The annual Scattery island graveyard mass will be celebrated by Bishop Fintan Monahan on Sunday 17th August @2.45pm. There will be 2 ferry boat departures from Kilrush Marina at 1pm. … Continue reading "Scattery Island Celebration 2025"
Join us for a group walk around Vandeleur Woods and Gardens.
Free guided tours and interactive activities for all ages, offering an opportunity to explore the Shannon Dolphin Centre and learn about our resident bottlenose dolphins.
Celebrate Heritage Week and have fun singing in circle. We will sing simple songs 'As Gaeilge' - words and guidance will be available. Déan Seachtain na hOidhreachta a cheiliúradh agus … Continue reading "Irish Language Singing Circle"
Join two well-known and well-loved Joes for a tour around the Museum of Irish Rural Life - and a good few tales to boot! Joe Whelan is the founder and … Continue reading "Joe and Joe – Memories of Rural Life"
Free guided tours and interactive activities for all ages, offering an opportunity to explore the Shannon Dolphin Centre and learn about our resident bottlenose dolphins.
Join Mariia Marchenko of Moon and Sage for a tour of Kilrush Urban Orchard, where native Irish Apple and Hazel trees thrive, on the fringes of Vandeleur Wood. Explore the … Continue reading "Roots of Wisdom – Trees, Ogham and the Celtic Year"
Coffee has been popular in Ireland since the late 1600's, when 'The Devil's Drink' would have been the preserve of the coffee houses and gentleman's clubs of Dublin, Wexford and … Continue reading "The Art of Coffee Roasting"
The knitting & craft group meet in the library every Tuesday evening and share their crafty tips and patterns. Free event, all welcome.
Scattery Island Heritage Group presents Críostóir Mac Cárthaigh delivering a talk titled: Currachs, Canoes and Neamhóga of the Shannon Estuary in Kilrush Library Tuesday August 19 at 7pm. Limited seating … Continue reading "Currachs, Canoes and Neamhóga of the Shannon Estuary"
Free guided tours and interactive activities for all ages, offering an opportunity to explore the Shannon Dolphin Centre and learn about our resident bottlenose dolphins.
Pottery production in the Bronze Age involved techniques remarkably similar to those used by modern hand-building potters. From clay preparation to vessel construction, firing and decoration, the prehistoric pottery’s methods … Continue reading "Clay Pot Making with AMS (Archaeological Management Solutions)"