Thousands of children visit Lismore Heritage Centre every year. Classes from all over Munster and Leinster come to us on school tour or we come to them with our Mobile Science Workshop. Local kids come to our summer, Halloween and Easter camps and holiday makers and day-trippers try out our Family Fun Experience. When we are not entertaining and educating all those children (and our fair share of adults) we promote the Heritage Centre, Lismore town and West Waterford at trade fairs all around the country. So we thought; is it time to put an exciting new face towards all these children and potential visitors? Is it time we got a mascot?
Fota Wildlife Park has Larry the Lemur and Perks Funfair has Perky Bear- what should we have? Our mascot could be a crazy scientist- representing our workshops and our special status as Robert Boyle’s birthplace. We could have something cuddly- like a cartoon squirrel or fox- standing for the nature trails that are part of our school tours and Family Fun. We could draw on Lismore’s long and exciting history to produce a character like Walter Raleigh or Fred Astaire. Or we could bring Brother Declan, long-time narrator of our audio-visual show “The Lismore Experience”, to life.
Do you think we should have a mascot? If so, what do you think our mascot should be? We would be very interested in your opinion. You can leave a comment on our Facebook page, on our blog or you can email Akenny@lismoreheritage.ie . Let us know what you think!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Devonshire Day: An Afternoon of Borrowed Luxury
Has life of late not lived up to your expectations? Is there no-one keeping you in the style to which you would like to become accustomed? Is the doom, gloom, recession penny pinching having a terrible impact on the champagne lifestyle? A solution is at hand!
Sunday 13th March 2011 is Devonshire Day. Devonshire Day is your opportunity to stroll in the shadow of Lismore Castle’s walls, to have the Castle’s Head Gardener, Mr. Chris Tull, personally escort you on a unique guided preview of the Castle’s spring gardens before ringing for the Butler to bring you cream tea in the Pugin Room, the Castle’s former Banqueting Hall.
If after all this special treatment you can bear to tear yourself away, you may return to the earth with a visit to Lismore Heritage Centre where you may visit our exhibition galleries and cinema to watch “The Lismore Experience”- a great way to learn in whose historical footsteps you have been threading.
This wonderful afternoon is all yours for just €20.00 and funds raised support the Immrama Festival of Travel Writing held in Lismore each June. Tickets are available on 058-54975 or 058-53365. There are five tours throughout the day: at 11.30am, 12.40pm, 1.50pm, 3.00pm and 4.10pm.
A word of caution- book early; Devonshire Day usually sells out well in advance.
Sunday 13th March 2011 is Devonshire Day. Devonshire Day is your opportunity to stroll in the shadow of Lismore Castle’s walls, to have the Castle’s Head Gardener, Mr. Chris Tull, personally escort you on a unique guided preview of the Castle’s spring gardens before ringing for the Butler to bring you cream tea in the Pugin Room, the Castle’s former Banqueting Hall.
If after all this special treatment you can bear to tear yourself away, you may return to the earth with a visit to Lismore Heritage Centre where you may visit our exhibition galleries and cinema to watch “The Lismore Experience”- a great way to learn in whose historical footsteps you have been threading.
This wonderful afternoon is all yours for just €20.00 and funds raised support the Immrama Festival of Travel Writing held in Lismore each June. Tickets are available on 058-54975 or 058-53365. There are five tours throughout the day: at 11.30am, 12.40pm, 1.50pm, 3.00pm and 4.10pm.
A word of caution- book early; Devonshire Day usually sells out well in advance.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Still Life at Lismore Castle Arts
“Still Life” is the Lismore Castle Arts Exhibition for 2011.
Incorporating the work of six artists: Gillian Carnegie, Anne Collier, Mark Leckey, Sherrie Levine, Seth Price and Richard Wright, whose work is an exciting new site-specific piece, “Still Life” is curated by Polly Staple.
“Still Life” explores the status of images as objects. Artistic strategies represented in the exhibition include appropriation, repetition and serial production. Points of reference include the production of images influenced by new technologies and the relationship between painting, photography and the moving image.
Still Life will run from 9th April- 30th September 2011.
Lismore Castle Arts is a contemporary gallery located in the once derelict west wing of Lismore Castle. Visitors to “Still Life” are welcome to stroll through Lismore Castle Gardens and enjoy the sculpture installations among the plant life.
Visit http://www.lismorecastlearts.ie/ for more information or find them on Facebook.
Incorporating the work of six artists: Gillian Carnegie, Anne Collier, Mark Leckey, Sherrie Levine, Seth Price and Richard Wright, whose work is an exciting new site-specific piece, “Still Life” is curated by Polly Staple.
