April Events In Roscommon

This month there is plenty of activities for everyone! Whether you are part of a group, a family, young or old you will always find something to do in your local area:

Western Alzheimers Association Tea Day in Coffee @ Keoghs, Wednesday Afternoon, 6th April

New Walking Club! - Meets at Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk, Sunday mornings, 10am, for a gentle 5km route on back lanes around Tulsk. Family friendly, suitable for all ages - get fit, enjoy the area, and get a relaxing social walk in good company. Free Guided Walk to kick us off: spot the local interest sites and features you never even knew were there!
Guided Walk is on Sunday 10th April, meet at Cruachan Aí Centre, 10am. (Thanks to Bernadette D'Alton of Cruachan Aí).

Stone Wall Workshop - Build a stone flowerbed for your garden! Half day workshop with Andy Rimmer. Saturday 16th April at Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk. 9.30am - 12.30 pm, Cost is €20 per person, materials included.

Children's Easter Workshop - Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk, Saturday 16th April, 2pm to 4.30pm. Cost is just €4 per child, or special offer €10 Family Ticket.

Try the Children's Living History Club for FREE - Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk, Begins Tuesday 19th April, 4pm to 5.30pm, with a free session to start you off. Weekly club costs just €3 per child, family discounts available. Kids explore Medieval times through a series of events and workshops - food and cooking, costumes, crafts, music, warrior training and lots more!

Adult Education Talk - Thursday 21st April, 8 to 9.30pm, Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk. Cost is €4 per person, includes free tea/coffee.

Music @ Keoghs - Rudhan Mew will play on Friday evening, 29th April, 7-9pm in Coffee @ Keoghs





Regular Events in Tulsk:

Every Tuesday Morning - Irish Conversation social meets in Coffee@Keoghs. 11am to 12.
April 5, 12, 19, 26

Every Thursday Morning - Cruachan Crafters in Cruachan Aí Centre, 10am to 12.
April 7, 14, 21, 28

Second Wednesday of every month – Writers Club in Cruachan Ai Centre, 10am to 12.
April 13

Last Wed of every month – Irish Conversation social meets in Tulsk Inn, 7pm to 8.
April 27

Patchwork Workshops with Beatrice Egan. Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk, running 4 more weeks, every Saturday 2pm to 4pm. Cost is €7 per person, includes all materials and tea/coffee.

March 2011 Events at Cruachan Aí

THIS LISTING IS FOR 2011!

Upcoming events in Roscommon for March include:

- Jewellery & Accessorizing Workshop: with Chatterbox Designs, Boyle. Tues evening, 8th March 7.30pm — 9pm. Cost is €5 per person, which includes a free Raffle ticket and tea/coffee. Have you ever wondered what accessories would look exactly right with that special occasion or favourite outfit? Now you can avail of expert advice and sharing of ideas. Bring along your favourite outfits to accessorise!

- Introduction to Archaeology: Part 2 - Talk & Presentation, with archaeologist John Sinnott on Thursday 10th Feb 8pm to 9.30. Cost is €4 per person, includes free tea/coffee.




- Children’s Workshop: Saint Patrick Talk and Crafts, Saturday 12th March 2pm — 4pm. Cost is €4 per person, with a family ticket for just €10! Includes materials & drinks. Learn the fascinating history of Patrick's influence on our local area, while engaged in arts and crafts projects relevant to St Patrick's Day.



- Patchwork Class: with Beatrice Egan, Saturday 19th March 2pm — 4pm. Cost is €7 per person, includes materials, free tea/coffee. Please bring any materials or projects you are working on, complete beginners also very welcome!


- Living History Club: for children of a primary school age. Tuesdays, 4pm — 5.30pm. €4 per child, per session, includes materials & drinks.

This is a recreational club for kids, dedicated to actively engaging local children with the heritage of Rathcroghan through historical re-enactment which will include: demonstrations by experts, hands on research, dramatic recreations, with a programme of fun, practical activities and events throughout the year. The aims are to bring heritage to life for those participating in the Living History Club, and for all those attending events which come of it. We will explore local history and heritage by learning about and creating/using for ourselves the costumes, weaponry, foods, music, art and crafts of different historical periods, and participating in community events through the year.

- Flower Essences Day Course: with Del Eagle, Saturday 26th March 10am—4pm . €50 per person, includes tea/coffee.

Have you experienced fear, stress, lack of confidence, difficulty sleeping, anxiety about exams ?

Bach Flower Essences are a very simple method of healing. They work in a gentle and subtle way to help us cope with the emotional states encountered in our daily lives. Anxiety, fear, guilt, insecurity and many other emotional issues can be greatly helped with this gentle method of healing.

Come along to Cruachan Ai on Saturday 26th have a chat, and discover for yourself the 38 Bach Flower remedies - including Five Flower, the 'Rescue Remedy' - which can help you with these issues, and many more. Learn how to use the remedies & select your own remedies, and as an optional extra, you can receive your own personalised and professionally crafted remedy mix at a special 1 day promotion price.

BOOKING NECESSARY: Please book your place with a €20 deposit at Cruachan Ai, before 20th March. By post, send a cheque or postal order made payable to 'Del Eagle' to us at Cruachan Ai Heritage Centre, Tulsk, Co Roscommon. Don't forget to include your name and phone number, and an email address if possible.

Del Eagle trained with the well known author & founder of 'Healing Herbs' Bach Essences, Julian Barnard, at his centre, near Abergavenny, South Wales. For the past number of years, she has been helping many individuals discover the subtle but powerful ways Bach Essences work.




