7 December 2009
Commemorating 125 years of the GAA in Cork
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was founded on 1 November 1884, by a group of spirited Irishmen who had the foresight to realise the importance of establishing a national organisation to revive and nurture traditional, indigenous pastimes. Until that time all that was Irish was being steadily eroded by emigration and desperate poverty. The second meeting of the GAA was held in late December 1884 in the Victoria Hotel, Cork. Within six months of that famous first meeting, clubs began to spring up all over Ireland and people began to play the games of hurling and Gaelic football and take part in athletic events with pride.
Since 1884, the association has made huge contributions to the social life of numerous communities across Ireland. From 1925 the GAA handed over the organisation of athletics to a separate organisation. In 2009, the GAA has over 2,500 clubs in Ireland alone. The playing of Gaelic games is based on the GAA Club, and each of the 32 counties in Ireland have their own Club competitions, culminating in County Winners in championship and league. The GAA has a proud tradition being at the heart of the community promoting self purpose, self confidence, pride and identity.
To commemorate the second meeting of the GAA in Cork in 1884, Cllr Kieran McCarthy has organised a public lecture in the Victoria Hotel and will speak about late nineteenth century Cork and origins of the GAA in the city and county.
The date is Saturday, 12 December 2009, 3-5pm and the venue is the Victoria Hotel, St. Patrick’s Street. Admission is free and all are welcome. More information from Kieran at 0876553389.
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6 December 2009
McCarthy’s History in Action Sunday, 6 December 2009
‘McCarthy’s History in Action’ in association with RSVP (Red Sandstone Varied Productions) will now take place in Our Lady of Lourdes National School, Ballinlough on Sunday 6 December, 2.30-5pm. This event, supported by Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, will bring history alive for all the family, with the participation of re-enactment groups, storytellers and more.
The vision for the day is one of encouraging community participation, by inviting the local community to be involved in its creation, either in performance or as helpers. Join re-enactors to honour the past, where there is much to learn, as one helps build the future; the organisers are encouraging people to actively engage with life around them, as well as examine the history that brought us here. The organisers believe that growth and transformation in society is affected positively by respecting our heritage in this way.
Cllr Kieran McCarthy noted: “This project is aimed at all spectrums of the community. It is a living history project with a key focus on education, identity and civic awareness. It also complements the work of the Discover Cork: Schools Heritage Project. I look forward to welcoming the community to Ballinlough”. More information can be found under winter programme and blog at www.kieranmccarthy.ie or contact Yvonne Coughlan at 085-7335260 or Kieran McCarthy at 0876553389. Refreshments will also be made available on site. This admission to the event is free.
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4 December 2009
I had the pleasure in the last two years of researching the history of the Sunday’s Well Boating and Tennis Club. This book was published last week. Sifting through over 100 years of documents, minute books, photographs and other material, as well as a substantial collection of artefacts, is a time-consuming business requiring almost infinite patience and judgment.
The history of any club is essentially the story of a community coming together to enjoy a favoured pastime, and Sunday’s Well Boating and Tennis Club on the Mardyke in Cork is no different. Inscribed beneath the club’s ornate weather vane, the dates 1899-1999 are an instant reminder of the deep history that surround the club and its place in the social and cultural history on Leeside. The club has faced a myriad of challenges over the years. The knock-on effects of a failing economy in the 1950s, the unlikely role squash played in dragging the club out of financial trouble and the contentious issues of female membership are perhaps the most memorable, but they are by no means exclusive.
Beautifully situated just west of Cork city centre on the banks of the Lee, the club emerged as a by-product of annual boating regattas at the Mardyke. Boating, with a high society classification in the 19th century, was a popular pastime on the river adjacent to Sunday’s Well. Due to limited revenue, boating events such as mini regattas were not organised every year, but the races are remembered for the Chinese lanterns and bunting that illuminated the gardens at the riverbank, as well as the balloon and firework displays at sundown. In 1899, inspired by a successful Sunday’s Well Regatta and Water Carnival held that July, the Sunday’s Well Boating and Tennis Club was founded. It was formed by a number of organisers of the regatta, several of whom were residents in Sunday’s Well.
Very little is known about the construction of the first clubhouse or the first building used. The first edition of its rules and bylaws illustrate that learned legal gentlemen were involved in its formative years. Their vision of high standards in all aspects of the club has been retained through the years, and Sunday’s Well continues to strive towards excellence.
Tennis continues to be the mainstay of the club, but boating, billiards, squash, cricket, bowls, card-playing and fishing, among others, have all had halcyon years throughout the club’s history. Within the premises, each successful sporting season is immortalised in the club’s minute books, perpetual tournament trophies and on the numerous photos that adorn the clubhouse walls. The minute books also give an insight into the significant voluntary input that continues to be a hallmark of the club, detailing the work of the committees that have been key strands in the club’s development. In addition, the reading room’s Rolls of Honour remembers the contribution of the various chairmen and sporting captains. As with any social history, there are countless characters that do not feature on a roll of honour. The early decades of the 20th century saw the club put down roots and consolidate its aims. In this vein, its rules were brought into conformity with the Registration of Clubs (Ireland) Act in 1904.
The upkeep of the grounds was important to the club’s image, and monies from members were pumped into improving the infrastructure of the club, be it purchasing billiard balls, providing electricity or trying to solve the ever-present problem of a collapsing river bank. But while improvements were being made around the clock, time was also ticking for an ageing all-male membership.
During this time, running the club proved a constant struggle; its financial situation gradually worsened while a bank overdraft steadily increased. The Munster and Leinster Bank pressed for a reduction in the overdraft, a request the club couldn’t accommodate while many members were failing to pay their subscriptions on time. Conscious of the unstable state of the Irish economy and its effects at local level, various committees endeavoured to keep subscription fees low. However, these still trebled between 1949 and 1967, and membership predictably nose-dived as a result. The club lost almost a third of its membership in 1963 alone, dropping from 200 to 144.
The club’s very existence was in jeopardy during this uncertain period. But the sanctioning of limited junior and female memberships in the 1960s – the latter proving an extremely thorny issue until it was finally resolved with the advent of full female membership in 1994 – helped stem the financial tide, while new blood galvanised the club socially. However, it was the introduction of squash in the 1970s that set the club back on the path to
success.
Recent years have seen the club take giant strides in improving and modernising its facilities, with a number of keynote developments during the 1990s and 2000s. While the old-age charm of the clubhouse and billiard room remain, they are now complemented by a gym, a conservatory overlooking the river, a refurbished kitchen, a new administration office and committee room, an extended car park and a new roadway entrance.
Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Dara Murphy with the book’s creative team, Alan Kelly, Alymer Barrett, Chairman of the Club Michael Buckley, Matt Murphy, Cllr Kieran McCarthy & Leila Cotter
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30 November 2009
McCarthy’s History in Action Programme
‘McCarthy’s History in Action’ in association with RSVP (Red Sandstone Varied Productions) will now take place in Our Lady of Lourdes National School, Ballinlough on Sunday 6 December, 2.30-5pm. This event, supported by Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, will bring history alive for all the family, with the participation of re-enactment groups, storytellers and more.
The vision for the day is one of encouraging community participation, by inviting the local community to be involved in its creation, either in performance or as helpers. Join re-enactors to honour the past, where there is much to learn, as one helps build the future; the organisers are encouraging people to actively engage with life around them, as well as examine the history that brought us here. The organisers believe that growth and transformation in society is affected positively by respecting our heritage in this way.