“Still Life” explores the status of images as objects. Artistic strategies represented in the exhibition include appropriation, repetition and serial production. Points of reference include the production of images influenced by new technologies and the relationship between painting, photography and the moving image.
Still Life will run from 9th April- 30th September 2011.
Lismore Castle Arts is a contemporary gallery located in the once derelict west wing of Lismore Castle. Visitors to “Still Life” are welcome to stroll through Lismore Castle Gardens and enjoy the sculpture installations among the plant life.
Visit http://www.lismorecastlearts.ie/ for more information or find them on Facebook.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Science in your School: The Lismore Mobile Science Workshop
The Lismore Science Workshop is taking to the road! In two action packed thirty minute sessions our experienced guides will teach your students all they need to know about electricity and light in their very own classroom.
Our workshops provide a hands-on learning experience that will bring science to life for your pupils. Each child has an opportunity to conduct a number of experiments that will greatly enhance their understanding of these two important scientific topics. Student worksheets are supplied to reinforce learning.
Lismore’s Mobile Science Workshop costs just €6.00 per child with a minimum of €180.00 per school. All materials are included.
For more information please contact Alice or Eleanor on 058-54975 or email adonoghue@lismoreheritage.ie
On Friday our guides were in Bansha National School in County Tipperary- see the pictures on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000122755760#!/album.php?aid=58348&id=100000122755760
Our workshops provide a hands-on learning experience that will bring science to life for your pupils. Each child has an opportunity to conduct a number of experiments that will greatly enhance their understanding of these two important scientific topics. Student worksheets are supplied to reinforce learning.
Lismore’s Mobile Science Workshop costs just €6.00 per child with a minimum of €180.00 per school. All materials are included.
For more information please contact Alice or Eleanor on 058-54975 or email adonoghue@lismoreheritage.ie
On Friday our guides were in Bansha National School in County Tipperary- see the pictures on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000122755760#!/album.php?aid=58348&id=100000122755760
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Helen Dillon at Lismore Castle Arts
Just a week to go until Helen Dillon arrives in Lismore for a very special lecture at Lismore Castle Arts.
The renowned plantswoman, writer, lecturer and broadcaster will discuss many aspects of designing, creating and maintaining a personal garden. And she should know- with her husband Val, she has created a garden in Dublin that is considered to be one of the gems of the horticultural world. The widely acclaimed garden is a mix of startling design and perfectly grown plants - many of them rare and unusual.The Lismore visit is Ms Dillon’s only upcoming Irish lecture- other engagements await her in Oslo, Yorkshire, Atlanta and North Carolina.
"Confessions of A Plantswoman" will be on Thursday 24th February at 7.00pm. Tickets cost €10 (€8 to ‘Friends Scheme’ members).
For further information or to book a ticket to this event please telephone 058 54061 or email info@lismorecastlearts.ie. Advance booking is essential as tickets are selling fast.
The renowned plantswoman, writer, lecturer and broadcaster will discuss many aspects of designing, creating and maintaining a personal garden. And she should know- with her husband Val, she has created a garden in Dublin that is considered to be one of the gems of the horticultural world. The widely acclaimed garden is a mix of startling design and perfectly grown plants - many of them rare and unusual.The Lismore visit is Ms Dillon’s only upcoming Irish lecture- other engagements await her in Oslo, Yorkshire, Atlanta and North Carolina.
"Confessions of A Plantswoman" will be on Thursday 24th February at 7.00pm. Tickets cost €10 (€8 to ‘Friends Scheme’ members).
For further information or to book a ticket to this event please telephone 058 54061 or email info@lismorecastlearts.ie. Advance booking is essential as tickets are selling fast.
Bunscoil Bhóthar na Naomh Table Quiz
The annual Table Quiz organised by the Parents' Council of Bunscoil Bhóthar na Naomh will be held on Friday 18th February 2011 in Ballyrafter House Hotel.
Registration will take place at 8.30p.m and the cost is €40 per table.
Your support will be greatly appreciated.
Registration will take place at 8.30p.m and the cost is €40 per table.
Your support will be greatly appreciated.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Coffee Morning In Aid of Liosmor Mochuda N.S.
Coffee Morning this Friday 18th February 10.30am-12.30pm in the Church of Ireland Parish Hall, East Main St. Lismore. Everyone is welcome. All proceeds to Liosmor Mochuda N.S. Come along to enjoy teas, coffees, cakes and scones and try your luck in the raffle.
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