REGULAR EVENTS

Every Tuesday Morning - Irish Conversation social meets in Coffee@Keoghs. 11am to 12.
March 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th.

Every Thursday Morning - Cruachan Crafters in Cruachan Aí Centre, 10am to 12.
March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st.

Second Wednesday of every month – Writers Club in Cruachan Ai Centre, 10am to 12.
March 9th.

Last Wed of every month – Irish Conversation social meets in Tulsk Inn, 7pm to 8.
March 30th.

February 2011 Events in Roscommon

PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS THE 2011 POSTING!
For this year, please see January & February Events 2013

Brigid’s Cross Making Workshop – Tuesday 1st Feb in Cruachan Aí Centre, 4pm – 5. Family friendly activity! Cost is €4 per person, includes materials, Family ticket just €10.

Story of the Cross - A pagan chieftain from the neighbourhood of Kildare was dying. Christians in his household sent for Brigid to talk to him about Christ. When she arrived, the chieftain was raving. As it was impossible to instruct this delirious man, hopes for his conversion seemed doubtful. Brigid sat down at his bedside and began consoling him. As was customary, the dirt floor was strewn with rushes both for warmth and cleanliness. Brigid stooped down and started to weave them into a cross, fastening the points together. The sick man asked what she was doing. She began to explain the cross, and as she talked, his delirium quieted and he questioned her with growing interest. Through her weaving, he converted and was baptized at the point of death. Since then, the cross of rushes has been venerated in Ireland.

Imbolg Candlelight Procession on Rathcroghan – Tuesday 1st Feb, meet at Rathcroghan Car Park, 7pm - 8. Family friendly activity! No charge.

Connect to Ireland's ancient past - Walk where your ancestors walked, honouring the anceint Springtime festival of lights.

St. Brigid, and the Celtic Goddess Brighid, Talk and Presentation with Bernadette D’Alton – Wednesday 2nd February, 8pm – 9.30. Cost is €4 per person, includes free tea/coffee.

Part of the Adult Education Programme 2011

Coffee Morning in Aid of National Rehabilitation Centre, Dun Laoghaire, in Coffee@Keoghs – Saturday 5th Feb, starts 10.30am. For further info please call Katherine 086 1733914

If you know of someone who has benefitted from the excellent services of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, please support this worthy event.


Valentine’s Card Making Workshop – Saturday 12th Feb in Cruachan Aí Centre, 2pm to 4. Cost is €8 per person, includes materials.

What better way to say "I Love You" than with a personalised, handmade Valentine's Card?




Traditional Skills Weekend Workshop – Dry Stone Walls Technique and Practice, with local craftsman Andy Rimmer. Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th February, meet at Cruachan Aí Centre. Cost is €75 per day (discounts available, please enquire at Cruachan Aí)

Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre in Tulsk, Co. Roscommon, has organized a series of workshops which take care of the local landscape and farming community, while offering participants a true connection to Irish heritage, and learning of traditional crafts and skills.

First in the series is the Dry Stone Walls workshop, running from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th February. You can be collected from the local airport, bus or train station on Friday evening, accommodated in a self catering cottage in the Medieval village of Tulsk, and on Saturday and Sunday you learn how to build and repair stone walls in the traditional Irish way, under the expert tuition of a local master craftsman.

Why is it different from other traditional skills offerings? Because the workshop is put to sound practical use on a local level, preparing and building stone walls for local farmers, who may otherwise have chosen not to rejuvenate the heritage feature, so integrally iconic to the west of Ireland. Or worse – to replace with modern fencing.

Options to build your ideal weekend package (per person):
• Basic Tuition (Sat 19th and Sun 20th Feb) €75 per day. (30% discount if you book in January!)

• Collection from local bus, train or airport €15-€40, return trip
• Accommodation (self catering) from €25 per night
• Catering, 3 meals per day, €25 per day

As a bonus, participants and their families get to explore the legendary Rathcroghan, the seat of Royalty in the West of Ireland for nearly 2000 years. When you sign up for the weekend workshop, you can explore Irish history through the ages: walk the land of Celtic Warrior Queen Maeve, see where the great bulls fought their epic battle in the Cattle Raid of Cooley, follow the Druid’s quest for knowledge to the sacred triple spring of healing, stand where the gaelic kings stood to fight invading tyranny and receive their rightful crowns.

More information and feedback on the Facebook Events Listing


Introduction to Archaeology Talk & Presentation, with John Sinnott - Thursday 24th Feb in Cruachan Aí Centre, 8pm to 9.30. Cost is €4 per person, includes free tea/coffee.

Part of the Adult Education Programme 2011


REGULAR EVENTS

Every Tuesday Morning - Irish Conversation social meets in Coffee@Keoghs. 11am to 12.
Feb 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd

Every Thursday Morning - Cruachan Crafters in Cruachan Aí Centre, 10am to 12.
Feb 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th

Second Wednesday of every month – Writers Club in Cruachan Ai Centre, 10am to 12.
Feb 9th

Last Wednesday of every month – Irish Conversation social meets in Tulsk Inn, 7pm to 8.
Feb 23rd


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Learning Irish The Easy Way

Are you interested in learning the basics of spoken Irish?

If so call along to the Cruachan Ai Heritage Centre on Wednesdays between 1pm and 2pm, where Mary Carr will be here to teach the basics of spoken Irish.

You do not need to say anything whilst there you can just listen and take in the beauty of the language and who knows after a few weeks you may find yourself recognising words and you might even feel comfortable with the spoken word yourself.

See you there.