Cllr Kieran McCarthy noted: “This project is aimed at all spectrums of the community. It is a living history project with a key focus on education, identity and civic awareness. It also complements the work of the Discover Cork: Schools Heritage Project. I look forward to welcoming the community to Ballinlough”. More information can be found under winter programme and blog at www.kieranmccarthy.ie or contact Yvonne Coughlan at 085-7335260 or Kieran McCarthy at 0876553389. Refreshments will also be made available on site. This event is free.
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With revelations of mass graves in Bishop Lucey Park and how Jonathan Swift was insulted by being awarded the freedom of the city, and stories of the Gas Works’ strike, Hidden Cork opens the door on history, dumps the boring bits and brings to life the flow of time through the streets of Cork.
Accompanied by a selection of evocative pictures of olde Cork, Hidden Cork will make a great Christmas gift!
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Local Heritage Grants, 2009/ 10
Applications are sought by Cork City Council for the Heritage Grants 2009/2010. This grant scheme is aimed at providing core funding in the form of small grants (€200 - €500) for local, community-based heritage groups and individuals who are involved in ongoing work that benefits the Heritage of Cork City.
Examples of eligible activities include holding public talks and meetings, exhibitions, training events, preparation costs for local publications, etc. Activities promoting the importance of Heritage in local communities and amongst young people are particularly welcome.
The closing date for this application is 4pm on the 12th of December 2009.
For an application form please contact Helen Sheehan, Planning Department, Cork City Council, City Hall. Or Tel 021 4924757 or email heritage@corkcity.ie
This grant scheme is an action from the Cork City Heritage Plan 2007 – 2012.
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14 November 2009
Cork Lives
Throughout November in Cork City Library, a series of talks will take place by the biographers of prominent Cork people, from the world of politics, sport, literature and dance, accompanied by an exhibition on of books on Cork People all month. The following talks are taking place: Tuesday 3 November, 11 am -Tim Horgan on Christy Ring; Tuesday 17 November, 7.30 pm-Dermot Keogh on Jack Lynch; Thursday 19 November, 11 am- Ruth Fleischmann on Joan Denise Moriarty and Tuesday 24 November 7.30 pm-Patrick Maume on Daniel Corkery.
Cllr Kieran McCarthy noted:”The City Library’s initiative the Constant Reader is a great programme that should be supported. It is important that the city’s library services are kept up especially in an age of budget cutbacks. Membership of a library and involvement in its outreach activities also generates lifelong learning, which is essential to nurture in every generation. The celebration of four of Cork’s sons and daughters can show us all the lessons to be learnt from the past, so that we can build a more sustainable future” More at www.corkcitylibraries.ie
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13 November 2009
Art trail Project, Re-Discovering Locality, www.arttrail.ie
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5 November 2009
Last Thursday (5 November), there was a celebration in the Council Chamber of City Hall to mark the great work of owners and staff involved in Heritage Open Day. The event was organised by the City Council’s Heritage Officer Niamh Twomey. The Lord Mayor Cllr Dara Murphy said a few words as did I (see below).
Many thanks to all the owners of the buildings for your hard work and showing everyone around. Here’s to next year!
Kieran’s Speech:
Open for Debate
Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Cllr Mick Finn, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Many thanks for taking up the invite this evening. We are all here to celebrate the legacy of Heritage Open Day.
The Day itself is about discovering thirty of Cork’s hidden gems, whose legacies cross centuries and also cross a wide variety of themes from religion to entertainment to commercial. These buildings are normally open for select few people who work in them.
The thirty or so buildings present many views to the onlooker. They serve in part as an introduction to the development of Cork. They are a type of landscape textbook informing us of the city’s rich architecture. They provide a worldview of the time of their construction – the beliefs and politics of the time.
Perhaps most importantly and often forgotten about in the written record of Cork’s past they give one access to the imagination and efforts of the people who drew up the design, the people who had sleepless nights thinking about their work and the people, the actual workers who strived hard and long to bring and weave the jigsaw pieces of an architect’s imagination together.
In fact, it is all too easy to reduce the buildings to facts, dates and figures. Visit anyone of them – take for example the Everyman Palace or Cork Opera House. Here for over one hundred years, the actor’s craft has been carved. People have come to be entertained. When the darkness falls before a show – that time between reality leaving and imagination taking over – another place is forged for the viewer to be transported to.
There are several churches open to the public from the iconic eighteenth century St. Anne’s Church Shandon to late nineteenth century Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Again these buildings are markers in the landscape that are centres of debate about the nature of people’s religious belief – their high towers pointing to the heavens but also drawing the viewer in saying look at me-
but then again what about the experience of climbing Shandon through the bell tower or taking the elevator up the Elysian Tower and looking down on the modern city with all the past, present and future dreams and hopes of the region revealed through the settlement’s buildings.
The city’s hills and troughs have created different perches for some of the city’s elaborate structures to stand on. Collins Barracks is mounted on one such perch protecting the city, its soldiers providing law and social order. Below in Blackpool, Heineken’s brewing tradition reveals a world of enterprise and innovation, its workers remembered through its multiple account books over the past 150 years.
But one should also remember the workers in the now converted warehouses, (see artist studios at Wandesford Quay), residences such as Civic Trust House on Pope’s Quay, the hotels such as the Victoria and Imperial Hotel and all those that have checked guests in and made them feel welcome in this colourful city.
Recently, I was given a tour of the National Sculpture Factory. One hundred years ago, the National Sculpture Factory was once the central hub for electric trams whose trackways created arteries through a bustling city of contrasts from slums to richly embellished Victorian terraces in the city’s middle class suburbs.
The site was also the electricity distribution centre, which illuminated the city at night creating new ways of seeing for citizens. The trams supplied a rhythm through the city – their stopping, going and wining- the iron wheels pushing into the tracks moving through the city, connecting people.
The site of the National Sculpture Factory is all about the power of place. It is a place rooted in Cork, a place of tradition, of continuity, change and legacy, a place of direction and experiment by people, of ambition and determination, experiences and learning, of ingenuity and innovation and a place of nostalgia and memory.
It like many other elaborate buildings in the city provide a cultural debate in teasing out how Cork as a place came into being.
Through the adjacent docks, Cork was connected to the outside world – the international and small city ambitious in its ventures linking to a world of adventure and exploration. The timber quays kept back the world of the tide, for reclamation in the city was still taking place as Cork Corporation sought to bring the city centre to a new place of being. However Cork City has always strived to be a new place. It has always been ambitious in its endeavours.
Cork’s urban landscape or textbook seems to be throbbing with messages about the past. The landscape serves as some kind of vast repository of symbolism, iconography and cultural debate. For me Cork’s everyday landscape is a work of art, complex – multiple and layered.
In fact perhaps the buildings themselves and because of the their legacy do ask a very important question of all of us – well what are we doing in our own time to push forward – to build our legacy
In these times, we now need more ideas, more of an idea to a sustainable future. Who are the next architects?, business people?, entrepreneurs?, we now need new people to step up, lead, inspire, encourage, bring along, forge and refresh our society and our way of life.
There is so much to explore and so much history and heritage we can harness in our modern world for survival.
In terms of the heritage open day, I sincerely thank all those who worked so hard to bring the day to fruition but I also now call for even a closer partnership between yourselves and Cork City Council and develop further programmes that will enhance and development new opportunities for all who engage in the open day and all those who fight to build our cultural tourism capacity and show that yes Cork has the ability to showcase itself in every best light.
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3 November 2009
Cork Lives
Throughout November in Cork City Library, a series of talks will take place by the biographers of prominent Cork people, from the world of politics, sport, literature and dance, accompanied by an exhibition on of books on Cork People all month. The following talks are taking place: Tuesday 3 November, 11 am -Tim Horgan on Christy Ring; Tuesday 17 November, 7.30 pm-Dermot Keogh on Jack Lynch; Thursday 19 November, 11 am- Ruth Fleischmann on Joan Denise Moriarty and Tuesday 24 November 7.30 pm-Patrick Maume on Daniel Corkery.
