Bruff has gone all out for Heritage Week this year. Working in conjunction with Bruff Tidy Towns and Lough Gur there are NINE events being held in the parish from August 13th-August 21st.

So here is the full round up of activities planned for the week!!!

A walk and historic talk from the old Church of Ireland, Bruff to Collins' Well followed by Ciorcal Cómhrá & Ceol at the Well. This would take the shape of people talking together in Irish to the best of their ability with a traditional sing song. Meet at Church of Ireland. All welcome no matter level of Irish language ability or none

As part of our Heritage Week 2022 events, Bruff Tidy Towns is hosting an evening of meditation & gentle stretching at Binn Liosin. Binn Liosín is the Grove Park's fine Ring Fort about 70 metres in diameter. This fort is situated in a romantic and historic place. Join us by the beautiful banks of the river with peaceful surroundings. Instructor Ann Byrnes. Bring a mat & water. This event is on at the same time as the 'Painting in the Park' event in the adjacent Morningstar Park...why not take the opportunity to view the artwork after your meditation!

Art class in the beautiful Morningstar Park in Bruff, Co. Limerick. Facilitated by local artist Kathy Tiernan. Free Heritage Week event. Bring your preferred equipment/media and settle in for an evening of painting 'en plein air' under the guidance of our artist or under your own steam! The beautiful and newly renovated Morningstar river and it's wildlife are only begging to be painted. Other features that can be viewed from the park include the Church of Ireland, two Bridges, Washerwomen's Stones, Carberry Arms (Victorian Quarter), Adelaide House. If the weather is against us we will relocate to inside the old Church of Ireland. A limited supply of beginner equipment will be made available

The National School roll books of the parish will be open for viewing by all in the Fitzgerald Heritage Centre, Bruff. Here is an opportunity to investigate your family members’ school records which contain a wealth of information. Trace your parents' or grandparents’ attendance at school whilst also discovering little nuggets of information that were kept on file about them. Members of Bruff Heritage Group will be available to help you in your search. Location Bruff Address Thomas Fitzgerald Centre Bruff, Co. Limerick

A great fun event for all the family! Come to the Fitzgerald Heritage Centre and discover a treasure map, then hit off around the town at your own pace to find the hidden treasures that the town offers. Work out what the clues mean and take a photo of yourselves in front of each discovered heritage treasure.

 

Lough Gur is diving into Heritage Week 2022 with a host of events from historic talks, free tours, nature day camps( Paid)  and art competitions. All Events are by pre booking on 

https://loughgur.com/heritage-week-2022/ 

Cladh na Leac is perhaps Lough Gur's least known ancient monument. This talk will be an introduction to this little known site. About this event Lough Gur is one of the most archaeologically diverse landscapes in Ireland and is well known for its rich collection of stone circles, tombs, standing stones and ringforts. However, even on such a well known landscape mysteries remain, and one of these is surely Cladh na Leac. This ancient trackway, just 200 meters from the Grange Stone Circle, has remained almost entirely overlooked by successive waves of antiquarians and archaeologists alike. Brian Collopy, of Lough Gur development, has spent many years leading tours and researching the landscape around Lough Gur and this talk is a culmination of that work and experience. Today, Cladh na Leac exists in a few places as a faintly recognisable field monument, in many others it only exists as the faintest of memories. However, by stitching these various strands of evidence together it becomes possible to start imagining how this routeway might have looked and functioned all those years ago.

Join us at the Lough Gur Lakeshore Park on the 12th of August from 10am to 2pm for our first Lough Gur Nature camp for children aged between 5 and 11. The nature camp is run by our Lough Gur Eco Team and activities include, Pond Life Dipping, Bird Watching, Flower Life Cycle, Importance of Bees, Leave No Trace, Arts and Crafts inspired by Nature, educational games and much more! This is a fun educational camp not to be missed. Meet up point is at our Lough Gur Visitor Centre. Children are asked to bring a packed lunch, water bottle, wellingtons also if children could bring appropriate weather gear on the day eg raincoat, hat, sun cream. We also have a shop on site if children would like to bring pocket money. Booking essential.

An evening's walk along the shores of Lough Gur with Poetry,Songs, and Stories.