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Tales and Tastes from the Bog 27/09/2023 - Tales and Tastes from the Bog: as part of the 3 county Gnáthóga Nadúrtha Natural Habitats programme supported by Carlow, Kildare and Meath Arts Offices, please join us this Sunday 1st Oct 2-5pm in the Old Schoolhouse, Rathangan Co. Kildare for an afternoon of sharing bog stories, plant lore, the makings of an 1812 Bog Map, and past times, as we weave connections between us and our nearby peatlands.
Irish Heritage Week 2023: Gathering Stories of Drummin Bog, Carlow 30/07/2023 - For Irish Heritage Week 20233 - Join us to celebrate some of the stories and oral history of Carlow's Drummin Bog, 11 am Sat. 12 Aug. at Drummond Hall!! with founding member and Director of the Irish Oral History Association Adrian Roche of the TheHistoryTrail.ie
“Finding Dragons” Are there lizards on Drummin Bog??!! 15/07/2023 - “Finding Dragons” Are there lizards on Drummin Bog in South Carlow??!! Please join us for a Citizen Science Survey, 10 am Saturday 22nd July 2023 with herpetologist Rob Gandola.
Drummin Bog in Carlow is how old?!!?! Join celebrations on Drummin Bog – for National Heritage Week 30/07/2022 - PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Join us Sunday 14th August on Drummin Bog, South Carlow to celebrate the carbon date and wonderful age of Drummin Bog Sunday 14th August 2022 ALL WELCOME We’ll be hosting: • Peat core sampling demo • Talk with Mick... 
Drummin Bog Project NPWS Peatlands Community Engagement Award work benefits nearby secondary schools 08/07/2022 - This is the second of two posts about how the 2021 NPWS Community Engagement Scheme Award extended activities to fulfil the aims of the Drummin Bog Project Last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic, Drummin Bog Project committee members, past Chair Martin Lyttle (a former geotechnical engineer) and Creative Drummin Engagement Artist, Jules Michael,... 
NPWS Peatlands Community Engagement Award work supports a major step toward restoring Drummin Bog 06/07/2022 - This is the first of two posts about how the 2021 NPWS Community Engagement Scheme Award extended activities to fulfil the aims of the Drummin Bog Project Last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic, Drummin Bog Project committee members, past Chair Martin Lyttle (a former geotechnical engineer) and Creative Drummin Engagement Artist, Jules Michael,... 
Drummin Bog Project donates trees to nearby national schools for National Tree Week 2022 30/06/2022 - The slip of paper which we sent out with each tree for planting and care. We are still getting great feedback about our initiative for National Tree week in March 2022. We were thrilled to deliver over 200 birch and oak trees to the three national schools of Scoil Moling (Glynn), St. Michael’s (Newtown) and... 
Our Barn Owl nesting box has been installed on Drummin Bog! 23/02/2022 - Our Barn Owl nesting box has been installed on Drummin Bog! Read more about BirdWatch Ireland and community efforts to help this endangered red-listed bird species in South County Carlow as part of Creative Drummin - Druimín Cruthaitheach supported by Creative Ireland & Carlow Arts Office
News of Carlow-led Gnáthóga Nádúrtha: (Natural Habitats) 3-county arts initiative 07/02/2022 - The Drummin Bog Project committee and Creative Drummin – Druimín Cruthaitheach would like to congratulate the Carlow Arts Office and Community Development Staff on the exciting news that €75, 000 is to be invested in a new creative initiative – Gnáthóga Nádúrtha: (Natural Habitats), as part of the 2022 Invitation to Collaboration Award from the... 
Creative Ireland 2-day event draws enthusiastic crowds & Minister for Carlow Bog Banner Project 21/10/2021 - PLEASE NOTE: Access to Drummin Bog is limited due to the sensitive nature of the habitat and its status as a wildlife reserve. Great precaution must be taken in visiting the bog due to its unmarked deep drains, and other hazards. It is therefore recommended people do not walk on the bog alone. Children must...