Cllr Kieran McCarthy noted:”The City Library’s initiative the Constant Reader is a great programme that should be supported. It is important that the city’s library services are kept up especially in an age of budget cutbacks. Membership of a library and involvement in its outreach activities also generates lifelong learning, which is essential to nurture in every generation. The celebration of four of Cork’s sons and daughters can show us all the lessons to be learnt from the past, so that we can build a more sustainable future” More at www.corkcitylibraries.ie
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2 November 2009
Cork has been named in the top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2010 according to the influential Lonely Planet tour guide, being placed 3rd behind such prestigous company as Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Charleston USA and ahead of Istanbul, Lecce, Kyoto and Singapore.
The guide described Cork as:
“Sophisticated, vibrant and diverse while still retaining its friendliness, relaxed charm and quickfire wit, Cork buzzes with the energy of a city that’s certain of its place in Ireland. Indeed, so confident is the former ‘Rebel City’ that locals only half-jokingly refer to it as the ‘People’s Republic of Cork’. The city has long been dismissive of Dublin and with a burgeoning arts, music and restaurant scene, it’s now getting a cultural reputation to rival the capital’s.
The River Lee flows around the centre, an island packed with grand Georgian parades, cramped 17th-century alleys and modern masterpieces such as the opera house. The flurry of urban renewal that began with the city’s stint in 2005 as European Capital of Culture continues apace, with new buildings, bars and arts centres springing up all over town. The best of the city is still happily traditional though – snug pubs with live music sessions most of the week, excellent local produce in an ever-expanding list of restaurants and a genuinely proud welcome from the locals.”
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26 October 2009
Heritage Grants Available
Cllr Kieran McCarthy is calling on individuals and community groups in Cork City and County with interests in community based local heritage projects to avail of the annual Heritage Council annual grant. These grants are funded by the National Lottery. Cllr McCarthy notes: “this is an ideal award scheme for community groups to explore an area’s local identity and getting the young and old involved. Cork has a myriad of local heritage sites, which also can be harnessed to provide short term employment through research, management and education outreach. There are enormous and realistic possibilities for someone who is enterprising and innovative to get a business off the ground using the grant”.
The Heritage Council grants schemes will be open for applications until 20 November 2009. An online application system and full details of the schemes and on how to apply to them will be available on their website, www.heritagecouncil.ie. The system invites applications for grants under three schemes:
(1) Heritage research provides assistance for data collection and research relating to Ireland’s heritage
(2) Heritage management supports projects that apply good heritage practice to the management of places, collections or objects
(3) Heritage education, community and outreach supports initiatives linking heritage to communities through education and outreach, promoting active engagement with and raising public appreciation of heritage.
Each scheme is open to individuals, non-profit organisations such as environmental NGOs, local community groups, heritage and preservation societies, local authorities, statutory organisations, academic institutions and private companies. Interested parties with ideas and needing help can contact Cllr Kieran McCarthy at 0876553389 (www.corkheritage.ie).
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25 October 2009
The City Development Plan 2009 - 2015 is now available for view and purchase by the public. The plan represents the statutory planning policy document for the city for the next 6 years and as such will help guide the current and future development of the city.
The Cork City Development Plan 2009 - 2015 is composed of three main volumes:
Volume 1 (Written Statement): Contains the main text of the development plan with the objectives and policies laid out in 17 separate chapters;
Volume 2 (Mapped Objectives): The zoning and development objective maps which accompany the above text. There are twenty maps in total covering the entire city;
Volume 3 (Specific Built Heritage Objectives): Outlines the Record of Protected Structures, the Record of Monuments and Places and the Architectural Conservation Areas in the city.
As per Article 13(I) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, a Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement of the City Development Plan is also available. All of the above documents as well as 4 key associated documents can be viewed and downloaded online at www.corkcitydevelopmentplan.ie
Alternatively the printed version of the plan is available for purchase at the Planning Directorate’s public counter and/or through the Planning Policy Section of the City Council at a cost of €65. An interactive CD containing all volumes and key associated documents is also available for purchase at a cost of €5.
The printed version of the plan is available for viewing at the Planning Directorate’s public counter and at all Cork City library branches throughout the city. For further details please contact the planning policy section of the City Council on 021 4924757 or via email at planningpolicy@corkcity.ie.
Click on www.corkcitydevelopmentplan.ie for more details
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25 October 2009
Over forty Cork historical societies and groups gathered for an exhibition at the Millennium Hall, Cork City Hall on Tuesday 20 October to celebrate Cork’s past. I was a member of the organising commitee. Exhibitors from the Gaeltacht regions of the county to the inner city will present panels outlining their local history. This is the first time that such as venture had been attempted. The day long exhibition aimed to present an afternoon of talks and chat bringing a cross section of Cork’s finest historians and ‘caretakers’ of Cork’s past to speak about the Cork region’s history and memories as only they know how. The theme of the exhibition was celebration and participation.
Celebrating Cork’s Past Exhibition, Last Tuesday 20 October 2009 (photos by Kieran):
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18 October 2009
Celebrating Cork’s Past
Over forty Cork historical societies and groups will gather for an exhibition at the Millennium Hall, Cork City Hall on Tuesday 20 October to celebrate Cork’s past. Exhibitors from the Gaeltacht regions of the county to the inner city will present panels outlining their local history. This is the first time that such as venture has been attempted. The day long exhibition aims to present an afternoon of talks and chat bringing a cross section of Cork’s finest historians and ‘caretakers’ of Cork’s past to speak about the Cork region’s history and memories as only they know how. The theme of the exhibition is celebration and participation.
Commenting Cork historian and one of the organisers, Richard T. Cooke commented; “We all live in area where the past is all around. This history makes us who we are. The Celebrating Cork Exhibition is about bringing historical groups together so that they meet each other, chat and share ideas so historical societies can plan for the future. The aim is also to present their rich histories to the Cork public.” More information can be found under events at www.corkheritage.ie.
Kieran McCarthy is a member of the organising committee. Recent launch pictures by Kieran:
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ArtTrail’09 - Rediscovering Locality in Cork City
Friday 13th - Sunday 22nd November
ArtTrail - Cork City’s annual festival of contemporary art - includes over 100 artists in Projects, Events, group and individual studios, artists talks, Derives, Awards, and workshops in indoor and outdoor locations throughout Cork City and county.
Artists include David Blandy, Amanda Dunsmore, Adham Faramawy, The Quiet Club, Danny Holcroft, Sarah Iremonger, Stephen McGlynn, OPEN SHUTTER, Knee Jerk, Molly Mishkas, Backwater Artists Group, Cork Printmakers, Outlaw Studios, Glebe House, Trevor Goring, Tom Campbell, Basement Project Space, The Space, Alannah Byrne, Juza, Peter McMorris, and many more.
ArtTrail Opening Event - Thursday 12th November, SAVOY, from 8pm with performances, video installations, music. All are welcome, (some sections ticketed)
More at www.arttrail.ie
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25 August 2009
Heritage Walk with Kieran McCarthy down the old Cork, Blackrock and Passage Rail Line.
It’s always great to get a crowd on a walking tour. So below are the pictures of the crowd on my Heritage Week historical walking tour of the Cork Blackrock & Passage Rail Line. Such a great piece of suburban history, especially as the over pass bridges and Blackrock platform are still intact and the line takes one through the history of suburbs such as Ballintemple, Blackrock and Mahon. The site is also set amidst great built and natural heritage - The Marina, The Atlantic Pond, the Docklands area, Fords, the Showgrounds, Pairc Ui Chaoimh. I do plan to put my notes online in the history section of this website and www.corkheritage.ie. Thanks to the crowd for their support. My next talk is next Saturday for Heritage Open Day at 1p.m in the National Sculpture Factory, the former tram terminus on Albert Road.
