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This issue sponsored by


The Woodland League

 The Centre for the Study of Religion in Celtic Societies

will be holding a summer residential course entitled

'Pagan and Christian in the Celtic World'

Where?

The Lampeter campus of the University of Wales

When?

19-24 June 2006

Further information at http://www.lamp.ac.uk/celtic/

Island Pilgrims are a group who organise tours which precede each residential course held in Lampeter.

This year the tour is to Ireland.

May 28 - June 18

The theme Spiritual Ireland

 

The tour will visit sacred sites from the Stone Age on islands and lake islands. The aim is to gain an understanding of the environment and life of the early inhabitants.

Small group (max 8) Non profit making.

Further details at http://www.canadac.com/celtic/events.html

 

 

 

HUMANITIES INSTITUTE OF IRELAND, UCD

An interdisciplinery conference

 

Gaelic Indentities

 

2 -3 June 2006

 

Please send expressions of interest/paper abstracts (250 words) in Irish or English preferably by e mail (subject: gaelic Identities) to Dr Angela Bourke angela.bourke@ucd.ie

 

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND

30th April Collins Barracks Dublin

Warriors, Druids and gods

 

4th May Museum of Country Life Castlebar

Bealtaine: Festival of creativity in older age

 

6th May Collins Barracks

Food and farming in Ancient Ireland

more information at www.museum.ie/events

 

ARCHEOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOL, ACHILL ISLAND

29th May - 18th August

Archeological survey, excavation, methodology, geophysics and palaeoenvironmental studies are on offer.

Contact: +353 98 43564

 

RETHINKING DIASPORAS: HIDDEN NARRATIVES AND IMAGINED BORDERS

4th to 5th May at the Dundalk Institute of Technology

Contact name: Dr Aoileann Ni Eigeartaigh

e mail aoileann.nieigeartaigh_AT_dkit.ie

 

 HUNT MUSEUM -LIMERICK

Encounters with Objects by Julian Walker

The work comprises a video, shown in an upper study room. It examines the history of the objects in the collection.

10 March to 21 May

 

Louis de Brocquy

A selection of 'Tinker' paintings, early tapestries and Tain illustrations.

Louis de Brocquy, who was born in 1916 is regarded as Ireland's most important living artists and one of the country's great painters of the 20th Century.

This year marks le Brocquy's 90th year.

 

Exhibition openeing times Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm; Sun 2pm-5pm

Admission free

www.huntmuseum.com

 

 

 

 

 

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