Friday 2nd August 8.30 P.M. Official Opening And Lecture “Irish Legal History at the turn of the century with a focus on County Sligo”, Speaker: Judge Keenan Johnson
Lecture: Irish Legal History at the turn of the century with a focus on County Sligo. Speaker: Judge Keenan Johnson […]
Saturday 3rd August 8.30 P.M. Lecture “Sligo’s archaeology history and folklore as revealed through caves”, Speaker: Dr. Marion Dowd
Speaker: Dr. Marion Dowd, Lecturer in prehistoric Archaeology in School of Science, Sligo IT. Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10. […]
Sunday 4th August 11.30 A.M. Fr Anton McDonagh Chalice will be present at 11.30 Mass
The Fr. Anton McDonagh chalice is the only memorial left today, whose association with the Franciscan Friary at Ballymote is […]
Sunday 4th August 2.00 P.M. Outing: Walking Tour of Ballymote
Guides: Neal Farry, Derek Davey and Dermot Henry. Starts at Emlaghfad old Church and finishes at Coach House Hotel at […]
Sunday 4th August 8.30 P.M. Lecture “The Illumination of the Book of Ballymote”, Speaker: Dr. Karen Ralph
Speaker: Dr. Karen Ralph – New York University, Paris. Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10. Further Information: 086 3542905
Monday 5th August 9.00 A.M. Outing: Birr Castle
Guided tour of the Castle and Self guided tour of the Gardens and Science Centre. Lunch in Courtyard Cafe on […]
Monday 5th August 8.30 P.M. Lecture “Sligo 1919 with a particular focus on South Sligo”, Speaker: Dr. Michael Farry
Speaker: Dr. Michael Farry, Writer, Historian Lectures at The Teagasc Centre: €10. Further Information: 086 3542905
Friday 3rd August 8.30 p.m. Official Opening and Lecture
Professor Mary E. Daly, Professor Emerita UCD. President Royal Irish Academy 2014 -2017 Lecture: “Female Suffrage and the Irish Revolution, […]
Saturday 4th August 9am – Outing: North Sligo/ Donegal
Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre and Streedagh beach in Grange. Guide: Eddie O Gorman, Chairman of the Grange Armada Development Association. […]
Saturday 4th August 8.30 p.m. Lecture: “A Sacred Island before Christianity”
Speaker: Alf Monaghan. Alf has worked on Economic Development in the Near East. His years there triggered a deep interest […]
Sunday 5th August 1.30 p.m. Outing: South Sligo
Crucifixion Plaque at St. Atracta’s Holy Well at Clogher and replica Early Christian decorated slabs at Carrowntemple Early Monastery. Guide: […]
Sunday 5th August 8.30 p.m. Lecture: “The Clergy and the First Crusade”.
Speaker: Malcolm Billings, former Presenter of BBC Radio 4 current affairs programmes and Presenter/Producer of archaeological programmes on BBC World […]
Monday 6th August 9 a.m. Outing: Roscommon
Ballintober Castle, Roscommon – medieval castle, former seat of the O’Connor Don family. Guide: Pyers O’Connor Nash Ballintober Old Graveyard. […]
Monday 6th August 8:30 p.m. Lecture: “The last Lord Coloony (Collooney) aka Sir Charles Coote, Earl of Bellamont (1738-1800).”
Speaker: John Coleman M. Litt. who is currently working on a biography of the Earl of Bellamont. Lectures at The […]
Friday 4th August 2017 8.30pm. Official Opening and Lecture
Dr Patrick Wallace former Director of the National Museum of Ireland Lecture: The Museum, Past, Present and Future. Lectures […]
Saturday 5th August 2017 9am Outing: Fenagh Abbey, St. Catherine’s Church of Ireland, Fenagh, Co Leitrim and restored St. Mel’s Cathedral, Longford.
Guide: Frank Tivnan, Historian. (Tickets €30 (including Lunch) can be purchased in advance from Casey’s Pharmacy. Any remaining tickets […]
Saturday 5th August 2017 8.30pm Lecture: “Re-imagining the classical house as a Gothic castle: Francis Johnston at Markree Castle in the early nineteenth century”
Dr Judith Hill, Architectural Historian Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10. Coach for Outings from Catholic Church Further Information […]
Sunday 6th August 2017 2pm Tour of Collooney Rail Station and disused junctions
Guide: Peter Bowen Walsh (Railway Historian) Tour of Collooney Rail Station and disused junctions. And Architecture of Collooney Churches and […]
Sunday 6th August 2017 8.30pm Lecture: “Monastic Ireland – A Gift of the Nile!”
Alf Monaghan Alf is a long term observer of Middle Eastern affairs, including the emergence of early Christianity there and […]
Monday 7th August 2017 9am Outing : Belvedere House/ Gardens, Mullingar and Multyfarnham Abbey
(Tickets €35 (including Lunch) can be purchased in advance from Caseys Pharmacy. Any remaining tickets will be available at the […]
Monday 7th August 2017 8.30pm Lecture: “Ancient pathways: The Bealach Buidhe, the Red Earl’s Road and Bòthar an Chorainn in Counties Sligo and Roscommon.”
Sam Moore. Archaeologist. Institute of Technology, Sligo. Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10. Coach for Outings from Catholic Church […]
Thursday 28th July 2016 5 p.m. The Battle of the Somme Documentary
Documentary Screening at The Documentary Club, Ballymote Community Library. (Free Admission)
Thursday 28th July 2016 8 p.m. Hamlet
Feature Film of Shakespear’s play Director: Kenneth Branagh at The Art Deco Theatre and Cinema. (Admission €6)
Friday 29th July 2016 1.30 p.m. Míse Éire
Historic Film with music by Sean Ó’Riada, (1959) at The Art Deco Theatre & Cinema (Free Admission) Lectures @ […]
Friday 29th July 2016 8.30 p.m. Official Opening and Lecture “Being Miss Gore-Booth”
‘Being Miss Gore-Booth’ Anne Haverty, Novelist, Poet and Biographer of Constance Markievicz Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10. Coach for […]
Saturday 30th July 2016 9 a.m. Outing to Cong Abbey
Outing to Cong Abbey, village & Harry Clarke windows, Ballinrobe. Guides: Micheál Murphy & Noel O’Neill Local Historians. (Tickets €35 […]
Saturday 30th July 2016 8.30 p.m The Knights Templar in Ireland and Temple House
from Templar Castle to New English Mansion Dr. Paul Naessens, Archaeologist Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10. Coach for Outings […]
Sunday 31st July 2016 11.30 Ballymote Parish Choir sings settings by Sean O Riada
Mass in Ballymote Catholic Church.
Sunday 31 July 2016 3 p.m. Tour of ruins of Old castle at Temple House
with Dr. Paul Naessens, Archaeologist followed by refreshments in Temple House (Tickets €15 must be purchased in advance from Casey’s […]
Sunday 31 July 2016 8.30 p.m. Lecture: The History of the World in the Book of Ballymote
Dr Elizabeth Boyle Head of Department of Early Irish, NUI Maynooth Lectures @ The Teagasc Centre: €10. Coach for […]