Cork Heritage Week Brochure 2023

Saturday August 12

Gunpowdermill Walk and Talk with Jenny Webb Take a walk through the Regional Park in Ballincollig with Jenny Webb and learn how black powder was produced in the 19th Century with reference to the surviving buildings and water courses, where it was exported to and the lives of the workers. 2pm to 4pm. Meeting point by GAA entrance in the Ballincollig Regional Park.

Civic Trust House Looking into Georgian Windows

Join leading conservation architects and conservation engineers for a deep look into Georgian windows. Civic

Trust House is a rare example of early Georgian architecture, dating from around 1730 that was rescued and restored in the late 20th Century by Cork City Council and Cork Civic Trust. Booking essential on http://civictrusthouse.ie/georgian 2pm to 5pm, Civic Trust House, 50 Popes Quay. Cork City Libraries Storytelling with Maria Gillen Maria Gillen tells stories to the young and young at heart at Blarney Library. 2pm to 3pm, Blarney Library, The Square, Monacnapa, Blarney. St Peter’s Cork Dark Times, Dark Deeds, Long Shadows: The Experiences of some Women in the Revolutionary Years Historian Anne Twomey will address the treatment of women during the Revolutionary years and afterwards by all sides in the conflict. 2.30pm to 3.30pm, St Peter’s Cork, North Main Street.

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