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Kilrush Farmer's Market
2024-08-22 09:00 - 14:00, 2024-08-15 09:00 - 14:00, 2024-08-08 09:00 - 14:00, 2024-08-01 09:00 - 14:00, 2024-07-25 09:00 - 14:00, 2024-07-18 09:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Dublin) | The Square, Kilrush, The Square, Kilrush, Co. Clare
Support local businesses by shopping the Kilrush Farmer’s Market. Held every Thursday from 9am-2pm.

A Shannon Pilot’s Journey
2024-08-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Co. Clare
Scattery Island Heritage Group are delighted to introduce ‘A Shannon Pilots Journey’ by Patrick Galvin, to celebrate Heritage Week. Tuesday 20th August in Kilrush Library at 7pm – free event, all welcome

A Trip Back in Time
2024-08-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Banner Books, 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush, V15 PW83
Photographer, local historian and author Jackie McCarthy Elger collects and restores old photographs and videos of Co Clare and posts them on her Facebook/Instagram page The Vintage Lens – Looking at Times Past in Co Clare.
Take a trip back in time with her on the 18 August when she will present a selection of photographs and video clips in relation to transport in Co Clare – from the humble donkey and cart to the iconic West Clare Railway and much more. Guests are encouraged to bring along their own old photographs of Co Clare (not just related to transport) and share some of their memories.
This event is part of the Kilrush Heritage Quarter series, a collaboration of Kilrush community groups and businesses for National Heritage Week 2024. Full details here; https://www.facebook.com/events/795577572776525

Annual Scattery Island Graveyard Mass
2024-08-18 13:30 - 18:00 | Co. Clare
Scattery Island’s annual graveyard mass takes place on Sunday August 18th at 3.15pm. and will be celebrated by the Bishop of the diocese of Killaloe Fintan Monahan
Please note ferry boat departs from Kilrush Marina and charge applies.

The Stained Glass of St Senan's Catholic Church
2024-08-18 13:00 - 14:00 | St Senan’s Catholic Church, Toler Street, Kilrush
Join John Glynn for a talk about the history of the stained-glass windows by Harry Clarke Studios in St Senan’s Church on Toler Street in Kilrush. Harry Clarke (17 March 1889–6 January 1931) was a stained-glass artist, graphic designer, and book illustrator.
Lonely Planet recommends Saint Senan’s Church as well worth visiting, not only for the four windows by Harry Clarke but also for the Rose Window and windows by Professor Frederick Settle Barff.
John Glynn, who was born in Kilrush, has a keen interest in local history and photography. He exhibited at the 186th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin in 2016 and at the Kilkenny Photographic Society exhibition during the Kilkenny Arts Festival in 2016, 2017, and 2022.
The meeting point is St Senan’s Church, Toler Street, at 1:00 pm (after 12:00 mass).
This event is part of the Kilrush Heritage Quarter series, a collaboration of Kilrush community groups and businesses for National Heritage Week 2024. Full details here; https://www.facebook.com/events/795577572776525

Spinning Yarn in Scattery Island Cottage
2024-08-18 12:30 - 18:00 | Scattery Island Tours, Kilrush Marina, V15 AD62
The theme of Heritage Week 2024 is Connection. Here on Scattery Island we have reconnected with a former Scattery Island guide, storyteller and crafter Ruth Marshall who will show us the route from raw fleece to fine yarn and will be happy to tell us about the plants-roots,leaves and flowers that she uses to produce beautiful natural dye colours. She might even tell a yarn[story] or two… remember that one about the princess who fell asleep for 100 years when she pricked her finger on a spindle.
This event will take place in the recently renovated Brennan family cottage in the village street on Scattery Island.
Please note ferry boat departs from Kilrush Marina and charge applies

This event is part of the Kilrush Heritage Quarter series, a collaboration of Kilrush community groups and businesses for National Heritage Week 2024. Full details here; https://www.facebook.com/events/795577572776525

Connecting Our Stories
2024-08-18 11:30 - 17:00 | Banner Books, 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush, V15 PW83
From 11.30 am and throughout the day, Banner Books will be hosting a social space for local people to take their ease and share their memories of Old Kilrush.
Explore local history books, with local writers, and share your own family stories and photographs. Photographs can also be dropped off for recording and restoration by Jackie McCarthy Elger of The Vintage Lens.
Visitors are welcome to bring refreshments with them, available from our neighbours at Jellyfish Marketplace and other nearby businesses.
This is an intergenerational event, and older people with their families or carers are especially welcome.
This event is part of the Kilrush Heritage Quarter series, a collaboration of Kilrush community groups and businesses for National Heritage Week 2024. Full details here; https://www.facebook.com/events/795577572776525

A Walking Tour of Frances Street
2024-08-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Jellyfish Marketplace, Merchant's Quay, Frances Street, Kilrush, V15 XW83
Kilrush and District Historical Society is glad to announce a guided walking tour of Frances Street, Kilrush. A step onto Frances Street in Kilrush is a step back in time. This grand, 30-metre-wide thoroughfare runs straight down to the harbour; but it is also, it seems, a direct line to Kilrush’s past as a port town and market hub. We have some fascinating facts to share about its former residents and businesses!
Meet at Jellyfish Marketplace, at the lower end of Frances Street, where you can pick up refreshments to bring with you on our walk. As this event takes place outdoors, please dress for the weather.
This event is part of the Kilrush Heritage Quarter series, a collaboration of Kilrush community groups and businesses for National Heritage Week 2024. Full details here; https://www.facebook.com/events/795577572776525

