranny,<br />

Westport.<br />

Cost: Free<br />

Organiser: Mulranny Environmental Group<br />

Name: Seán Carolan<br />

Email: carolan.sean1@gmail.com<br />

Telephone: 086 3825345<br />

Date Start Time End Time<br />

Sun 19th 10:00 13:30<br />

The Coffin Trail Walk<br />

This walk follows the old coffin trail used in<br />

times past by mourners bringing their deceased<br />

for burial in Kildownet. Fantastic Views to be<br />

enjoyed. The walk will depart from<br />

Dookinealla Beach Car park at 10am sharp.<br />

Numbers are strictly limited. Please pre-book<br />

via email, info@achilltourism.com, or by<br />

contacting the office at 098 20400.<br />

Venue: Dookinealla Beach Car Park,<br />

Dookinealla, Keel, Achill.<br />

Cost: Free<br />

Organiser: Turasóireacht Acla (Achill<br />

Tourism)<br />

Email: info@achilltourism.com<br />

Telephone: 098 20400<br />

Date Start Time End Time<br />

Sun 26th 10:00 16:00<br />

Teasbántas Churaigh Thuaisceart<br />

Mhuigh Eo<br />

Béidh trí churach, curach cúigear Dhún<br />

Chaocháin, curach triúr Dhún Chaocháin agus<br />

curach Ghreamhchoill ar teasbáint. (Tá an<br />

áiteamh seo scríobhtha i gcanúint Iorrais agus<br />

ná ceartaigh é go dtí an caighdeán oifigiúil).<br />

Venue: Céibh Bhéil Deirg, Béal Deirg, Béal an<br />

Átha.<br />

Cost: Saor in aisce<br />

Organiser: Príobháideach<br />

Name: Breandán Mac Conamhna<br />

Email: drepcaulfield@eircom.net<br />

Telephone: 071 9165321<br />

Date Start Time End Time<br />

Sat 25th 14:00 18:00<br />

Folklore<br />

A Mhuintir Dhún Chaocháin<br />

Photographic Exhibition<br />

Discover through old photographs the rich<br />

maritime and folklore heritage of Dún<br />

Chaocháin, a rural Gaeltacht community in<br />

northwest County <strong>Mayo</strong>. An exhibition of<br />

photographs and a slideshow illustrating<br />

aspects of rural life in Dún Chaocháin in<br />

former times.<br />

Venue: An tSeanscoil Community Centre,<br />

Ceathrú Thaidhg, Béal an Átha.

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