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Heart of the City 2019
As part of the Heritage Week 2019
Cork City Council & Cork Age Friendly City Programme
presents
“Heart of the City 2019”
A Celebration of the City’s rich oral & built heritage together with storytelling, music & games of our youth in Bishop Lucy Park in the heart of the city.
Wed. Aug. 21st 2019 at 2pm
In Bishop Lucy Park, Grand Parade, Cork
Richard T Cooke on the history of Triskel Christchurch
Liam O’hUigín from www.corcaigh.net on the history of Bishop Lucy Park and its Environs, followed by an Historical Walking Tour of the North & South Main Streets
David Ryan on City Folklore
See the Games of Yesteryear
Music by Clann Chorcai (3 generations of music & storytelling)
Cork City Libraries Ukulele Orchestra
Coal Quay Shawles
Special Guests
Cork Heritage Open Day 2019
www. corcaigh.net are happy once more to be part of this year’s Cork City Council Heritage Open day, which will take place on the 17th of August 2019.
This year we will have 2 fantastic events for you to attend.
The 1st event will be an illustrated talk on
“The Street Games of 1940’s, 50’s & 60’s”
with local historian Liam O’hUigín from www.corcaigh.net
on Sat, Aug 17th, 2019 @ 11am, in St. Peter’s Church, North Main Street, Cork.
Booking your place on this event is recommended as Liam’s events are very popular and this can be done on the link below.
This will be followed @ 3pm by another brilliant event with
Liam O’hUigín from www.corcaigh.net.
an Historical Walking Tour of
“The Middle Parish – The Marsh”
This will start @ 3pm from St. Peter’s Church, North Main Street, Cork.
Once more, booking a place on this event is recommended and can be done on the link below.
More details for these events can be found on our Facebook page, & on the links below.
https://www.facebook.com/events/talk
https://www.facebook.com/events/walk