The Legacy of Percy French
2024-08-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Banner Books, 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush, V15 PW83
Join musician and historian, Peadar McMahon, for a performance of music, stories and song, that celebrates the works and remarkable life of Ireland’s greatest songwriter. And of course, no Kilrush performance would be complete without French’s celebration of our own West Clare Railway!
Percy French entertained audiences in small village halls all over Ireland from the 1890’s until the time of his death in 1920. While most Irish audiences have grown accustomed to hearing his songs performed by Irish Tenors, they were originally composed by Percy French for his banjo and relaxed baritone. Peadar MacMahon’s folk arrangements pay tribute to how they were originally performed.
A Limerick native, Peadar now lives in Kilrush. His performances are charming, heartfelt, engaging and educational. He offers his audience a greater connection to the songs through the telling of their stories and his own.
This event is part of the Kilrush Heritage Quarter series, a collaboration of Kilrush community groups and businesses for National Heritage Week 2024. Full details here; https://www.facebook.com/events/795577572776525

Pottery Through the Ages (and why we love it in archaeology)
2024-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Banner Books, 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush, V15 PW83
Pottery has played an important role in day-to-day life throughout history. Join Elaine Lynch, Ceramic Specialist and Artefact Illustrator with AMS, to learn how the recovery of pottery from archaeological excavations can connect us to our ancestors by giving us insight into their hearths and homes.
Elaine Lynch MA, MPhil, MIAI has over 17 years’ experience in commercial and research excavations in Ireland. She holds an MA in the History of Art and Architecture from UCD and an MPhil in Archaeology from UCC, where her doctoral thesis was entitled ‘A study of Grooved Ware in Ireland’. Since completing her MPhil she has analysed and produced a number reports focusing on prehistoric, medieval, and post-medieval pottery as well as floor and roof tiles and clay tobacco pipe assemblages. She has also produced numerous artefact illustrations and digital plans, many of which have been published. In recent years, Elaine has taken on a part-time role with the Field Monument Advisor Programme. This has involved working directly with the Burren Programme and the farming community in Co. Clare. Her most recent excavation was that of a hut site in Lismoher, Co. Clare, funded by the Royal Irish Academy. She has recently joined the Board of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) as a conference organiser.
Based in Kilrush, Archaeological Management Solutions (AMS) is a recognised market leader in undertaking the role of Client’s Representative/Project Archaeologist to a wide range of clients. Recent Projects include the N69 Listowel, N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project, Kilkenny Abbey Quarter Development, New Children’s Hospital, St James, Dublin and the Claregalway, Athlone and Cork Flood Relief Schemes.
AMS Cultural Heritage Consultancy Ltd is is a corporate member of the IAI, ICOM and a commercial member of the IMA.
Find out more at https://www.ams-consultancy.com/
This event is part of the Kilrush Heritage Quarter series, a collaboration of Kilrush community groups and businesses for National Heritage Week 2024. Full details here; https://www.facebook.com/events/795577572776525

Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival: Nightly Music
2024-08-05 21:30, 2024-08-04 21:30, 2024-08-03 21:30, 2024-08-02 21:30, 2024-08-01 21:30, 2024-07-31 21:30 | Co. Clare
Nightly music in pubs throughout the town.

Open Air Céilí
2024-08-05 18:00 | Co. Clare
Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival

Music & Dance Workshops / Open Air Display
2024-08-05 | Co. Clare

Music & Dance Workshops / Open Air Display
2024-08-04 | The Square, Kilrush, The Square, Kilrush, Co. Clare

Music & Dance Workshops / Open Air Display / Open Air Céilí
2024-08-03 15:00 | The Square, Kilrush, The Square, Kilrush, Co. Clare
Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival: Music & dance workshops, open air display in the town square, open air céilí at 3pm with Johnny Reidy Céilí Band

Music & Dance Workshops / Open Air Céilí
2024-08-02 19:00 | The Square, Kilrush, The Square, Kilrush, Co. Clare
Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival: Music & dance workshops, official opening at 7pm followed by an open air céilí with DalgCais Céilí band.

Seisiún at Teach Ceoil
2024-08-01 | Co. Clare
Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival: Seisiún at Teach Ceoil

Singer’s Night at Teach Ceoil
2024-07-31 | Teach Ceoil, Grace St, Kilrush, Co. Clare, V15 PD89, Ireland
Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival: Singer’s Night at Teach Ceoil

Open Mic Social with Pete Mullineaux and Moya Roddy
2024-07-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Banner Books, 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush, V15 PW83
The monthly open mic social at Banner Books, Kilrush is a free event, open to all, for lovers of poetry, flash fiction and any kind of creative writing. Come to read from your own work or to share a favourite piece by another writer, or come to listen and support.
This month’s event is hosted by award-winning poets Pete Mullineaux and Moya Roddy.
Tea, coffee and treats provided.This is a free event, but there will be a ‘Tip Jar’ if you would like to make a donation towards expenses.

Cosy Concert with Serpentine
2024-07-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Banner Books, 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush, V15 PW83
The latest in a series of intimate, acoustic concerts held at Banner Books, Frances Street, Kilrush.
Serpentine is a 7-voice queer and femme witch choir based out of Bulbancha / New Orleans. The choir believes that songs change the shape of culture, that songs raise power and call forth change and justice.
Rooted in connective practices and a commitment to creating new pathways of care through the power of songs, Serpentine collaborates as a group to create spaces of transformation and healing.
This intimate venue allows for complete immersion in the music, for a truly moving and magical experience.
Tickets are donation-based, with €15 as a suggested donation. All are welcome, no matter how much or how little you can afford to donate.
Doors open at 6.45 pm. The concert begins at 7.30 pm sharp.
