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Feile na Tuaithe - 23/24 May 2009
23, May 2009 - 09:56

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR 

 

FÉILE NA TUAITHE - TURLOUGH PARK, CASTLEBAR

AT THENATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND - COUNTRY LIFE, TURLOUGH PARK, CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO

 

SATURDAY 23 & SUNDAY 24 MAY 2009

 

Here comes the Summer and families countrywide are looking for day trips and places to go. Féile na Tuaithe - Turlough Park at the National Museum of Ireland-Country Life in Castlebar, Co. Mayo has got to be the best fun and best value festival around.

 

Free entry, games, children’s activities, storytelling, music, face painting, demonstrations and workshops. Also, visit the tented craft and artisan food market with an extensive range of carefully selected stands.

 

Féile naTuaithe - Turlough Park is a natural extension of the Museum’s purpose of bringing families together to enjoy quality time and learn about the traditions of bygone days.

  

Please note: as many activities are weather dependent, some changes may occur. Admission is free to all events. Further details on all events available from the Information Marquee. 

 

 

SATURDAY 23MAY 2009

12.00-5.00pm

 

 

 

FamilyActivities

All Day:                          

      

Face Painting                                                                                              Venue: Museum Galleries 
Falconry Display with Lothar Muschketat                                                       Venue: Museum Grounds
Demonstration by professional working dogs (West of Ireland Spaniel Club)       Venue: Museum Grounds
“New Ground” Community Arts Project with Mayo County Council Arts Office.  Venue: Museum Grounds
Pose for a caricature with Aidan Cooney                                                         Venue: Museum Grounds 
Horticultural display with Horkan’s Garden Centre                                             Venue: Museum Grounds 

 

12.00-12.45               Foll owingthe White Thorn (Short Film, 2009)

2.00-2.45                  presentedby Wexford artist Michael Fortune. Questions and answers to follow.

(Places allocated on afirst-come, first-served basis)

                                    Venue: Audio-VisualTheatre

 

 

12.00-1.15                    Harvest Knot Workshops with Aoife O’Toole &Brendan

1.30-4.15                  McDonnell, Education &Outreach Dept. (Drop-in sessions) Venue:Marquee

                                               

12.30-1.30                Music Workshop with Mary Curran 

2.30-3.30                  (Places allocated on a first-come, first-served basis)    

Venue: Museum Galleries

 

1.00-1.45                  Storytelling with Gearóidín Ní Bhreathnach        

3.00-3.45                  (Places allocated on a first-come, first-servedbasis)

4.00-4.45                                       Venue:Audio-Visual Theatre

 

2.00-4.00                  Tug of War Demonstration with the Grove Tug of War

Club. Bonniconlon.Venue: MuseumGrounds

 

2.00-3.15                                       Drawingworkshop with artist Deirdre Keetley, in association with Drawing Day, National Gallery of Ireland. 

                                    Age: Adult. Booking required. Tel: 094 9031751.

Venue: Education Room

 

3.30-4.30                   Drawing Workshop with artist DeirdreKeetley, in     

Association with Drawing Day, National Gallery of

Ireland.  Age: Family – children over 7 with familymember.  Booking required. Tel: 094903 1751. Venue: EducationRoom

 

 

Music

12.00-1.30               The Rolling Waves                            

1.30-3.00                  Le Chéile                                           

3.00-4.30                  Celtica

 

 



 

SUNDAY 24 MAY 2009

12.00-5.00pm

 

 

 

FamilyActivities

 

All Day:                            

Face Painting                                                                                                              Venue: Museum Galleries

Falconry Display withLothar Muschketat   .                                                               Venue: Museum Grounds
Novice & Open workingtest for Springer & Cocker Spaniels. Run by the West of Ireland Spaniel Clubunder the rules & regulations of the Irish Kennel Club.                                                                           Venue: MuseumGrounds
“New Ground” Community ArtsProject with Mayo County Council Arts Office.  Venue: Museum Grounds
Pose for a caricature withAidan Cooney                                                                  Venue: Museum Grounds
Horticultural display with Horkan’sGarden Centre                                                     Venue: Museum Grounds

 

12.00-12.30              Following the White Thorn (Short Film, 2009)

1.45-2.15                  produced by Wexford artist Michael Fortune.

3.15-3.45                  (Places allocated on afirst-come, first-served basis)

                                    Venue: Audio-VisualTheatre

 

12.00-2.00                Harvest Knot Workshops with Aoife O’Toole and  Brendan McDonnell, Education&Outreach Dept. (Drop-in

3.00-4.30                  sessions). Venue:Marquee.

                                     

12.30-1.30                Music Workshopwith Mary Curran 

2.30-3.30                  (Places allocated on a first-come, first-served basis)    

Venue: Museum Galleries

 

12.45-1.30                Storytellingwith Gearóidín Ní Bhreathnach       

2.30-3.15                 (Places allocated on a first-come, first-servedbasis)

3.45-4.30                  Venue: Audio-VisualTheatre

           

20.00-3.00                Traditional Dyeing with Red Cabbage with Tom Doyle

& Brendan McDonnell, Education & Outreach Dept.

(Drop-insession)      Venue:Marquee

 

2.30-3.30                   Nature Ramble through the Museum groundswith Lorna

Elms, Education & Outreach Dept. Booking required.

