Heritage events
Friday 30th April
3.00pm & 6.00pm: Guided Tour to Rindoon, Lecarrow
Rindoon is one of Roscommon’s hidden treasures. The remains of an old pre-Norman medieval town which was built in the 13th Century. Groups to meet at Lecarrow Community Centre. Tour lasts approximately 2 hours. Please wear appropriate clothing for walking outdoors – walking shoes/boots are preferred and warm clothing/raingear – just in case the weather turns cold and wet! Food will be available to purchase after the walk in the Yew Tree Restaurant, Lecarrow.
Admission Free – register here
Saturday 1st May
2.00pm: Guided tour of Rathcroghan – Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk
With Joe Fenwick, NUI Galway, co-author of “Rathcroghan – Archaeological and Geophysical Survey in a Ritual Landscape”. Start time 2pm, Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk, short talk and power point presentation, then on to Rathcroghan sites for walking tour (own transport necessary, dress for the weather!)
Admission Free – register here
9.00pm: Festival of the Fires Bonfire at Rathcroghan
Part of the Festival of the Fires 2010 and the rebirth of the historic Bealtaine festival, co-ordinated by community groups around 16 counties, which started at Uisneach last year (see www.festivalofthefires.com).
Gather at Rathcroghan Car Park, 9pm.
Sunday 2nd May
12.00pm: Guided walking tour of Roscommon town
Experience Roscommon through the ages with local historian John Kerrigan. Assemble at County Library, Abbeytown. The tour will progress to the Old Barracks Lisnamult to the Old Dominican Abbey, St. Coman’s Church of Ireland (site of original monastery) to finish at Sacred Heart Church. Tour time – 2 hours approximately.
Admission Free – register here
2.30pm: Guided tour of Sacred Heart Church
Come and join us for an architectural tour of the Sacred Heart Church Roscommon, a gem of early twentieth-century arts and crafts employing a range of local and exotic materials all in a conservative Gothic frame. Hear how the Irish communities of England, USA and Argentina were petitioned to raise money for its construction and how local groups put their stamp on the fixtures of the interior. See how notions of Irish nationalism were woven into the visual narratives and how the fashionable saints of the day were depicted. Try and unravel its mysteries and spot its mistakes! Tour lead by Katriona Byrne, architectural historian and conservation consultant. Accessible. Toilets.
Admission Free – register here
5.00pm: Guided tour of Roscommon Castle & Loughnaneane Park
Albert Siggins will give a fascinating tour and talk of Roscommon Castle as part of Family Fun Sunday. The castle and park are both significant in the history of Roscommon Town and are steeped in traditional folklore…
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