Glanmire Heritage Society programme of events

After months of planning, Glanmire Heritage Society are all set for this year’s National Heritage Week (18th – 26th August). There are events for everyone so be sure to attend!

Tuesday 21st August

2.00 – 5.00 p.m. at Riverstown Community Centre

• Heritage Photographic Exhibition
• Knitting and Crochet Exhibitions
• Local ‘Reeling in the Years’ by Ann Holland

7.30 – 9.30 p.m. Musical Evening at St. Mary & All Saints Church (M.C. Frank Houlihan)

• Dmitri String Quartet
• Sean-Nós Singer Sinéad Caher
• Poetry Reading by Gretta Coakley
• The Sonatina Adult Choir
• Tim McGrath
• Mary McCarthy’s step-dancers
• Julie Dennehy with Dion, Chloe and Juliana
• Claire on viola & Margaret on guitar
• Noel Daly
• Sing-along with Liam, Martin & Noel
• The Marron family

Wednesday 22nd August

2-5 p.m

Heritage Photographic Exhibition at Riverstown Community Centre

2.30 p.m

Guided Tour of Riverstown House (€5 per head) – meet at Glanmire Library at 2.30 p.m.

Thursday 23rd August

2-5 p.m

Heritage Photographic Exhibition at Riverstown Community Centre

2.30 p.m

Talk by Mark Elmes on his cousin Mary Elmes from Cork who was awarded a medal in 2014
by the State of Israel for saving the lives of Jewish children from Nazi concentration camps

Friday 24th August

2-5 p.m

Heritage Photographic Exhibition at Riverstown Community Centre

8 – 10 p.m. Musical Evening at historic Riverstown House (M.C. Michael Burns)

• Dmitri String Quartet
• Tim McGrath
• Hilda Leader Galvin, Conor and Leah
• Michael Ronan
• Brendan O’Donovan on clarinet
• Michael Burns
• Donal O’Connell, Overall Winner of 2018 Over-60s Final
• Muireann O’Connell, Ciara Leddy, Ciara Stacey & Kiera Egan
• Nuala ní Chanainn
• Margaret Tobin