Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne: Events



	Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (Ballyferriter), Co. Kerry, Ireland

Information evening, 21 September 2011 (14/9/2011)

Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne will be holding an information evening in the museum on Wednesday 21 September at 7.30, about the Lár Ionad Forbartha Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta agus Aonad Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh (Education and Support centre for Irish and those living in the Gaeltacht) that it is proposed to build on a site owned by Údarás na Gaeltachta in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh. Further information from Gearóid Ó Brosnacháin, 066-9156100.

Hospice Coffee Morning (8/9/2011)

We will once again be partaking in the annual 'Ireland's biggest coffee morning', in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation, on Thursday September 15, in the museum café, between 10.00 and 12.00. Please come and support! We also welcome any baking you might like to contribute to help us raise funds for this very worthy cause.

Heritage Walk, during Heritage Week 2011 (6/9/2011)

A mixed group of locals, visitors (Irish and from abroad) and students on an Irish-language course took part in our walk for Heritage Week on Sunday 28 August, making it a most enjoyable event. Here are some photos of the places we visited:

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At the Ballinrannig ogham stone

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Béal Bán beach.

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The monument at Dún an Óir, sculped by Cliodna Cussen, in commemoration of the events there in 1580.

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Smerwick Harbour from Dún an Óir.

Heritage Week Events, August 2011 (16/6/2011)

As we do every year during Heritage Week, we are offering free entry to the museum on the last two Sundays in August (the 21st and the 28th). We are also organising a 'Heritage Walk', leaving the museum at 10.30 on Sunday August 28th. Your guides will be the curator, Isabel Bennett, an archaeologist with a wealth of knowledge about the monuments on the peninsula, and Máire Ní Scannláin, whose beautiful Irish will bring an added layer of our ancient heritage to the walk. We expect the walk to take 2-2.5 hours - please bring strong shows and rain gear, just in case!

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Public Meeting (16/5/2011)

A Public meeting will be held in the Museum to discuss a language plan for Ballyferriter Parish on Thursday 19th May at 8.00pm. All welcome.

Open day in Museum (4/5/2011)

Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne, the Ballyferriter-based community development organisation and our parent organisation, will hold an Open Day the Museum from 2.00 – 8.00 on Wednesday, 11th May 2011.

Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne employs several full-time and many part-time workers locally, generates a substantial income for the local economy from year to year and is Irish-language centred. All are welcome to attend during the afternoon to learn about or ask a question about the work/initiatives of the organisation or its subsidiary companies, Community Employment Schemes with FÁS, Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne who run the Summer Colleges, Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne who run the local Museum and Heritage initiatives and organise Irish Language Support and Training schemes/courses for adults, Dovinia – a local film-making company and Gaeltachtaí na Mumhan Skillnet who organise in-house training for employees in Gaeltacht-based companies. These services and projects are made possible by the support of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, by Údarás na Gaeltachta and by many other organisations.

Looking forward to meeting you next Wednesday!

Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh (31/1/2011)

The 2011 Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh will take place in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh from 23-27 February, with many events, as usual, taking place in Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, including the official opening, on 23 February, a book launch on the evening of Friday, 25th (Coiglímis an Tine, stories collected from the late Bab Feiritéar) and a coffee morning on Sunday 27, after mass. All welcome! You can download a press release about the book launch here.

The Festival organisers are Niamh Ní Bhaoill & Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich. Further information about the 2011 event can be had from eolas@scoilcheoil.com. www.scoilcheoil.com Tel: 086 2285385 or 087 9967501.

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Bab Feirtéar

Monday Morning Event (17/1/2011)

Our next 'Monday Morning' event will take place on Monday 31 January at 10.00am when we will host a session about the St Bridgit's Cross. Áine Uí Dhúbhshláine will be the facilitator. All welcome!

Annual Events

Heritage Week, 2011

To celebrate Heritage Week 2010, as we have been doing for many years now, entry to the museum was free on both Sundays at the end of August. This will happen again during Heritage Week 2011, which takes place from 20 to 28 August.

We also plan, once again, to hold a guided walk along one of the Siúlóid Oidhreachta on one of the Saturdays during the week, beginning at the museum at 10.00 am and finishing c. 12.30 pm. Each of these walks incorporates some of the local archaeological sites, and the guides will be members of staff of Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne, who are very familiar with the area and all of its interesting features and stories. Keep an eye on this site, and our Facebook page, for further updates, nearer to the event.

For further information about Heritage Week, please look at www.heritageweek.ie.

Other Events

Launch of Conair Oidhreachta Chorca Dhuibhne/Dingle Peninsula Heritage Trail

Conair Oidhreachta Chorca Dhuibhne/Dingle Peninsula Heritage Trail, a joint venture between the Museum, Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir (the Blasket Island Interpretative Centre) and An Díseart was launched in the Museum at the end of October 2009. This initiative consists of a leaflet containing discount vouchers for the three venues, providing entry discounts of up to 40%, and they will be widely distributed throughout the peninsula in time for the 2010 season. We are grateful for the assistance provided by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism to enable this project to happen.

At the launch of Conair Oidhreachta Chorca Dhuibhne/Dingle Peninsula Heritage Trail were Mícheál de Mórdha, Manager, The Blasket Centre, Isabel Bennett, Curator, Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, Muireann Nic Giolla Ruaidh, Manager, Benner’s Hotel, Dingle, who launched the brochure, TP Ó Conchúir, Manager, Díseart and Pádraig Firtéar, Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne. (Photo courtesy Ted Creedon, The Kerryman.)

Regular Activities

In conjunction with Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne, many events are held in the café of Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne. Among the regular, annual events are the Hospice Coffee Morning in September, the Alzheimer’s Tea Day in May. Each August a coffee morning is held to raise funds for the Chernobyl Children’s Group. Seachtain na Gaeilge is celebrated each March with an appropriate event in the museum, usually a demonstration or a reading of some sort, and International Languages Day at the end of September is also celebrated appropriately. Other events are advertised locally.

Traditional music classes for children and adults are held during the winter months, during some afternoons and evenings. Should you wish to enrol in one of these classes, please contact Máire Uí Shithigh, mus@cfcd.ie, 066-9156100.

The Book Club as Gaeilge is held regularly. For further information about the Club, please contact Máire Uí Shithigh, mus@cfcd.ie, 066-9156100.