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Walks and Talks 2024

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Biodiversity of Stone walls

Saturday 17th August

3:00 p.m

Bandon Library

Join Marcus Collier, Professor of Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Dublin, as he discusses the biodiversity of Stone walls. 

Weather permitting, this talk will be followed by a guided talk around the Walls of Bandon.

Email: bandon.beag@gmail.com to book a space

Organised by BEAG

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Take me to the River

Sunday 18th August

2-4 p.m

What lives in our river - in association with Wise Water Academy.

Come along for a family day kick sampling, examining the microinvertebrates that live in our river and more.

Ring: 0867325680 to book a space

Organised by Creative Bandon

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A history of the Jeffers in Bandon
 

Monday 19th August

8:00 p.m

Bandon Town Hall

Isla Jeffers gives an overview of the Jeffers' family in Bandon. From 1855 to the present day, they have been one Bandon's longest running employers, including a bakery and West Cork's first supermarket.

No booking required

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A guided tour of St. Peter's Church

Tuesday 20th August

7:30 p.m

Meet at door of St. Peter's Church

Join Andrew Coleman on a walk through the history of St. Peters Church - highlighting the history of Bandon within the walls. 

No booking required

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Conserving Bandon's Walls

Wednesday 21st August

2:00 pm

St. Peter's

Join James Byrne lead archaeologist on our Heritage Council IWTN funded Conservation project to assess and implement emergency works on Bandon's historic town walls bordering the grounds of St. Peter's.

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The Bernards of Bandon

Wednesday 21st August

8:00 p.m

Bandon Town Hall

Catherine Fitzmaurice and John Desmond give an overview of the history of the Bernard family of Castle Bernard and their connection to the town.

No booking required

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Distilling from history from the Midleton Archive

Thursday 22nd August

8:00 p.m

Bandon Town Hall

Join Carol Quinn, head of Archives  at Irish Distillers on a deep dive through the origins of the modern Irish Whiskey Industry.

No booking required

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Family History Talk

Saturday 24th August

2:30 p.m

Bandon Library

 

Are you interested in tracing your family tree?

Staff from Local Studies Library will be in Bandon Library on on Friday 23rd August from 2:30 p.m. to explain how you might bring your family history project to life.

No booking required

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Cures of Ireland

Friday 23rd August

8:00 p.m

Bandon Town Hall

It's said that almost everyone in Ireland, particularly in rural communities, will know of someone with a ‘cure'. It might be for the mumps, a stye in the eye, or a sprain. Indeed the author of Cures of Ireland, Cecily Gilligan was herself cured of jaundice and ringworm by a ‘seventh son' in her local Sligo during her childhood.

Cecily Gilligan has been researching the rich world of Irish folk cures for almost forty years and, given the tradition has largely been an oral one, has been interviewing a broad range of people from around the country who possess these mystical cures, and those who have benefited from their gifts. One has a cure for eczema that comprises herbal butter balls, another ‘buys' warts from the sufferer with safety pins. There are stories of clay from graves with precious healing properties and pieces of cords from potato bags being sent across the world to treat asthma.

While the Ireland of the twenty-first century continues to develop at lightning speed, there is something deeply comforting and reassuring in the fact that these ancient healing traditions, while fewer in number, do survive to this day. Cures of Ireland is an exquisite book that will be treasured by many generations to come.

No booking required

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Footsteps in the past: a walk around Walled Bandon Town

Saturday  24h August

4:30pm

Meeting point: Gate of St Peter's Church

Join local historian Claire McCutcheon for a stroll around key historic points of Bandon for a convivial chat as we explore the nuances of the heritage around us. From the original bridge to murdered masons and buried horses - Bandon has many stories waiting to be heard!

No booking required

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