Yesterday we participated once again in the wonderful Crinniú na nÓg – Irelands’s national day of creativity for children – with some busy and fun children’s bookmaking workshops in Foxford and Kiltimagh Libraries. Huge thanks are due from us to the workshop funders Creative Ireland and Mayo County Council, to Kiltimagh and Foxford Libraries, and to all the creative children that took part in both workshops – looking forward to next year already! It really is a fantastic thing to have such a special national event for children, with amazing events happening all across the country on that day each year.
Tomorrow, 12th August, begins National Heritage Week – undoubtedly one of the busiest weeks of the year for heritage professionals! This year has lots of variety for us – we’re privileged to be sharing updates on collections, exhibition, and interpretation projects with some wonderful museums, showcasing a community heritage project to preserve a historic graveyard, curating the unique Leitrim Women’s Pop-up Museum, and providing children’s heritage craft workshops in Galway and Laois. Hoping to also make it to some of the brilliant events going on in our region – Heritage Week is a such a valuable initiative, and it is always a pity that it passes so quickly!
It may not seem like it now, but summer isn’t that far away!! We’re now taking bookings from organisations and venues for children’s heritage craft workshops for summer events including Heritage Week and Libraries Ireland’s Summer Stars programme. Workshop choices include bookmaking, or making prehistoric pottery or Bronze Age jewellery! Contact us at scealheritage@gmail.com to find out more information.
We’re running a number of free and inclusive children’s workshops in the month of August in Galway, Laois, Sligo, and Roscommon!
We’re part of the Summer Stars programme for Galway Public Libraries, with free children’s workshops in prehistoric pottery making at 11.30am & 1.30pm in Moylough Library on Thursday 4th August, and at 10.30am & 12.30pm in Dunmore Library on Friday 5th August. Please contact the libraries to book your place, as places are limited. These workshops are kindly supported through the Heritage in Schools programme under The Heritage Council.
For Heritage Week, we’ll be in Laois Libraries for free prehistoric pottery workshops on Wednesday 17th August – at 10am in Mountrath Library, at 12.15 in Abbeyleix Library, and at 3pm in Durrow Library. Please contact the libraries to book your place, as places are limited.
Scéal Heritage Consultancy 