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22 August - Liam O hUigin Walking Tour of Site of Old Town Walls of Cork
Well done to Liam on his first tour and to the support of the people of Cork who came out to hear about Cork in olden days (pictures by Kieran McCarthy)
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22 August 2009
McCarthy’s Heritage Hunt
The aim of the heritage hunt was to ramble the streets and open your eyes to Cork’s buildings. Participants did not have to walk far but did have to open their eyes and look! One had to collect all the dates in the 26 locations across the city centre. If someone wants to try the heritage hunt in their own time, then check out http://corkheritage.ie/?page_id=1247; you’re going to have to block out the answers though!
Winners: Martha, Luke, Louise Lyons, Peafield Cross, Leamlara, Midleton, Co. Cork, well done!!!
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20 August 2009
Press Release
Heritage Week takes place in the last week of August. Amongst the family orientated events in Cork City that week is a City Centre Heritage Hunt organised by Cllr Kieran McCarthy. It takes place on Saturday 22 August 2009, 2p.m. The meeting point for registration and instructions is outside Cork City Library, Grand Parade. The object of the hunt is to find historical dates across buildings and monuments in the city centre that will unlock a special prize for the winners. Cllr. McCarthy will also lead a tour of the Old Cork-Blackrock Railway Line on Tuesday 25 August at 7.30p.m. starting from the Marina entrance to the walkway.
Commenting Cllr. McCarthy noted: “Heritage Week offers us Corkonians a chance to get involved in positive and fun events that are all about discovering who we are, our identity. It’s a also a chance to discover parts of our city and culture that we may not be daily involved in. The aim of the heritage hunt and tour is to educate and raise awareness and appreciation of the city centre’s development and its rich history through the fun of exploring”. For further information Cllr. Kieran McCarthy can be contacted at 0876553389 or check out heritage events under www.corkheritage.ie or www.kieranmccarthy.ie
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20 August 2009- Select County Cork Heritage Events
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Native Trees and Climate Change.
25 August : 12:00 - 13:00
Event Description: Understanding our native trees and their climatic significance.
Event Organiser/Organisation: Ted Cook
Venue: Macroom Library
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Hiking Mushraghmore with Kevin Corcoran
Date & Times
28 August : 18:00 - 21:00
Event Description: Join Kevin Corcoran on a hike to the summit of Mushraghmore Mountain.
Event Organiser/Organisation: Macroom Environmental Group
Venue: Carpark, St. Johns Well, Millstreet
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Guided Tour Of Oldgrowth Woodland At Boylesgrove N.H.A.
Date & Times
30 August : 12:00 - 15:00
Admission: Free
Event Description: Guided Tour of Oldgrowth Woodland at Boylesgrove with Ted Cook and Friends of the Woods.
Venue: Boylegrove House
Dromcarra, Macroom
As well, there are exhibitions in Macroom library, many goings-on at Millstreet Country Park (check out www.heritageweek.ie for these and other events), and the following might be of interest:
Recounting The History of Inchigeelaghs Old Burial Ground / Ag insint An Stair Sean Reilg San inse Geimleach
Date & Times
29 August : 15:00 - 16:30
Event Description: Recounting the history of Inchigeelaghs old burial ground with historian Peter O’Leary
Venue: Old Protestant Cemetery
Inchigeelagh, Macroom
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16 August 2009
Starting Sunday, August 9th, Cork will take a step back in history, with the opening of Cork’s Newest Oldest City Market at the Elizabeth Fort Market Festival on Barrack Street.
Elizabeth Fort, first erected in 1601, and named after Queen Elizabeth I, was the site of the famous St Finn Barrs Market, more than 150 years ago. Today Elizabeth Fort, with its high walls, is one of the City’s main tourist attractions and occupied by An Garda Síochána.
The Elizabeth Fort Market Festival runs every Sunday from August 9th until September 13th and each date will see a different key attraction, live history reenactments, musical performances and costumed entertainers.
This is a great inititaive and brings life back into the Barrack Street area. I also think that Elizabeth Fort is one of the most under-utilised heritage assets that the city has. For many years, I have brought tourists to this historic site and showed them around the area. Check out the “early origins - city heritage trails at www.corkheritage.ie for more. I have also contacted the OPW through the Senate with regard to re-opening the ramparts for visitors to look down on our great city.
Heres a couple of photos from the Elizabeth Fort Market Festival,
http://www.elizabethfortmarketfestival.com/
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12 August
On Tuesday 12 August, I gave a lecture to the Probis group in Bishopstown Library. The gentlemen represent a retired group of professionals. The lecture was on the cultural heritage of the Lee Valley. My thanks to Phil O’Donovan for the invite to meet Probis, Bishopstown.For more on Kieran’s talks, contact him at 087 655 3389 or email info@kieranmccarthy.ie.
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10 August 2009
National Heritage Week
Heritage Week 2009 takes place from 22-30 August. Events could be a guided walk, a lecture or exhibition celebrating Heritage in Cork City. This will be distributed throughout the city. Cultural heritage is the foundation of Ireland’s tourism industry. Heritage Week is a fantastic opportunity for communities to showcase the natural and cultural heritage in their area, attract visitors and raise revenue for their town or village. Once registered, event organizers will receive support promoting their activities from the Heritage Council, coordinators of the week.
In times of economic pressure, Heritage Week 2009 provides a great opportunity to learn new skills, make contacts and engage with your local heritage. Heritage Week 2009 is open to everyone; you can get involved by either organising your own event or volunteering with local groups in your area.
To register your event visit www.heritageweek.ie . All events must be registered by May 31, 2009, for inclusion in the Heritage Week Event Guide, which will be distributed throughout Ireland and Europe. In 2008, over 1,000 events, including whale watching, historical re-enactments, wildlife tours and the opening of stately homes to the public, took place across Ireland. This year is the 19th Heritage Week and the Heritage Council is hoping to increase the number of events taking place. around the country. Many events are free of charge and national heritage sites also offer concession rates during the week itself.
Heritage Week is co-ordinated by The Heritage Council and funded by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, and is part of European Heritage Days, which is celebrated in over 40 countries across Europe.
Cork City Council is planning to develop a leaflet to promote local city events for heritage week. For further information, visit www.heritageweek.ie
Information adapted from:
http://www.corkcityheritage.ie/heritage_week.shtml
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Sunday 23rd August at 11 am
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Venue:
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Bishop Lucey Park, Grand Parade
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Details:
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A day of celebration which will include historical medieval re-enactments, displays of medieval weaponry and armour, textiles and everyday items. Children’s activities will include combat using foam swords and lances.
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Organiser
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Cork City Council
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Contact:
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Ciara Brett Cork City Council Archaeologist
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tel 021 4924705
archaeology@corkcity.ie |
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Event Name:
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A Street Furniture Walking Tour
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 22nd of August, 11 am
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Venue:
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Mangan’s clock, St Patrick St, Cork City
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Details:
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A guided walking tour of Cork City Centre, explaining the uniqueness of the street furniture of Cork. The walk should take approx 1.5 hours. Max of 20 people so first come first served
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Organiser
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An Taisce Corcaigh
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Contact:
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Tom Spalding
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finchfortune@eircom.net
tel 0872740052 |
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Event Name:
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McCarthy’s City Heritage Hunt
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 22nd August, 2 pm
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Venue:
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Registration and meeting point outside Cork City Library, Grand Parade
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Details:
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Discover Cork’s history, its spaces and places, orienteer through Cork City Centre finding clues to unlock the prize. Approx 2 hours
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Organiser:
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Cllr. Kieran McCarthy,
Cork Independent Heritage Columnist |
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Contact:
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Cllr. Kieran McCarthy 0876553389
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Event Name:
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Route of old City Walls – guided walk by Liam Ó hIgín
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 22nd August, 3 pm
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Venue:
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Middle Parish Community Centre, Grattan Street, Cork
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Details:
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Walk the walk talk the talk, a guided walk along the old city walls outlining the history and stories of the Middle Parish, North and South Main Streets.
