Heritage Week 2024 in Duhallow: Celebrating Connections, Routes & Networks

National Heritage Week celebrates its 19th year in 2024. Running from the 17th to 25th August with the theme of Connections, Routes and Networks. Heritage Week invites us to explore the ways we are connected to each other through physical and cultural ties. Coordinated by The Heritage Council, its aim is to build awareness and education about our heritage, celebrate the heritage that Ireland has to offer, and encourage its conservation and preservation. It is part of a Europewide initiative in which over forty countries participate each year to raise awareness of the heritage that surrounds us.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Commemorating Tadhg Cotter Thursday, 15th August, 8 pm. Shinnagh Cross, Rathmore. A unique commemoration will take place. It was here, exactly two hundred years ago, that the Whiteboy captain, Tadhg Cotter, was executed by the force of the Crown in what is believed to have been the last public hanging in Ireland.

IRD Duhallow Historic Graves Video Series Available to Watch

IRD Duhallow is delighted to present our series of videos recorded for the Historic Graves project. Recorded under our LEADER 2014-2020 project, it has been years in the making, The series offers a treasure trove of invaluable stories and history relating to graves throughout Duhallow, shared by Duhallow inhabitants and recorded and curated by project tutor, John Tierney. The series will be available to view on the IRD Duhallow YouTube page, with videos being uploaded daily, from August 17th - 24th, throughout Heritage Week. Links to these videos will also be available on the IRD Duhallow Website and Facebook Page. #HeritageWeek2024.

Bugs & Butterflies - A Fun and Engaging Meadow Walk and Talk

17 August, 2pm - 4pm

Conservation at Crann, P51 AK52, Co. Cork

Join us for a fun and engaging meadow walk and talk with Ecologist Letizia Cocchiglia that will look at the insects and butterflies along the way. The event encourages visitors to look at the world around them differently, to open their eyes to the diverse beauty of the natural world and is guaranteed to be fun for all the family.

Conservation at Crann is an accessible, inclusive, living conservation site near Kanturk, Co. Cork and is especially designed for families to experience and enjoy nature. It features a range of trails, natural woodland, wildflower fields and riversides. Facilities also include accessible toilets and changing area.

Booking is essential. To book a place please contact Tara on todonovan@cranncentre.ie.

Unveiling of Mural in Knocknagree Village

18 August, 11:30am - 1pm. Knocknagree Village, Co. Cork, P51 R7PO

Unveiling of mural depicting the history and culture of Knocknagree village. Fairs were held once a month in Knocknagree up to the 1960’s. Also Knocknagree won the junior All Ireland in 2018 which was a magnificent achievement considering the population of the village. There will be set dancing on the day featuring the Sliabh Luachra set in addition to music from local performers.

The History Of Ireland, Within The Walls Of Clonfert Graveyard

18 August, 2pm - 4pm.

Clonfert Graveyard, Newmarket, Co. Cork

Duhallow Heritage Society is a historical group drawn from the wider Duhallow Region. They are a voluntary group of history enthusiasts and have held a number of exhibitions and history talks in the past few years, along with carrying out a number of research projects. They recently published the seventeenth edition of the local history book Seanchas Dúthalla. Duhallow Heritage Society Speaker Sheila O’ Sullivan, a historian with extensive knowledge of local history will give a talk entitled “The History of Ireland, contained within the walls of Clonfert graveyard”. She will trace the history of Clonfert graveyard, which dates back centuries, and its connections to various people and places worldwide. Everyone welcome.

Tour and Ecumenical Service - Kilshannig Graveyard and Church

23 August, 7pm - 8:30pm

Kilshannig Graveyard Newberry, Dromahane, Mallow, Co. Cork

The tour will start at 7pm and consist of a talk on both the Protestant and Catholic heritage of Kilshannig/Glantane Parishes. A number of graves of prominent people of the Parish will be visited and their association with the Parish explained. There are some notable people buried in this graveyard, such as Daniel O Connell's mother, Princess Diana’s ancestors, Nano Nagle's ancestors and many more. Visitors will also have an opportunity to visit the inside of the Church.

This will be followed by an Ecumenical Service and light refreshments.

Hammers And Steel. Open Day At The Forge; Irish Traditional Blacksmithing Skills At Work.

24 August, 11am - 5pm.

St Judes, West End, Banteer, Co. Cork, P51 R7W9

An open day at the PPP Forge in Banteer. The last remaining forge in North Cork, dedicated to traditional blacksmithing, along with Ragnar Cherrie, who is Ireland's last remaining coppersmith and tinker.

You can pop in, and see them working and learn about the traditional processes and skills involved in blacksmithing, as would have been practiced in local forges in every parish, throughout the country.

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