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
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