The County Tipperary Carriage Driving Trials Festival takes place in Cahir, at the end of this month, with a major expansion of last years successful programme of events.
Organised in association with Horse Sport Ireland’s Carriage Driving Section, this now three day event takes place, beginning on June 29th next, with a Carriage Charity Drive on the Friday, set against a scenic backdrop which includes, Cahir Castle, The Swiss Cottage, magnificent scenic views of the Galteee Mountain range and of course the Kedrah Equestrian Centre.
Advice To All Visitors: Forgetting you love of equestrian sport for a moment, do allow yourself time to visit the other many varied visitor attractions, which this area of Tipperary has to offer.
For full visual details of all the equestrian activities taking place, simply click HERE
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced that there will be free admission to all the heritage sites operated by the OPW in Ireland on the first Wednesday of every month during 2012. The OPW operated this scheme last year and it was so successful that it has decided it will be operated again this year.
The following is a list of the heritage sites that will be free in the Tipperary area during the offer;
Rock of Cashel
Cahir Castle
Roscrea Heritage and the Blackmills
Swiss Cottage
Full details on all the available heritage sites around Ireland can be found on www.heritageireland.ie website.
A PDF file with complete info and details on the free access to heritage sites for 2012 is available here;
I refer to my previous rant of March 21st last. Please also see Here and view Here. I also draw your attention to Here and to the correct comment made by one of our readers, Rona, just yesterday. Indeed to fully understand that of which I rant, it is essential that you the business person, you the unemployed and you the student, latter possibly depending on Summer casual work to afford next year’s school fees, read all three links.
Next Visit Here, North Tipperary Arts Website, another site financially supported by North Tipp Co.Co.
Let us pick just two categories.
Go to Theatre & Performance on this site. Is The Source Theatre in Thurles advertised?
Go to Galleries & Museums on this site. Is the GAA Museum or Thurles Famine Museum in Thurles represented? Is Thurles LIT a museum? How much use and what is the cost of funding this useless website?
I believe it is fair to say that Thurles town, situated in North Tipperary, is hardly recognised on this site, yet Minister Phil Hogan wants us to fund North Tipperary Co Council & Thurles Town Council, who sit idle as the Nenagh area hogs the limelight.
Why Is Thurles Not Marketed?
Do not ask me; ask your local elected representatives. In relation to St Mary’s Famine Museum, all information was forwarded for inclusion on this site, both Text & Pictures.
As we have already informed you, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2012, here in Thurles will take place on Sunday 18th March.
This year the programme of events are bigger and better than ever before. You don’t believe me, then read on my friends:-
Monday 12th to Monday 19th:- Prizes for best dressed window and for best traditional window.
Friday 8pm:- Ceili in Band Room (Organised by Thurles Set Dancing Club) music by ‘The Suirside Ceili Band.’
Sunday 18th March: Day of Parade
From 2:00pm in Liberty Square:- Free open air concert with Philip English & his band. Philip is one of the top Country and Irish singers in the country and anyone who feels like dancing to his music is welcome to do just that.
From 2:00pm to 5:00pm in Liberty Square:- Mobile Farm Unit (Under the Supervision of Agri-Aware)
From 2:00pm to 5:00pm in Liberty Square:- Professional Street Entertainers.
At 2.45pm Parade Commences, starting in Abbey Road offering this year a prize fund of over €3,000, to participants taking part.
Confirmed as taking part in this year’s Thurles St. Patrick’s Parade
A Viking re-enactment group.
Roman Army re-enactment group.
Seven marching bands.
Six Schools and their floats.
Numerous Vintage items.
Numerous Large Floats.
Local Sports Groups.
Walking Groups.
Commercial entries.
Of course St. Patrick’s Day in Thurles would not be complete without Dancing in The Premier Ballroom from 9:00pm to 12:00 midnight, (Organised by ‘The Club for Dancing,’) with music by ‘Checkers.’
Note: Large Floats participating in this event will receive up to €300 in a grant from the Thurles St. Patrick’s Day Committee. This grant of €300 is designed to help local community groups, sporting groups and schools etc. towards the cost of preparing a float for the parade and hopefully thus encourage even greater participation in this celebratory parade.
There will be presentation of prizes at 4:45pm in Liberty Square.
Note Also:
There will be a 50cents Bucket Collection from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on the day and helpers are needed with this collection. Everyone attending are asked to donate just 50cents, to defray the necessary expenses of hosting this enjoyable local event.
A number of Stewards are also needed to help out with traffic and crowd control, so please contact Tom Gleeson on Tel 087-9732837 if you would like to offer your assistance.
There is a League Match between Tipperary and Waterford at 2.30pm on the same day as this parade. Traffic should therefore avoid Abbey Road between 1.30pm and 4:00pm. No parking in Abbey Road or its car parks between those times and all are asked to assist policing in this matter.
Parking restrictions will be strictly in operation in Liberty Square from 11:00am until 5:00pm.
Traffic restrictions will be strictly in operation in Liberty Square from 2.30pm to 5:00pm.
Traffic going to the match via Holycross will be diverted to the old Sugar Factory road, i.e. Cabra Road, thus avoiding Abbey Road and the parade taking part.
The beauty of the world hath made me sad, this beauty that will pass; Sometimes my heart hath shaken with great joy to see a leaping squirrel in a tree, Or a red lady-bird upon a stalk, or little rabbits in a field at evening, Lit by a slanting sun, or some green hill where shadows drifted by, Some quiet hill where mountainy man hath sown and soon would reap; near to the gate of Heaven.
Each time I read this text I often wonder if the poet Padraic Pearse, when penning this poem “The Wayfarer,” was writing about the magnificent wild unspoilt and uncontrolled heavenly beauty, that is Upperchurch, here in Co Tipperary. (Click on image for larger resolution.)
If you have not yet been to visit Upperchurch, to experience that of which I speak, then you need to halt awhile and pay your respects to one of the last areas left in this country, which offers a real Irish welcome without the commercialism, which one now expects to find associated with Irish tourism.
Your excuse for a visit comes next Sunday, March 11th, when a walk with all participants using the Irish language, (Well, as much as possible) will be held starting from Upperchurch at 4.30p.m. This event is part of Seachtain na Gaeilge activities and will take the Eamon an Chnoic Loop over 8 km in length. (By the way, excellent weather is forecast for this area.)
Registration is free and there will be an optional meal available afterwards at a cost of €10, if booked at time of registration. There will also be traditional Irish entertainment to kick off the St. Patrick’s week festivities. All are welcome including those with little or no knowledge of the Irish language.
Tá tráthnóna pléisiúrtha sultmhar sláintiúil geallta do chách. Bígí ann. (Translated: A healthy fun enjoyable evening is guaranteed. Highly recommended.)
Other planned walking events in Upperchurch will include the Easter Sunrise walk, beginning half an hour before sunrise this Easter Sunday, April 8th and a walking and cycling fundraiser on May 6th in aid of the local section of the Beara Breifne Greenway.
Further details of these and other walking and cycling events can be obtained at www.upperchurch.ie or Phone 0504 54443 any weekday 10:00am to 2:00pm or Phone: 086 0518934 or 0504 54284 at other times.
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