event
'Home to Erris' Rambling House
DATE: 24 Aug, 2025TIME: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
all times are in Irish time unless noted otherwise
We’re joining NPWS for their ‘Home To Erris’ rambling house afternoon of stories, songs and celebration.
Join us at the old herd’s cottage at Tarsaghaun, along the northern section of the Bangor Trail, as we celebrate our history, our culture and our people with a gathering of the Kiltane and Ballycroy communities.
We’re letting the Bangor trail lead us ‘Home to Erris’ for a rambling house experience at the cottage by the river, as we come together to tell stories, sing songs and celebrate the people who went before us - bring your musical instruments and join in!
You can also join in our guided bog walk to learn all about peatlands and the Atlantic blanket bog - the predominant habitat in Wild Nephin National Park. And we’ll be identifying and gathering native plants for artists Clare Breen and Kasia Kaminska's year-long collaborative plant collection project Flower Féilire, to produce a large-scale cyanotype artwork and calendar of Mayo's indigenous plant life.
All welcome.
FREE event, no booking necessary.
Tea, coffee, and refreshments provided.
Transport is by bus only, leaving from:
- Bangor Erris National School at 11.30am
- Ballycroy Visitor Centre at 12.00pm
Please note:
- there is no parking on site, participants must use the buses provided
- from the bus, participants will walk approximately 5km on forest trail and 500m on track from the forest to the cottage for the rambling house event
- a smaller bus will be provided to bring those with mobility needs down the forest path
- the guided bog walk departs at 2pm from the Tarsaghaun old herd's cottage and will last 1 hour
- please wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather
This workshop is just one of our Heritage Week creative workshops and events celebrating our natural landscape, cultural heritage and craft traditions, you can find them all on our events page.
Find out more about the Flower Féilire project.
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event location:
Old Herd's Cottage, Tarsaghaun, Wild Nephin National Park, Co. Mayo
