2024 Heritage Festival
This year’s festival, on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September, will include some elements from last year, plus other brand new events.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/cc/clonsilla-heritage-festival-2024-3571369
- In addition to the very popular canal barge rides, this year you will also be able to try Stand Up Paddle boarding along the canal.
- As well as music in Shackleton’s Gardens, we’ll also have an outdoor painting competition (Plein Air) and activities for the kids!
- We have added a Pop Up Museum of Clonsilla to the mix, which can be viewed all weekend in Beechpark Farm Shop, plus you can take a behind the scenes tour of the farm itself.
- We’ll repeat the hugely popular tour of Luttrellstown Lake and Glen, as well as adding a guided tour of St Mochta’s Church.
- Our final event will be a concert in St Mary’s Church.
The full programme will be shared next week, with tickets available on Eventbrite.
2023 Heritage Festival
Two interesting afternoons of heritage were included as part of the Clonsilla Heritage Festival.
We heard about the construction (and restoration) of the Deep Sinking, the history of Shackleton’s Mill, the infamous Clonsilla Horse Poisoning Incident and the Flora & Fauna to be found along the canal.
A lot of history packed into two afternoons!
We also saw the inside St Mary’s Church and Clonsilla Hall, historic in their own right.