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Organiser:
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Middle Parish Youth Group
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Contact:
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Breda Scanlon 021 4276089 or Liam O hIgin 087 2994060
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Event Name:
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“Echoes of the Past – Black and White Images of Cork City”
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 22nd, Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th 10 am - 5 pm.
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Venue:
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Cork Vision Centre at St Peters, North Main Street
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Details:
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DVD on the History of Cork and exhibition on “Echoes of the Past – Black and White Images of Cork City” in the upstairs exhibition space. Texaco Childrens Art Competition winning entries in the main exhibition gallery
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Organiser:
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Cork Vision Centre
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Contact:
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Finola Horgan 021 4279925 or visioncentre@eircom.net
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Event Name:
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Ó Riada i CÓC/ Ó Riada in UCC
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Date and Time:
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22nd August 10 am - 12.30 pm. Monday 24th – Friday 28th 9 am - 4 pm and Saturday 29th August 10 am - 12.30 pm.
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Venue:
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Boole Library UCC.
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Details:
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An Exhibition exploring the life of Séan Ó Riada one of the most influential figures in the renaissance of traditional Irish music from the 1960s as revealed by his personal archive.
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Organiser:
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UCC Library.
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Contact:
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Carol Quinn 021 4903132, c.quinn@ucc.ie
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Event Name:
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North Cathedral Historical Exhibition
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 22nd August – Friday the 4th of September. 10 am-5.30 pm
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Venue:
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Cork City Library, Grand Parade.
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Details:
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This exhibition will include 7 story panels displaying historical photographs. It will also include a Hogan statue and displays of pre-Vatican 2 vestments and display cases with historical artefacts.
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Organiser
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North Cathedral Historical Committee
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Contact:
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Maeve Higgins tel 0877508692 or maevehiggins@eircom.net
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Event Name:
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Preserving Corks Archives Together Exhibition
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 22nd, Monday 24th – Saturday 29th August 10 am - 5 pm.
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Venue:
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Cork City and County Archives, Seamus Murphy Building, Great William O’Brien Street, Blackpool.
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Details:
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Historical Exhibition celebrating Cork’s rich archival heritage and featuring some documents donated by the general public
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Organiser:
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Cork City and County Archivist
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Contact:
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The Archivist 021 4505876 or archivist@corkcity.ie
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Event Name:
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Thematic Gallery Tours: Children programme: Art Detective Suitcases
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 22nd August 2.30 - 5.30 pm, Thursday 27th August 6.30-7.30 pm, Saturday 29th August 2.30 - 3.30 pm
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Venue:
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Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork.
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Details:
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Thematic gallery tours focussing on aspects of the collection. Children special: Art Detective suitcases available from front desk
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Organiser:
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Crawford Art Gallery
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Contact:
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Anne Boddaert anneboddaert@crawfordartgallery.ie or 021 4907857
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Event Name:
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Lecture and Tour of Christ the King Church Turners Cross
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Date and Time:
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Monday 24th August at 8 pm
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Venue:
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Christ the King Church, Turners Cross
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Details:
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Lecture and tour of Christ the King Church designed by Chicago architect Francis Barry Byrne. The tour will be given by Mr Aidan O’Shea by kind permission of Archdeacon Murphy O’Connor PP
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Organiser:
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Cork Historical and Archaeological Society
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Contact:
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Ann Egan annegan23@gmail.com
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Event Name:
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UCC Historical Tour
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Date and Time:
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Monday 24th, Wednesday 26th, Friday 28th August 3 - 4 pm
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Venue:
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UCC Visitors Centre, UCC.
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Details:
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UCC Visitors centre hosts an hour long walking tour which tells the history of the University from 1845 to the present day.
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Organiser:
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JP Quinn, UCC Visitors Centre.
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Contact:
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JP Quinn visitorcentre@ucc.ie or 021 4901876
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Event Name:
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Exhibition of Images of Cork Tokens and Coins from the Lenihan Collection
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Date and Time:
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Monday 24th - Friday 28th August 9 am - 5 pm
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Venue:
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City Hall
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Details:
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This exhibition will showcase images of rare Cork tokens and coins dating back as far as 1657. A variety of merchants and dealers are all well represented in this exceptional collection of Cork’s numismatic history.
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Organiser:
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Michael Lenihan
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Contact:
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heritage@corkcity.ie or 021 4924757
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Event Name:
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Collin’s Barracks Military Museum
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Date and Time:
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Monday 24th - Friday the 28th August, 10 am - 1 pm, 2 pm - 4 pm
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Venue:
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Collin’s Barracks Military Museum
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Details:
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The museum exhibits have 3 themes i.e. the History of the Barracks, Michael Collins and Peacekeeping. Although the core collection has a wide range of memorabilia associated with Michael Collins, it also boasts displays from donated private collections e.g. uniforms, weapons etc.
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Organiser:
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Collins Barracks
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Contact:
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Jim Horgan 021 4514252
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Event Name:
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“My memories of growing up in the Cathedral Parish” a talk by John O Shea
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Date and Time:
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Tuesday 25th August at 2.30 pm
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Venue:
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Cork City Library, Grand Parade
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Details:
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A talk by John O Shea on “My memories of growing up in the Cathedral Parish” an afternoon of stories and songs
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Organiser
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North Cathedral Historical Committee
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Contact:
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Maeve Higgins tel 0877508692 or maevehiggins@eircom.net
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Event Name:
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Along the old Cork Blackrock and Passage Railway Line local history walk
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Date and Time:
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Tuesday 25th August at 7 pm
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Venue:
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The Marina end of the old railway line, adjacent Main Drainage station
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Details:
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Discover the history of the old railway line and hear about the development of Cork’s south eastern suburbs
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Organiser:
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Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, Cork Independent Heritage Columnist
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Contact:
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Cllr. Kieran McCarthy 0876553389
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Event Name:
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Illustrated Lecture on Cork’s Medieval City Wall
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Date and Time:
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Tuesday August 25th 2009 at 7.30 pm
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Venue:
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Central Library Grand Parade
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Details:
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Illustrated Lecture on Cork’s Medieval City Wall given by Ciara Brett Cork City Council Archaeologist
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Organiser
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Ciara Brett Archaeologist, Cork City Council
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Contact:
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Ciara Brett Cork City Council Archaeologist tel 021 4924705 archaeology@corkcity.ie
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Event Name:
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“Making their mark on Cork’s Northside” Talk by Ann Twomey
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Date and Time:
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Thursday 27th of August at 11 am
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Venue:
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Cork City Library, Grand Parade
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Details:
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A talk by Ann Twomey on behalf of North Cathedral Historical Committee on “Making their mark on Cork’s Northside” a look back at some of the North Cathedral’s history makers
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Organiser
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North Cathedral Historical Committee
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Contact:
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Maeve Higgins tel 0877508692 or maevehiggins@eircom.net
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Event Name:
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Tour of Model of Cork City
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Date and Time:
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Thursday the 27th of August, 3 pm (Please book in advance)
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Venue:
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Cork Vision Centre at St Peters, North Main Street
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Details:
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A Tour of Cork City Model located in the Cork Vision Centre will be given by Marta Kolasa. The model is a magnificently detailed 1:500 scale model of Cork City presenting an aerial view of the city.
