Antoinette Morrow Tourist Guide, Ireland

02/04/2021

St Muireadach's High Cross at Monasterboice. You can colour this picture and be in with a chance to win a prize

Ireland’s high crosses are some of the most stunning expressions of early Christian art found anywhere in Europe. As it’s Good Friday, we thought we’d introduce one of our favourites, and we have a free colouring page for you to download and print.

01/02/2021

St Brigid's Day 2021💚
Imbolc (in the belly), Celtic Spring in Ireland. The arrival of new life🤰
I wash my face in the early morning dew on the grass in my garden.

19/01/2021

Writings: I wrote this poem a few years ago when I was inspired by a placename that I was researching.
The placename was 'Bracken Road' and it reminded me of the Bruckey field full of ferns and mossy stones that we used play in as children in the 1960's.
The poem describes the activities that we used get up to and they are still very vivid in my mind.
Have a read and enjoy🌿☘️🌾🎋🦔🦡🐝🦋🐞🐜🐌🐛🦗🌞

27/12/2020

This is a fabulous way to encourage children's interest in Irish heritage through play and developing their creative skills. It helps to have a few LEGO® bricks on hand if you'd like to try building some examples of iconic Irish heritage yourself. The instructions are included below:
https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/projects/lego-competition

Competition for LEGO® brick enthusiasts aged 4-12 years themed on the built, natural and cultural heritage of Ireland.

25/12/2020

Wishing everyone a really happy Christmas 2020. Very best wishes for a great New Year 2021.

21/12/2020

21 Dec 2020: For a bit more information about this ancient and sacred place of Newgrange it's purpose and significance at this time of year, you can read here a brief account of the Winter Solstice at Newgrange. The archaeological excavations at the site and some of the finds are now stored in the National Museum of Ireland on Kildare St, Dublin


https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Irish-Antiquities-Division-Collections/Irish-Antiquities-Articles/The-Winter-solstice-at-Newgrange?fbclid=IwAR0nJYaNJkBQlX4UyPyxi5Q7pP4qjd_5Gtnqn_qf_I4qnW8hD7JTT5f6T2k

Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin & Castlebar covering Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Folk & Country Life, & Natural History.FREE Exhibitions

21/12/2020

21 Dec 2020: Winter Solstice this morning from Newgrange was very different to yesterday. Instead of witnessing the sun rise over the horizon and beam it's light down through the passage of this ancient burial tomb, we had a misty, overcast morning with no sun light. Nevertheless on this occasion the discussion revolved around the architecture, history, science and social aspects of Newgrange. Today, Clare Tuffy, Manager of Newgrange and Dr Frank Prendergast, Ireland's leading Archeoastronomer present us with 17 minutes of fascinating facts interspersed with some video footage from the spectacular 2018 Winter Solstice as it was captured from inside of the tomb passage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDPWSysfWWw

The Office of Public Works’ annual Winter Solstice gathering at the Neolithic Passage Tomb of Newgrange on 21 December has been cancelled this year, due to o...

20/12/2020

20 Dec 2020: For anyone who didn't catch this amazing phenomenon of the Winter Solstice 2020 from Newgrange.
"This is the kind of monument that changes your perception of life and death and the hereafter, and it also changes your perception of your place in the world", Clare Tuffy, Manager at Newgrange / Brú na Bóinne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8anbIH-XfPU

The Office of Public Works’ annual Winter Solstice gathering at the Neolithic Passage Tomb of Newgrange on 21 December has been cancelled this year, due to o...

20/12/2020

20th Dec 2020: Over the next 3 days we have the opportunity to hopefully witness, here online, the Winter Solstice at Newgrange this year 2020. The live stream will be available on this page from 08:45 UTC, Sunday 20th, 21st & 22nd December at the player below.
Because of restrictions due to COVID-19, we are asked not to go in person to this ancient site.
https://www.gov.ie/en/news/eea6b-winter-solstice-at-newgrange-2020/

The Office of Public Works’ annual Winter Solstice gathering at the Neolithic Passage Tomb of Newgrange on 21 December has been cancelled this year, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

08/12/2020

From December 2020 and throughout the year of 2021, there will take place many events and commemorations to mark 1500 of the Celtic saint, St Colm Cille. Known otherwise by his Roman name, Columba, this Irish man founded his monastery on the Scottish island of Iona. Colm Cille is the 3rd saint of Ireland after Patrick and Brigid 😇🙏 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

04/12/2020

St Colm Cille, otherwise known as St. Columba, was born at Gartan, Co. Donegal on 7th December 521AD. For the coming year there will be events and commemorations to celebrate his life and times.

Columcille 1500
The 7th of December 2020 marks the beginning of a years celebration and commemoration of Saint Colmcille also known as Columba who was born in Gartan, Donegal in the year 520-521.
Colmcille is one of Ireland's three Patron Saints along with Patrick and Bridget. Drumhome Heritage Society will commemorate and celebrate the 1500th anniversary of our venerated Saint Colmcille with a specially designed collage/poster depicting many noteable sites and places connected with the saint and his life.

We will share interesting posts on Colmcille’s life, Monastic sites, writings and myths connected with the saint. A series of events will be held over the celebration year 7th Dec 2020 to 7th Dec 2021 and updates of these events will be shared in due course.

Drumhome - Drum Thuma in Gaelic, means hillside burial ground. Drumhome Monastery (near Ballintra & Laghey in County Donegal) is said to have been founded by St. Colmcille approximately in 560AD at the request of Ainmire, King of Cineal Chonaill and High King of Ireland.
Ainmire was the first cousin of Colmcille. The monastery was later dedicated to Ernan Mac Eòghain, who had been a monk under Colmcille’s authority and was also his nephew. St. Ernan in time would be appointed Abbot of Drumhome Monastery.
Colmcille Heritage Centra Colmcille County Donegal Historical Society Donegal Heritage Trails Slí Cholmcille

04/12/2020

December 4th, 100 years ago, the nuns fled their convent in Yepres, Belgium after it had been destroyed during WW1. Down through the century the lived and worked at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, firm many years now a popular attraction for visitors from both home and abroad.

16/09/2020

This is a great initiative by Mr Vincent Butler. For every €20 raised for the homeless charity Simon Community, a book of his photographs will be donated to a school. Now that is a case of 'two for the price of one' 😁
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/vincent-butler

Help Vincent Butler raise money to support Dublin Simon Community

31/05/2020

Thank you Sinéad

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31/05/2020

Thank you Sinéad. This woman breaks my heart every time

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