CELT has provided exhibitions of traditional skills and crafts countrywide including University of Limerick schools open-day and Portumna Castle Heritage Day. We hold 'Weekend in the Woods' adult skills training events every Spring and Autumn and a longer 'Summer in the Woods' event in July. We also hope to host a Woodland Skills Open Day during Heritage Week (September) . These events are currently held in the privately owned Bealkelly Wood, Tuamgraney (not open to visitors outside specified events, except on business).
Summer in the Woods - 12th / 13th July 2008- Another big weekend of traditional and ecological skills training at all levels for adults (age 14+) Proposed courses include Spinning and Weaving, Shave-horse construction, Dry-stone and Lime-mortar Walling, Basket Weaving, Bow making, Felt making, Blacksmithing, Greenwood Furniture making, Stone Carving, Coppersmithing, Ti-pi making, Silversmithing, Herb Lore, Boat building, Yurt-wheel construction, Natural Building, Sugan Chair making, Wood Carving and, for 8 - 14 yr old members' children, Woodcrafts
Fee 150 euro for 2 days (+ membership of CELT Club). (Concessions 100 euro - on request). Additional fee for 3rd day if required. For details see Weekend in the Woods and On-line Booking
Autumn Weekend in the Woods 27 / 28 September 2008
Biodiversity Day at Seedsavers (with CELT) Sunday 25th May 2008
CELT courses at Seedsavers, Scariff, Co.Clare in 2008
Living Roof Frame Workshop - Sat 10 Sun 11 May 2008
paticipants will build a reciprocal roof frame, (this is a wonderful interlocking design allowing a round roof without needing a cenre pole). The construction will be made from forestry poles.planks, and an impermeable waterproof membrane, topped with earth ann wild grasses and flowers. This is a hands on workshop and the roof frame wil be built from scratch, providing pratical experience, as well as looking at other examples of living roofs.
Lime Plastering and Cob Building -Sat & Sun Jun 7th & 8th - see www.hemplime.blogspot.com.
Dry-stone Walling, 9th / 10th August
Dry-stone Walling, 15th / 16th November
See Irish Seedsavers website for more information and booking details.
Coole Park events
Contact Hilda McLoughlin on (091) 631804 for more information, email info@coolepark.ie or else visit www.coolepark.ie
Burren Heritage - For more information contact 065 6822694 e-mail: info@burrenlife.com or web www.burrenlife.com - More info
Summer in the Woods - 12th / 13th July 2008- Another big weekend of traditional and ecological skills training at all levels for adults (age 14+) Proposed courses include Spinning and Weaving, Shave-horse construction, Dry-stone and Lime-mortar Walling, Basket Weaving, Bow making, Felt making, Blacksmithing, Greenwood Furniture making, Stone Carving, Coppersmithing, Ti-pi making, Silversmithing, Herb Lore, Boat building, Yurt-wheel construction, Natural Building, Sugan Chair making, Wood Carving and, for 8 - 14 yr old members' children, Woodcrafts
Fee 150 euro for 2 days (+ membership of CELT Club). (Concessions 100 euro - on request). Additional fee for 3rd day if required. For details see Weekend in the Woods and On-line Booking
Autumn Weekend in the Woods 27 / 28 September 2008
Biodiversity Day at Seedsavers (with CELT) Sunday 25th May 2008
CELT courses at Seedsavers, Scariff, Co.Clare in 2008
Living Roof Frame Workshop - Sat 10 Sun 11 May 2008
paticipants will build a reciprocal roof frame, (this is a wonderful interlocking design allowing a round roof without needing a cenre pole). The construction will be made from forestry poles.planks, and an impermeable waterproof membrane, topped with earth ann wild grasses and flowers. This is a hands on workshop and the roof frame wil be built from scratch, providing pratical experience, as well as looking at other examples of living roofs.
Lime Plastering and Cob Building -Sat & Sun Jun 7th & 8th - see www.hemplime.blogspot.com.
Dry-stone Walling, 9th / 10th August
Dry-stone Walling, 15th / 16th November
See Irish Seedsavers website for more information and booking details.
Coole Park events
Contact Hilda McLoughlin on (091) 631804 for more information, email info@coolepark.ie or else visit www.coolepark.ie
Burren Heritage - For more information contact 065 6822694 e-mail: info@burrenlife.com or web www.burrenlife.com - More info
