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Heritage Week 2026 is upon us. The following are the events which Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage are hosting for Heritage Week and some other local events which may be of interest. You will be spoiled for choice:
 

Tour of Fernhill House and Gardens: Tue Aug 18, 7pm at Fernhill House, Clonakilty

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/tour-of-fernhill-house-and-gardens-clonakilty

 

Guided Walk of Clonakilty Town: Wed Aug 19, 7pm at the Michael Collins Statue

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/guided-historical-walk-of-clonakilty-town

 

Tour of Kilgarriffe Church of Ireland: Thurs Aug 20, 7pm at Patrick's Hill, Clonakilty

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/tour-of-kilgarriffe-church-of-ireland-graveyard-2

 

Documentary Screening of Historical Sites near the town of Clonakilty: Fri Aug 21, 12.30 at Clonakilty Library, Kent St. (registration required)

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/historical-sites-near-the-town-of-clonakilty-documentary-screening-by-d%C3%BAchas-clonakilty-heritage

 

Other events include:

The Sound of Irish Heritage: Saturday 15th August, 2pm - 3:30pm at Clonakilty Tourist Information Centre

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/the-sound-of-irish-heritage 

 

Voices in Stewardship: Celebrating West Cork's New Oral Heritage Hubs: Monday Aug 17th, 7pm at Drimoleague Parish Hall (hosted by West Cork Oral Heritage)

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/voices-in-stewardship-celebrating-west-corks-new-oral-heritage-hubs

Flax Threads of Time:  Tuesday Aug 18th, 11am at De Barra's, Clonakilty (see attached brochure)

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/flax-threads-of-time

Masters: The Stories Behind the Skills: Wednesday Aug 19th 3pm at Ballineen Enniskeane Community Centre  (registration required)

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/masters-the-stories-behind-the-skills

 

The Babóg Project Documentary - Doll Making Workshop: 19 August, 1pm - 2pm at Clonakilty Library

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/the-bab%C3%B3g-project-doll-making-workshop 

 

Flax Lín Clonakilty – Growing a Local Heritage Walk & Flax Demonstration: 20 August, 10am - 12pm at Bennet's Mill Field

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/flax-l%C3%ADn-clonakilty-growing-a-local-heritage-walk-flax-demonstration-3

Weaving Demonstration with textile artist Louise Deasy: Saturday 22 August, 10am - 4pm at Clonakilty Tourist Information Office

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/weaving-demonstration-with-textile-artist-louise-deasy-2

 

 

 

Documentary: Historic Coastal Village of Timoleague

As part of Heritage Week 2022, Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage visited the historic coastal village of Timoleague which is situated at the mouth of the Argideen river estuary.  To take us back over the centuries our guides are Diarmuid Kingston and Michael O’Mahony.

Documentary: Three Local Stories

Produced as part of Heritage Week 2021, this documentary tells three stories. The first part is the history of Lisselane Estate and in particular two of its owners – the infamous landlord William Bence Jones and in more modern times, C. O. Stanley. The second section concentrates on Kilgarriffe old cemetery and some of the many important individuals and families interred there over the last three hundred years or so. The final section of the video highlights Ring Village and the nearby Ballintemple Graveyard, detailing the importance of Ring as a port and the 800-year history of the cemetery wherein lay the remains of Tadhg an Asna among other notable names.