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Organiser:
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Cork Vision Centre
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Contact:
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Marta Kolasa 021 4279925 or visioncentre@eircom.net (Please book in advance)
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Event Name:
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Row on the historic boat Fionnbarra
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Date and Time:
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Thursday 27th August 6 pm - 8 pm
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Venue:
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Meet at the Port of Cork building
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Details:
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The crew of the Fionnbarra invites members of the public to try their hand at rowing in this historic boat a replica of a French Naval Captain’s gig. Pre-booking using the contact details below is essential.
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Organiser:
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Meitheal Mara
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Contact:
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Cathy Buchanan tel 021 4316813 fionnbarra.corcaigh@gmail.com
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Event Name:
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Exhibition and Demonstration of Rare Glass Lantern and Stereo views from the Lenihan Collection
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Date and Time:
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Thursday 27th August at 7 pm
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Venue:
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Crawford Art Gallery
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Details:
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This exhibition will give a brief history of glass lantern images and a demonstration of a working projector. This will be followed by a slide show of very early rare views of the city.
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Organiser:
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Michael Lenihan
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Contact:
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heritage@corkcity.ie or tel 021 4924757
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Event Name:
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Cuairt ar U.C.C.
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 29th August 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
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Venue:
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UCC, Br an Cholaiste Cork
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Details:
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Visit Honan Chapel, Roinn na Gaeilge, Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha, Cartlann Roinn an Bhéaloidis, Leacht na bPoblachtánach
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Organiser:
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Gael-Taca Corcaigh
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Contact:
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Barra Ó Caoimh eolas@gmail.com 021 4310841
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Event Name:
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Talk entitled “Dark Mirror – Secrets of Medieval Munster” given by Rob Vance
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 29th August at 11.30 am
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Venue:
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Blackrock Castle Observatory
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Details:
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The talk is being given by Rob Vance who specialises in early and medieval history. He has written five books and co-written several television series including the recent RTE series Secret of the Stones which he scripted and produced. He is currently taking large-format photographs for an exhibition in October. For more information on Rob Vance and his recent TV series http://vancemedia.ie/ or http://www.rte.ie/tv/secretsofthestones/
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Organiser:
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Blackrock Castle Observatory
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Contact:
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Clair at 021 4357917
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Event Name:
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Lifetime Lab Water Open Day
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 29th of August 11 am - 4 pm
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Venue:
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Lifetime Lab, Lee Road, Cork
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Details:
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The team of Lifetime Lab are running a Water Open Day where volunteers will help visitors to learn about water, the role it plays in our environment and the need to protect and conserve it. Visitors will also be able to explore the permanent modern interactive exhibition on the themes of water, energy, nature and waste located in the Lifetime Lab visitor centre, and view the boilers and huge steam engines that were used to pump water to supply the City of Cork and enjoy a display of working model steam engines. Lifetime Lab also has a coffee dock, picnic area and children’s playground.
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Organiser:
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Lifetime Lab
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Contact:
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Mervyn at lifetimelab@corkcity.ie or 021 4941500
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Event Name:
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Illustrated Lecture on the Churches and Burial Grounds of Cork City
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Date and Time:
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Monday 31st August
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Venue:
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Central Library Grand Parade
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Details:
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Illustrated Lecture on the Churches and Burial Grounds of Cork City, by the Cork City Council Archaeologist, Ciara Brett
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Organiser
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Ciara Brett Archaeologist, Cork City Council
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Contact:
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Ciara Brett Cork City Council Archaeologist tel 021 4924705 archaeology@corkcity.ie
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Event Name:
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Cork South Parish Historical Society Annual Exhibition
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Date and Time:
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Tuesday 1st – 4th of September 12.30 - 2.30 pm and 5 - 8 pm
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Venue:
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South Parish Community Centre, Sawmill St
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Details:
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Projects on various aspects on Cork History viewable during the above times. Also historical talks will take place at 8pm on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd with a concert on the 4th also at 8 pm
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Organiser
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Cork South Parish Historical Society
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Contact:
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Ronnie Herlihy at rherlihy@eircom.net or 0861688146
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Event Name:
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Cork Heritage Open Day
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Date and Time:
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Saturday 29th August 2009 various times
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Venue:
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32 buildings through out the city
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Details:
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Over 32 buildings not usually open to the public or charging an entrance fee will open their doors free of charge for one day only. These buildings include the Masonic Lodge, Murphy’s brewery, the Clarion penthouse suite and the National Sculpture Factory to name a few. Details of the participating buildings can be found on the website www.corkheritageopenday.ie
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Organiser:
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Cork City Council
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Contact:
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021 4924757
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8 August 2009
McCarthy’s Make a Model Boat Project
We had great sunshine at the Atlantic Pond today for the inaugural McCarthy’s Make a Model Boat Project. The overall winner was David Good from Togher who won the overall prize for his model boat. My thanks to my judges Padraig Dineen of Meitheal Mara, Mervyn Horgan of the Lifetime Lab and Sean Kelly of Lucky Meadows Equestrian Centre.
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1 August 2009
McCarthy’s Make a Model Boat Project
Caption:
At the launch of McCarthy’s Make a Model Boat Project at the Atlantic Pond;
L-r, Padraig Dineen, Meitheal Mara, Malcolm Muggeridge, Katie Stoker-Phelan, Isabelle Muggeridge, Nigel Muggeridge, Shane Stoker-Phelan & Cllr. Kieran McCarthy (picture: Audrey Furney-Kelly)
Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, following on from his walking tours of the Old Cork Blackrock Rail line, continues with his summer community orientated programme of events under the themes of heritage and education. Cllr. McCarthy invites all Cork young people to participate in McCarthy’s ‘Make a model boat project’. All interested must make a model boat at home from recycled materials and bring it along for judging to the Atlantic Pond on Saturday afternoon, 8 August at 2p.m. The event is being run in association with Meitheal Mara. There are two categories, one for primary and one for secondary students. There are prizes for best models and the event is free to enter.
Cllr. McCarthy, who is heading up the event, noted “this project is a response to constituent’s voices that there is nothing to do for young people in Cork during the summer months. I am encouraging creation, innovation and imagination amongst our young people, which are important traits for all of us to develop in these difficult financial times”. In addition, Cllr. McCarthy emphasised that places like the Atlantic Pond are an important part of Cork’s natural heritage and should be managed as appropriate. Cllr. McCarthy noted: “I will also be liasing with the Park’s Department of Cork City Council so that the recent environmental events that occur on the Lough will not re-appear at the Atlantic Pond”. See www.kieranmccarthy.ie for more community events.
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29 July 2009
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29 July 2009
Young Nature Detective – a training course in the collection, identification and documentation of Ireland’s freshwater mini-beasts
09.45 – 14.00, Friday 21st August
WIT Main Campus, Cork Rd, Waterford
The National Biodiversity Data Centre, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency will host the above half day training course to coincide with the 3rd Annual Recorders’ Event.
The 2009 ‘Young Nature Detective’ event will train young wildlife enthusiasts to learn the skills and methods needed to survey freshwater wildlife.
The course will provide an introduction to the collection, identification and recording of freshwater invertebrates in the field. The event will take place on Friday 21st August at the Waterford Institute of Technology, Main Campus, Cork Road, Waterford. The group will meet at 09.45hrs and will travel via mini-bus to a nearby wetland. The bus will return to the Cork Road campus at 13.00hrs where lunch will be provided for participants.
