Cork Heritage Week Brochure

Saturday August 24

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Cork City Libraries History Walk

A talk on the 1914 Curragh Mutiny by Patrick Sheehan. 12pm, Bishopstown Library, Sarsfield Road, Wilton.

Local heritage expert Liam O’hÚigín will lead a walking tour of historical parts of Cork, from Nano Nagle Bridge to North Gate Bridge via the Grand Parade and the Bridewell. 2.30pm, meet outside the City Library, Grand Parade. Cork City Libraries Cork Victoria Cross Heroes of the Great War A talk by military historian Gerry White. 2.30pm, Bishopstown Library, Sarsfield Road, Wilton. Cork City Libraries Launch of the Blarney History Panel at Blarney Library A Snapshot of the history of Blarney Library Building and a

Murphy’s Farm Heritage Walk In 1726, the summer residence of the Bishop of Cork and Ross was completed 5 miles to the west of Cork. The Heritage Walk will begin and end at Murphy’s Farm car park, adjacent to the original mansion courtyard. During the walk learn about the history and the nature of the location, while appreciating the role Murphy’s Farm plays in the Bishopstown Community, 300 years later. 2pm to 3pm, meet at Bishopstown House, Murphy’s Farm, Bishopstown.

celebration of its current role as a Library space. 2.30pm, Blarney Library, The Square, Blarney.

Cork City Libraries Launch of Cork Clocks by Antoin O’Callaghan

With the launch of Cork Clock’s renowned local historian Antóin O’Callaghan will take you on a historical journey of Cork’s clocks and clockmakers, a miscellany of history, heritage and happenings associated with time, clocks and clockmakers in Cork City from c1700 to the present day. 2pm, The City Library, The Grand Parade. Nano Nagle Place Tiny Museum: The Shoebox Edition Learn about the behind-the-scenes world of museums and craft your own very tiny museum in a shoebox.

Cork City Libraries Songs for a Burning City: a reading by novelist Ger FitzGibbon A reading of Songs for a Burning City which is the debut novel for Ger Fitzgibbon and is a fascinating work of imagined history. 3.30pm, The City Library, The Grand Parade. The City Workhouse Historical walking tour with Cllr. Kieran McCarthy Learn about Cork City’s workhouse created for 2000 impoverished people in 1841. 1.30pm, meet inside the gates of St Finbarr’s Hospital, Douglas Road.

Booking essential on www.nanonagleplace.ie 2pm to 4pm, Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street.