Lecture: Irish Legal History at the turn of the century with a focus on County Sligo.

Speaker: Judge Keenan Johnson

Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10.

Further Information: 086 3542905

Speaker: Dr. Marion Dowd, Lecturer in prehistoric Archaeology in School of Science, Sligo IT.

Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10.

Further Information: 086 3542905

The Fr. Anton McDonagh chalice is the only memorial left today, whose association with the Franciscan Friary at Ballymote is stamped on it. The inscription on the base of the Chalice in abbreviated Latin translates, “For the Convent of the Friars Minor of Ballymote: Friar Anton McDonagh had it made: September 1688”. This precious vessel will be making a return visit to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballymote at the 11.30am Mass on Sunday August 4th courtesy of Bishop Kevin Doran, Sligo.

Further Information: 086 3542905

Guides: Neal Farry, Derek Davey and Dermot Henry.

Starts at Emlaghfad old Church and finishes at Coach House Hotel at 4.30p.m. Refreshments can be purchases at the Coach House Hotel.

*There is no charge for this walking tour.

Further Information: 086 3542905

Speaker: Dr. Karen Ralph – New York University, Paris.

Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10.

Further Information: 086 3542905

Guided tour of the Castle and Self guided tour of the Gardens and Science Centre. Lunch in Courtyard Cafe on Castle Grounds.

Tickets €50 (including coach, entrance fee, morning tea / coffee and lunch) can be purchased in advance from Casey’s Pharmacy, Ballymote or on the day.

Coach for Outings departs from the Catholic Church.

Further Information: 086 3542905

Speaker: Dr. Michael Farry, Writer, Historian

Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10.

Further Information: 086 3542905

Professor Mary E. Daly, Professor Emerita UCD.
President Royal Irish Academy 2014 -2017

Lecture: “Female Suffrage and the Irish Revolution, 1912-22”
Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10.

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry Road).

Further Information 086 3542905

Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre and Streedagh beach in Grange.
Guide: Eddie O Gorman, Chairman of the Grange Armada Development Association.

Visit to Creevykeel Court Tomb.

Donegal Castle: Built in the 15th and 17th centuries and home of the O’Donnells, Earls of Tír Chonaill.

Donegal Abbey – Franciscan Friary.

(Tickets €35 including morning tea/coffee and lunch can be purchased in advance from
Casey’s Pharmacy, Ballymote or on the day)

Coach for Outings departs from the Catholic Church.

Further Information 086 3542905

Speaker: Alf Monaghan. Alf has worked on Economic Development in the Near East.
His years there triggered a deep interest in the origins of religion and the influence of early Near Eastern religion on Ireland.

Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10.
(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry Road).

Further Information 086 3542905

Crucifixion Plaque at St. Atracta’s Holy Well at Clogher and replica Early Christian decorated slabs at Carrowntemple Early Monastery.
Guide: Martin A. Timoney, Archaeologist.

Coleman Traditional Irish Music Centre, Gurteen
The Music of the Coleman Country – South Sligo Style of Irish music.
Speaker: Gregory Daly

(Tickets €15 including afternoon tea/coffee can be purchased in advance from Casey’s
Pharmacy, Ballymote or on the day).

Coach for Outings departs from the Catholic Church.
Further Information 086 3542905

Speaker: Malcolm Billings, former Presenter of BBC Radio 4 current affairs programmes
and Presenter/Producer of archaeological programmes on BBC World Service.

Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10.
(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry Road).

Further Information 086 3542905

Ballintober Castle, Roscommon – medieval castle, former seat of the O’Connor Don family.
Guide: Pyers O’Connor Nash

Ballintober Old Graveyard.
The decoration of the 18th and 19th century memorials of Co. Roscommon as seen in one graveyard.
Guide: Mary B. Timoney, author of Ballintober Old Graveyard and The Grave Memorials of Co. Roscommon

Donamon Castle, home of the Divine Word Missionaries – one of the oldest inhabited houses in Ireland. First recorded reference to “Dun Iomghain” is in the Annals of the Four Masters for the year 1154.
Guide: Fr Gerry Lannigan

(Tickets €35 including morning tea/coffee and lunch can be purchased in advance from
Casey’s Pharmacy, Ballymote or on the day).

Coach for Outings departs from the Catholic Church.
Further Information 086 3542905

Speaker: John Coleman M. Litt. who is currently working on a biography of the Earl of Bellamont.

Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10.
(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry Road).

Further Information 086 3542905

Dr Patrick Wallace former Director of the National Museum of Ireland

Lecture: The Museum, Past, Present and Future.

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Guide: Frank Tivnan, Historian.

(Tickets €30 (including Lunch) can be purchased in advance from Casey’s Pharmacy.

Any remaining tickets available at the opening lecture).

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Dr Judith Hill, Architectural Historian

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Guide: Peter Bowen Walsh (Railway Historian)

Tour of Collooney Rail Station and disused junctions.

And Architecture of Collooney Churches and other areas of local interest.

Guides; Martin A Timoney and Mary B Timoney (Archaeologists)

(Tickets €12 (includes transport) can be purchased in advance from Casey’s Pharmacy.

Any remaining tickets will be available at the opening lecture)

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Alf Monaghan

Alf is a long term observer of Middle Eastern affairs, including the emergence of early Christianity there and the influence of the Eastern Mediterranean on Irish Christianity.

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

(Tickets €35 (including Lunch) can be purchased in advance from Caseys Pharmacy. Any  remaining tickets will be available at the opening lecture).

Any  remaining tickets will be available at the opening lecture).

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Sam Moore. Archaeologist. Institute of Technology, Sligo.

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Documentary Screening at The Documentary
Club, Ballymote Community Library.

(Free Admission)

Feature Film of Shakespear’s play

Director: Kenneth Branagh at The Art Deco Theatre and Cinema.

(Admission €6)

Historic Film with music by Sean Ó’Riada, (1959) at The Art Deco Theatre & Cinema

(Free Admission)

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

‘Being Miss Gore-Booth’

Anne Haverty, Novelist, Poet and Biographer of Constance Markievicz

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Outing to Cong Abbey, village & Harry Clarke windows, Ballinrobe.

Guides: Micheál Murphy & Noel O’Neill Local Historians.

(Tickets €35 (including Lunch) must be purchased in advance from Casey’s Pharmacy, Ballymote. Any remaining tickets available at the opening lecture)

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

from Templar Castle to New English Mansion

Dr. Paul Naessens, Archaeologist

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Mass in Ballymote Catholic Church.

with Dr. Paul Naessens, Archaeologist followed by refreshments in Temple House

(Tickets €15 must be purchased in advance from Casey’s Pharmacy, Ballymote. Any remaining tickets will be available at the opening lecture)

No transport provided for this outing

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).

Dr Elizabeth Boyle
Head of Department of Early Irish, NUI Maynooth

Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10.
Coach for Outings from Catholic Church
Further Information 087 4169557

(The Teagasc Centre is immediately on the right over the railway bridge on the Tubbercurry
Road).