The fee for the course (which includes lunch) is €15 and students aged 10-15 years old are welcome to attend. Numbers are restricted, so booking and payment in advance is essential.
The flyer and booking form can be downloaded at http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/index2.php?page_id=1&tab_id=1.
Please email info@biodiversityireland.ie should you require further information.
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20 July 2009
Press Release
18 July 2009
1) McCarthy’s local history walks, discover the old Cork-Blackrock Railway Line with Kieran, Tuesday nights, 21 & 28 July, start 7p.m., The Marina entrance; free event.
(2) McCarthy’s ‘Make a model boat project’, make a model boat at home from recycled materials, bring it along to Atlantic Pond; prizes for best models, in association with Metheal Mara; venue: Atlantic Pond, Saturday afternoon, 8 August, 2p.m; free event.
Categories: Primary students and secondary school students,
Prizes: gift vouchers
(3) Photographic Competition
Photography competition in aid of Cork FM
Lifetime Lab and Cork FM invite you to use your imagination and skill to photograph images on the theme of Water and be in with the chance to win an aerial photography flight.
The aim of the photographic competition is to capture images that celebrate the role of water in your community.It is open to everyone - young and old -from professional photographers to weekend snappers.
In addition to the top prize there is a special category for under 16’s of a shirt autographed by Ireland and Manchester City star and Cobh native Stephen Ireland.Prizes for 2nd and 3rd will be guided tours and horse riding lessons from Lucky Meadows Equestrian Centre,Watergrasshill courtesy of Mr.Sean Kelly and Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, Cork City Council and Cork Historian.
The winning entries along with a number of other top entries will be publically displayed at Lifetime Lab during Heritage Week including Water Open Day on August 29th
There are two classes - under 16 and open. For under 16’s proof of age will be requested for any photographs selected. Entrants must be under 16 as at 31st July 2009 to qualify.
Entries of prints only must be received no later than 5pm on by Friday, 14th August 2009.
Print sizes must be between 10″ x 8″ minimum and 16″ x 12″ maximum. They may be submitted mounted or unmounted.
The photos must have been taken by the person entering the competition.
A maximum of three entries will be accepted per entrant.
The entry fee of €10 per entrant (€5 for under 16’s)
Photos must be submitted by post with completed entry form to
Water Photo Competition,
Lifetime Lab
Lee Road
Cork
Ireland
Water Photo Competition 2009 Entry Form
Water Photo Competition 2009 Term & Conditions
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20 July 2009
Details of up to 1000 events taking place across the country were unveiled today at the launch of the National Heritage Week Event Guide by the Heritage Council. Now in its 19th year, National Heritage Week which runs from 22nd – 30th August, is a celebration of Irish natural and cultural heritage.
Every county in Ireland will host free events during National Heritage Week that will be suitable for young and old who want to get out and experience different parts of Ireland’s heritage. The message from the Heritage Council this year is to, take part in it, it’s part of you. The National Heritage Week Event Guide contains a full list of events taking place across the country. Check out Cork’s list of events taking place during the week is available on www.heritageweek.ie
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17 July 2009
Medieval Festival & Country Fair
News that Castlelake development has come on board as the main sponsor for the Carrigtwohill Medieval Festival & Country Fair was welcomed as a huge boost for the event by festival committee chairperson, Ann O’Driscoll last week. “In celebrating our past, we are building for our future,” said Ann
Jousters and falconers, threshing and tractors, archers and dancers plus army displays; these are just some of the features that will be in the line-up of grand and glorious activities and exhibits on hand at the Medieval Festival & Country Fair on 18th and 19th July next. Set in the magical surroundings of Barryscourt Castle, this exhilarating new festival is set to become Munster’s top contemporary Festival, promising extraordinary entertainment for all the family.
Highlighting the charter, given by Henry III in 1234 to Sir David de Barra and his heirs, Carrigtwohill can now rightly boast the Oldest Fair Day in Ireland!”
The festival expects over 15,000 visitors over the two days and will feature many aspects of country life from the past to the present day. In the grounds of Barryscourt Castle, in gaily coloured tents of an old medieval village, knights in shinning armor and fair maiden’s will re-enact life from a bygone age with medieval story telling, archery competitions and free flying falconry, Other artisan crafts on display at the Fair will include spinning the wool, old time threshing, pottery making and the baking of bastible in an old style kitchen.
To the west of the castle, the main arena will offer ongoing entertainment. Alongside terrier and lurcher racing, clay pigeon shooting, fly casting and sheep shearing displays; the beauty of the bardic art of jousting will be reenacted with mounted knights in combat. Back to the future, steam engines, vintage cars, tractors and old machinery, the army band and Irish dancers will all add to the festive ambience.
This will be a truly memorable day out for the whole family and a unique experience not to be missed!
http://www.carrigtwohillcommunity.ie/events/medieval09/medieval2.htm
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10 July 2009
The ‘Vibes & Scribes’ Lee Swim 2009 is jointly organised by Cork Masters Swimming Club and Cork Lions Club as an annual charity event. Registration for the Swim has sold out for the first time since the re-launch in 2005. The project which will benefit from funds raised this year (2009) is the Alzheimer Society of Ireland in Bessboro, Mahon.
Mrs. Jennifer O’Brien has confirmed that she will be donating a new trophy to the Swim, to be awarded in memory of her late husband, Denis O’Brien, who worked in the City Council’s Cork City Fire Service and who was also a Life Guard. During his career he carried out 29 rescues of individuals in difficulty in the Lee.
Following one of the largest environmental projects ever undertaken in this State, the Cork Main Drainage Scheme (1998 to 2005), the water quality of our River Lee now meets the highest environmental standards and allows us to build on opportunities for swimming, boating, canoeing, sailing and transport, so that we can use the River Lee to its full potential.
On day of the Swim, 18th July, there will be a number of other events on the River Lee. Leisureworld, Bishopstown will organise water-walkers (people ‘walking’ on the river enclosed in large transparent plastic spheres), there will be a demonstration of water-polo near St. Patrick’s Bridge and possible demonstrations of rescue techniques by surfers. It is hoped that this year will see the beginning of the expansion of the Swim into a ‘water festival’, celebrating the river and its central role in the identity and character of Cork city .
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6 July 2009
Re-enactments are great, check out this heritage festival in Ballincollig:
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30 June 2009
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30 June 2009
Archaeology Lecture Series 2009
Cork revealed: what stones and bones can tell us
Cork City is one of the oldest cities in Ireland and this lecture series will provide an introduction to the rich and varied archaeological remains discovered in the city.
Recent development projects in the city have given the opportunities for archaeologists to explore various archaeological features. Ciara Brett, Archaeologist with Cork City Council will give an overview if these discoveries. Niamh O’ Rourke, Consultant Archaeologist, and Colin Rynne, Industrial Archaeologist, UCC will discuss other aspects of the archaeology of the city to conclude the series.
Admission is free, all lectures will take place in the Central Library, Grand Parade.
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Lecture |
Date |
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Life in Early and Medieval Cork |
Tuesday, 30 June |
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Cork’s Medieval City Wall |
Tuesday, 25 August |
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Churches and Burial Grounds in Cork City |
Tuesday, 31 August |
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Cork City Breweries: |
Tuesday, 27 October |
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25 June 2009
The 1911 census records for Cork are now freely available online. The National Archives has digitised the records, with the help of Library and Archive Canada.
They are an invaluable resource for tracing ancestors, teaching local history and researching social and economic conditions. For every household, the records contain the names, ages, relationship to head of household, marital status and county or country of birth. I addition, it gives years of marriage, number of children born alive, ability to read and write as well as languages spoken (English/ Irish).
