South Tipperary Tourism invite you to the Kilsheelan to Carrick on Suir guided walk along the East Munster Way
Route: Kilsheelan to Carrick on Suir
Theme: Butlers and Castles. Follow the famous East Munster Way from Kilsheelan to Ormond Castle, home of the Butlers of Ormond in Carrick on Suir.
Date and Time: Sunday 15th September at 12.00. Registration from 11.30am.
Meeting Point: Car Park opposite the Town Hall in Carrick on Suir. Bus will leave for Kilsheelan at 12noon.
Walk Length/duration: 11k/ 2.5 hours approximately
Minimum Gear: Walking shoes, raingear and fluids
Level of Walk: Easy
Registration: €10. Children free. Please email or text if intending to take part so that we can arrange transport etc. to johnegan@stdc.ie or 087 0556465
Refreshments: Refreshments will be served after the walk at O’Ceallchains in Carrick on Suir
Later: Why not visit Ormond Castle for the Carrick on Suir Gold Coin Hoard Celebration which takes place 12 noon until 5pm.
Liam Lynch Loop Walk , Friday 23rd August, 6pm
South Tipperary Tourism invites you to come on a guided walk of the Liam Lynch Loop in the Knockmealdown Mountains and afterwards for refreshments.
Discover the unknown, following forest paths and taking in views of the Knockmealdown Mountains and the Golden Vale stretching northwards. The walk is one of our 2013 walks showcasing the Tipperary 10 walking experience and proceeds on the day will be used for the promotion and development of walks within the County through the ongoing work of South Tipperary Tourism.
Route: Liam Lynch Loop
Date and Time: Friday 23rd of August at 6pm. Registration from 5.30pm
Meeting Point: Trailhead approximately 1km south of Goatenbridge Village. Registration :€10
Walk Length/duration: 14km/ 3.5 hours
Minimum Gear: Walking boots, raingear, snack and fluids Level of Walk: Moderate
Contact: John Egan 087 0556465 or johnegan@stdc.ie
Just a reminder to everyone that The Office of Public Works offers FREE ADMISSION on the first Wednesday of every month to all OPW managed Heritage Sites.
A full list of participating sites is given below, and details on each can be found on www.heritageireland.ie
Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Normal conditions of admission apply.
Visitors may experience delays at some of their busier sites and are advised to arrive early. If allocated a time, visitors are asked to arrive promptly for the start of their tour. There is no guarantee that visitors who miss their allocated tour-slot can be accommodated at a later time. Children must be supervised at all times.
Access to some sites is by guided tour only. In the case of Newgrange and Knowth, there is no direct access to these monuments – admission is solely via the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.
Car-parking may be limited at some sites and patrons are requested to respect the facilities and
other car park users.
Please Note that the following sites are not managed by the OPW and normal arrangements apply: Muckross House & Gardens, and Muckross Traditional Farms; Glenveagh Castle.
N.B. Only those sites with an asterisk are open all year round. All other sites listed have a shorter season or restricted opening in winter, and Free Admission will not apply outside the opening arrangements listed on www.heritageireland.ie for each site.
Opening times can change at short notice. Visitors are requested to check the website for updates prior to their visit.
The Bealtaine Festival is Ireland’s largest collaborative Arts festival. It celebrates creativity as we age during the month of May every year. In association with Age & Opportunity, the festival presents a month long programme inviting older people to engage with arts and cultural activity and offers opportunities to reignite the flame of creativity and unlock hidden talents through theatre, the visual arts, music and literature. The Arts Services of North and South Tipperary County Council together with Tipperary Libraries have once again co-ordinated the Tipperary Bealtaine Festival, celebrating creativity as we age.
The launch of the 2013 Tipperary Bealtaine Festival takes place on Wednesday 1st May at 2.30pm in Brú Ború, Cashel. This is a free event and will feature a performance by The Swell Berries, followed by refreshments. Admission is free and bookings are currently by The Arts Office, North Tipperary County Council, telephone: 067 – 44860 to reserve your ticket! Active Retirement Groups and Care Centres should advise of numbers attending.
The Bealtaine Festival is described by Age and Opportunity as an invitation ‘to try something new, to explore something creative this Bealtaine in recognition of the life enhancing joys of constant learning and our capacity for creativity at all stages of our lives.’ The theme for this year’s festival is “Grow Happy” – a call to celebrate growth, spring and positivity for ourselves and our communities. In the spirit of this we are encouraging people to experience new art forms, and to try something new this May.
Over 95 events are planned in Tipperary this May. Highlights from this year’s festival include: The Way Home, an exhibition of works drawn from The Crawford Gallery, Cork which will take place in The Source Arts Centre, Thurles & The County Museum, Clonmel; The Wilder Wisdom of Auld Ones, a storytelling event based on stories of the cailleach from Irish legends and folklore; The Man in the Woman’s Shoes, a theatre event touring nationally for Bealtaine at The Source Arts Centre, Thurles & Old Music Favourites with Paul Browne. We hope that by the end of the festival you might have had a chance to discover new skills and talents in the arts. Be sure to pick up a programme at your local library or from any of the below websites.
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1,340 kbs) Bealtaine 2013 Programme
For further information, please contact:
North Tipperary Arts Office, 067-44860 artsoffice@northtippcoco.ie orwww.tipperarynorth.ie/arts ;
Emer O’Brien, Library Headquarters, 0504 21555, emaileobrien@tipperarylibraries.ie or www.tipperarylibraries.ie
South Tipperary Arts Office, 052 34565, email sally.oleary@southtippcoco.ieor www.southtipparts.ie