Tel: 094 903 1751.Venue: Museum Grounds. (Meet at

Museum Reception)

 

 

Music

12.000-1.30              Le Chéile                  

1.30-3.00                 Drummers                             

3.00-4.30                  The Rolling Waves 

 



BOTH DAYS

 

FOOD & CRAFT MARQUEES

Featuring a wide variety ofquality artisan food & craft products from all overIreland.

 

CRAFTSTANDS

RichardMcGhee

Stained & FusedGlass

RitaMcDonagh

Jewellery

RayFord

Wood carvings -walking sticks/clocks/mirrors

CarrowkeelFurniture

Purpose madeFurniture

Irish CottageCandles

Candles

Seodna NaBoirne

Jewellery

Felt Fantastic /Wild Ideas

FeltItems

EsterKiely

TextileArtist

RossanogProducts

BronzeCastings

ElisabettaRavarino-Healy

Stained & FusedGlass

The PineRack

Furniture

ChrisGalvin

Slate mirrors / Bogoak carvings

EllybelJewelz

Jewellery

PixiDesigns

Handmade Cards& Wedding Stationary, Paintings &Prints

MeadowMiniatures

Pressed FlowerJewellery

EslenaButtner

Pottery

AlexanderNicholson

LeatherGoods

DerryaunCrafts

Felting/Weaving/Beadwork

Away With theFairies

Textile FairyDolls

 

 

SimonaRidolfi

Soap/facialscrubs

LapandaDesigns

Cards/Bookmarks/Glasspaintings/Candles/Jewellery

SheilaMoran

Glass FusedJewellery

GreenwoodBaskets

Baskets

Clew Bay QuiltingStudio

QuiltingCrafts

 

 

FOOD STANDS

PattiMoss

Chutneys/Sauces

Nora's Farm HouseFudge

Fudge

Marlene's ChocolateHaven

Chocolate

RUA

DelicatessenStock/Cakes/Jam/Chutneys

South Mayo ChilliFarm

Plants, Vegetables etc

Wine of TheGlen

Wine

Allen & McManusBakehouse

Homebaked Breads& Cakes

Milisobar

High EnergyBars

Áine HandmadeChocolate

HandmadeChocolate

SeanCasey

Jams/Marmalade/Chutneys

CarragoldaBaker's

HomeBaking

Country Markets LtdCastlebar

HomeBaking

Foods ofAthenry

HomeBaking

MeadowsweetApiaries

HoneyProducts

Martina's HomemadeBoxty

Boxty

Dunwal

Aloe Vera HealthProducts

NatureCures

Herbal Creams andTeas

Lotide FineFoods

Pork products / seaorganic vegetables

Cardamoms Tea &Coffee

Tea /Coffee

Castlebar SocialServices

HomeBaking

Buns N Cakes BakeryCo

HomeBaking

Frogswell

Plants/herbs

CarrowhollyCheese

Cheese

BramblesCafé

HomeBaking

Eileen McVeigh (TheJuicing factory)

HealthJuices

 

 

CRAFTDEMONSTRATIONS

 

At regularintervals throughout the day from 12.00 – 5.00pm

Eileen Healy

BreadMaking

Ray Munnelly

Blacksmith

Áine Bell

CandleMaking

Ambrose O'Halloran

WoodTurning

Matt Moran

Beekeeping

Joe Hogan

BasketWeaver

Patricia Kirwan Doyle

Spinning

Seamus Coyne

TraditionalKnots

Henri Hedou

Pottery

Rob Steinke

MasterSaddler

Gabrielle Bishop

StainedGlass

 

 

AnimalCorner!

Animal cornerwith selection of unique animals – both big andsmall!

 

 

New Ground Community ArtsProject

This project is a follow up to the successful “New Ground” project whichtook place in Mayo in 2008. This year’s project is artist-led and will involveindividuals and groups from communities throughout the county. For this eventduring Féile na Tuaithe, the Museum collection will be used as inspiration toinform the work of the artists. Each artist will take inspiration from the humanhistory on display and will aim to revalue, re-discover/uncover and re-awakenthe values that may have been forgotten, lost or mislaid.  “As our present system comes underserious strain where anxiety is fast becoming the norm, we need to look atmarking what is worthwhile”

 

Following the White Thorn (Short Film,2009)

Presentedby Wexford artist Michael Fortune. The film, produced as partof Mayo County Council’s Public Art

Programme, features a collection of superstitious beliefs from around the Ballinrobe areaofCounty Mayo.

 

 

Parking available in Turloughvillage.

A complimentary shuttle bus will run at regularintervals from Ballyvary village to the Museum gates.

 

 

SPONSORS

Féile naTuaithe – Turlough Park is kindly supported by:

·       Fáilte Ireland West

·       The Connaught Telegraph

·       Cashin Print Services

·       Mid West Radio

·       Spear Design

·       Mayo County Council ArtsOffice

 

 

Contact details:

 

Féile na Tuaithe – Turlough Park

National Museum of Ireland  -Country Life

Turlough Park

Castlebar

Co. Mayo

 

Tel: 094 903 1755, Fax: 094 903 1583

E-mail: tpark@museum.ie  
Web:
www.museum.ie

 

 




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