'Heritage Week' Event Guide 2012 - Donegal County Council
'Heritage Week' Event Guide 2012 - Donegal County Council
'Heritage Week' Event Guide 2012 - Donegal County Council
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ROSSES ANGLERS’ ASSOCIATION, DUNGLOE<br />
Fun with Fly Fishing: the Rosses Anglers’ Association would like to welcome all ages<br />
to partake in trying angling out; have a dabble! We would like to open angling to<br />
people and young people as a wonderful natural heritage pastime. Come and try fly<br />
fishing for the first time. All ages welcome to learn the joys of angling.<br />
ROSSES CURRACH CLUB<br />
Date: Saturday, August 25, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.<br />
Venue: Tully Boathouse,<br />
Tully, Dungloe<br />
Free<br />
Partial wheelchair access<br />
Contact: John Boyle<br />
Telephone: (087) 261 6337<br />
E-mail: theionad@eircom.net<br />
Traditional Currach Regatta & Demonstration: The Rosses Currach Club<br />
traditional currach racing and demonstrations including the distinctive, local<br />
Owey Currach, photo exhibition and examples of Owey Currach building. There<br />
will be competitive racing across the afternoon and commentary from the pier. A<br />
revival of the old traditions, including building of the Owey Island currach, has<br />
been achieved in the last ten years.<br />
Date: Sunday, August 26, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.<br />
Meet: Burtonport Pier,<br />
Burtonport<br />
Free (contributions welcome)<br />
Full wheelchair access<br />
Contact: Kevin Bonner<br />
Telephone: (087) 222 3575<br />
E-mail: patrick.boner@gmail.com<br />
SALTHILL GARDENS, MOUNTCHARLES<br />
Old Walls, New Setting: creative mixed planting at Salthill walled garden.<br />
Eighteenth-century walls now planted with a blend of shrubs, trees, flowering<br />
perennials and vegetable ridges. Full of atmosphere! Children welcome with supervision.<br />
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Dates: Saturday, August 18 – Sunday,<br />
August 26, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Times: 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.<br />
Venue: Salthill Gardens,<br />
Mountcharles<br />
Cost: €5<br />
Partial wheelchair access<br />
Contact: Elizabeth J. Temple<br />
Telephone: (074) 973 5387<br />
E-mail: etemple@eircom.net<br />
SEAN SCOIL TRÁIGHÉANACH COMMUNITY CENTRE,<br />
CLOGHBOLIE / AN CHLOCHBHUAILE, LETTERMACAWARD<br />
Knitting Gathering or Ceilidh: gathering of local traditional knitters to<br />
work and chat around the fire in an old school which retains many original<br />
features. Tea and biscuits served. Visitors can join the chat and learn from the<br />
participants about their knitting skills and local history.<br />
Date: Tuesday, August 21, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Time: 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.<br />
Venue: Sean Scoil Tráighéanach,<br />
Cloghbolie / An Chlochbhuaile,<br />
Lettermacaward<br />
Cost: €2<br />
Partial wheelchair access<br />
Contact: Bernadette Sansom<br />
Telephone: (087) 635 2939<br />
E-mail: bernadette_sansom@hotmail.com
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