As well as households, details are given for hospitals, boarding schools, barracks, workhouses and other institutions. The census also details houses and buildings including condition. People can use census details like age and years of marriage to locate birth and marriage certificates, giving more information about ancestors right back to 1664 when civil registration began.
The National Archives plans to publish remaining counties by August 2009 and the whole of the 1901 census returns by the end of 2009. To search for your ancestors in 1911, visit www.census.nationalarchives.ie
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SS. Peter & Paul’s Church, 150th Anniversary Celebrations & Programme:
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Bandon Historical Society, Programme 2009-2010
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25 May 2009
Have you a memory of Shandon you would like to share?
As part of our latest project the Big Wash Up Cork Community Art Link will be holding memory collection clinics in St Mary’s Road Library. A selection of material gathered during the week will be incorporated into an ephemeral wall washed memory mural to be unveiled during the Shandon Street Festival in June. Bring a photo, a story or a memory about Shandon and join us for tea and a chat from Tuesday 26 th to Saturday 30th May 2- 3:30pm daily, St Mary’s Road Library.
When subtracting dirt add sense and beauty
The Big Wash up is a community based participative arts project and collaboration between Cork Community Art Link and French company Artitillerie Travaux Publics from Nantes, France supported by the Firkin Crane, St Mary’s Road Library and the Northside Folklore Project. The project aims to initiate social dialogue based on local memory and reflection, enable participation in the making of local culture and produce a pertinent temporary in situ work of art. The Big Wash Up is part of CCAL’s What if … public space exploration programme. See www.whatif.ie and www.artitillerie.fr
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20 May 2009
Photography competition in aid of Cork FM
Lifetime Lab and Cork FM invite you to use your imagination and skill to photograph images on the theme of Water and be in with the chance to win an aerial photography flight.
The aim of the photographic competition is to capture images that celebrate the role of water in your community.It is open to everyone - young and old -from professional photographers to weekend snappers.
In addition to the top prize there is a special category for under 16’s of a shirt autographed by Ireland and Manchester City star and Cobh native Stephen Ireland.Prizes for 2nd and 3rd will be guided tours and horse riding lessons from Lucky Meadows Equestrian Centre,Watergrasshill courtesy of Mr.Sean Kelly and Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, Cork City Council and Cork Historian.
The winning entries along with a number of other top entries will be publically displayed at Lifetime Lab during Heritage Week including Water Open Day on August 29th
There are two classes - under 16 and open. For under 16’s proof of age will be requested for any photographs selected. Entrants must be under 16 as at 31st July 2009 to qualify.
Entries of prints only must be received no later than 5pm on by Friday, 14th August 2009.
Print sizes must be between 10″ x 8″ minimum and 16″ x 12″ maximum. They may be submitted mounted or unmounted.
The photos must have been taken by the person entering the competition.
A maximum of three entries will be accepted per entrant.
The entry fee of €10 per entrant (€5 for under 16’s)
Photos must be submitted by post with completed entry form to
Water Photo Competition,
Lifetime Lab
Lee Road
Cork
Ireland
Water Photo Competition 2009 Entry Form
Water Photo Competition 2009 Term & Conditions
(1) McCarthy’s local history walks, discover the old Cork-Blackrock Railway Line with Kieran, Tuesday nights, 21 & 28 July, start 7p.m., The Marina entrance; free event.
(2) McCarthy’s ‘Make a model boat project’, make a model boat at home from recycled materials, bring it along to Atlantic Pond; prizes for best models, in association with Metheal Mara; venue: Atlantic Pond, Saturday afternoon, 8 August, 2p.m; free event.
Categories: Primary and secondary,
Prizes: gift vouchers
(3) Photographic Competition, Theme is water; prize – An aerial photography lesson and a chance to exhibit your work, this is a fundraiser for Cork Community Radio in association with the Lifetime Lab, Lee Road and Kieran
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ArtTrail Festival 2009
‘Rediscovering Locality’
13th-22nd November 2009
ArtTrail invites artists of all disciplines, individuals or groups, curators, organisations, and venues, to propose projects, performances, events, walks and more for this year’s ArtTrail festival - responding to the theme ‘Rediscovering Locality’. Running over ten days, the festival will follow two main strands – Exhibitions and Open Studios – with a series of Tours and Talks weaving between them.
EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
Locations/Venues:
Following from ArtTrail’s use of the Docklands in 2008, we aim to focus events in the upper Docklands and City Centre, but are not restricting proposals to this area.
Locations and venues can be used or disused premises, public or private, indoors or outdoors. At least one space will be a large warehouse-type building on the quays.
Separate proposals may be sited in the same venue if suitable.
OPEN STUDIOS & STUDIO EVENTS
This year, the ArtTrail Open Studios is expanding to include group and individual studios in Cork County as well as City. Participating studios are asked to organise at least one public event in their space during the week, and to be open for at least three days. You can apply to be included in this through a seperate form, available by emailing us (and available soon from the website - www.arttrail.ie)
PSYCHO-GEOGRAPHICAL TOURS
Art Trail is looking for submissions in programming Dérives, a series of weekday lunchtime walks in Cork. These walks will investigate the city from a range of artistic, historical and psycho-geographical perspectives, re-examining the urban environment through subjective experiences, narrative explorations and conceptual approaches. Walks can include other sites and venues used in the festival and should last approximately 30 minutes. Applicants should include a brief text on their proposal and, where applicable, a draft map or itinerary of the proposed route.
TALKS & WORKSHOPS
A number of talks by participating artists and invited guests will take place during the festival, and may be incorporated in the above strands. We also welcome suggestions for speakers and/or topics.
ArtTrail is funded by the Arts Council, and Cork City Council
e: arttrail.cork@gmail.com
w: www.arttrail.ie
YMCA Building,
11-12 Marlboro Street,
Cork City,
Ireland.
1 August 2009
Better Building Awards:
Cork Better Buildings Awards is a Cork Marketing Partnership initiative aimed at raising awareness of, and applauding the effort that goes into, the good design, maintenance, conservation and presentation of Cork Buildings. The Awards seek to congratulate staff, managers, property owners, developers, architects and designers for high standards in design, conservation and creativity, and salute the window cleaners, painters and maintenance staff on their good practice in the presentation and upkeep of the buildings.
This, the 9th year of the Awards, now an established Cork annual event will be launched in the newly refubished Bodega @ St. Peter’s Market, along with media partners 96FM and The Evening Echo.
The categories are:
· Retail
· Café / Restaurant
· Pub
· New Development
· Commercial Business Front
· Tourism Category
· Heritage / Conservation Project
Every building in the City Centre is eligible to enter, with Tourism facilities in the greater Cork region also invited. Closing date for nominations is Friday, 28th August 2009. Adjudication will take place in September 2009 by our expert panel of judges.
A Gala Breakfast Awards Ceremony will take place in the autumn when the winners will be announced and feted by the Lord Mayor and the Cork business community.
Previous Cork Better Building Award winners include the Elysian, Cork School of Music, Boqueria, Scoozis, Kent Station, Crawford Observatory, Beamish & Crawford, St Johns College, Household Linens and the Classic Bar.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ENTER ONLINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnTopLEpctc
http://slaintecork.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/elizabeth-fort-market-festival/
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Event Name:
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Cork South Parish Historical Society Annual Exhibition
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Tuesday 1st – 4th of September 12.30 - 2.30 pm and 5 - 8 pm
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South Parish Community Centre, Sawmill St
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Projects on various aspects on Cork History viewable during the above times. Also historical talks will take place at 8pm on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd with a concert on the 4th also at 8 pm
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Organiser
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Cork South Parish Historical Society
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Ronnie Herlihy at rherlihy@eircom.net or 0861688146
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