Kieran’s Heritage Week Activities, Late August 2011

Sunday, 21st August, 2011

2pm; Family orientated heritage treasure hunt across the Shandon area, meet at entrance to Gate Cinema, North Main Street for details, co-ordinated by Cllr Kieran McCarthy, duration: 1 hour, free event

(now fully booked up, see Thursday 25th below) 4.30pm; Historical Tour of the North Monastery area with Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, meet at gate of North Mon school, duration: 1 ½ hours, free event

 

Tuesday, 23rd August 2011

7pm; Historical walking tour of City Centre with Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, meet at gate of St. Finbarre’s Cathedral, duration: 1 ½ hours, free event

 

Thursday, 25th August 2011

11am; Perspectives on the History of Douglas, lecture with Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, Douglas Library, duration: 1 hour, free event

7pm; Historical walking tour of North Monastery area including Blackpool with Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, meet at gate of North Mon, duration: 1 ½ hours, free event (To book your place for this your please email your name with the subject title as “Tour” to northmon.ppu@googlemail.com)

 

Friday, 26th August 2011 

Come view Cllr Kieran McCarthy’s new photo exhibition on the heritage of the Lee Valley called “Voices of the Lee Valley” in association with Water Heritage Open Day at the Lifetime Lab, Cork, all day, free event

 

Saturday, 27th August 2011

1.30pm; History and Legacy: A historical walking tour through Cork City Hall, with Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, meet at City Hall, Anglesea Street entrance; duration: 1 hour, free event

 

 

Wednesday 31st August 2011

8pm, Creating an Irish Free State City, Cork in the 1920s & 1930s, Lecture with Cllr. Kieran McCarthy in association with South Parish Historical Society, South Parish Community Centre, duration 1 hour, free event