Creative Drummin Art News
CWF Artists Webinar series: hear about the developing Gnáthóga Nádúrtha | Natural Habitats creative-led community engagement programme with Jules Michael, Monica de Bath and Kate Flood 28/02/2024 - The latest installment of the CWF (Community Wetland Forum) Creativity for the Wetlands artists webinar series takes place on Thursday 29 February at 7.30 pm. This webinar will feature Jules Michael (Drummin Bog Project), Monica de Bath (Rathangan Meithal) and Kate Flood (Girely Bog) who will speak about the developing Arts Council 'Invitation to Collaborate' Gnáthóga Nádúrtha | Natural Habitats creative-led community engagement programme led out by Carlow County Arts Office in collaboration with Kildare and Meath County Arts Services/Offices.- Summary of Autumn 2023 Creative-led, Nature-inspired activities celebrating our peatlands – Gnáthóga Nádúrtha | Natural Habitats programme 16/12/2023 - As part of the Gnáthóga Nádúrtha programme, a series of events in Autumn 2023 marked the end of the first phase with a rotating community engagement event at each of the three sites. ‘Each artist unearthed a physical expression of their work on the project and their local peatland – a Butter Firkin, a Bog...
Gnáthóga Nádúrtha | Natural Habitats Drummin Bog Walk, Talks and Activities Afternoon: Sunday 12 Nov. All Welcome! 24/10/2023 - Please join us on Sunday 12th November for an afternoon of fun, creativity and nature-based activities celebrating our nearby peatlands. Make a wish on muslin for the Gangers Hut. Weave a remnant on a weaver’s frame. Learn about plant lore, making teas from wild plants, and old dairy ways of butter-making. Create your own bog colours postcard, draw bog plants, and hear short talks from the artists involved – the... - Tales and Tastes from the Bog 27/09/2023 - Tales and Tastes from the Bog: as part of the 3 county Gnáthóga Nadúrtha Natural Habitats programme supported by Carlow, Kildare and Meath Arts Offices, please join us this Sunday 1st Oct 2-5pm in the Old Schoolhouse, Rathangan Co. Kildare for an afternoon of sharing bog stories, plant lore, the makings of an 1812 Bog Map, and past times, as we weave connections between us and our nearby peatlands.
- “Finding Dragons” Are there lizards on Drummin Bog??!! 15/07/2023 - “Finding Dragons” Are there lizards on Drummin Bog in South Carlow??!! Please join us for a Citizen Science Survey, 10 am Saturday 22nd July 2023 with herpetologist Rob Gandola.
Creatively connecting care for wetlands: the wonderful Ardee Bog Cafe 30/09/2022 - Creative Drummin Bog Committee members Jules Michael and Cathy Fitzgerald were recently invited by the Friends of Ardee Bog to attend an imaginative, creative 3-day Bog Cafe in Ardee Co. Louth. They received a warm welcome and the event strengthened connections between many groups and individuals dedicated to creatively contributing to wetland restoration across Ireland.... 
Drummin Bog Project joins the Friends of Ardee BOG CAFE 19/09/2022 - We are delighted to share that the Drummin Bog Project has been invited to participate in The BOG CAFE – a celebration of Ardee Bog and our precious Irish peatlands. An information stand about the Drummin Bog Project will be displayed on Saturday, September 24th – please do come and say hello. BOG CAFE: SCHEDULE... - Drummin Bog in Carlow is how old?!!?! Join celebrations on Drummin Bog – for National Heritage Week 30/07/2022 - PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Join us Sunday 14th August on Drummin Bog, South Carlow to celebrate the carbon date and wonderful age of Drummin Bog Sunday 14th August 2022 ALL WELCOME We’ll be hosting: • Peat core sampling demo • Talk with Mick...
‘Slow time on the Bog’: painter Mairead Holohan celebrates Carlow’s Drummin Bog 24/07/2022 - On International Bog Day, the Drummin Bog Project is delighted to share that a 2022 ArtLinks bursary is enabling south Carlow-based painter Mairead Holohan research and create new work in response to Drummin Bog and the local area. #Ireland #wetlands #beauty #creativity #art #internationalbogday #iucnpeat - Drummin Bog Project NPWS Peatlands Community Engagement Award work benefits nearby secondary schools 08/07/2022 - This is the second of two posts about how the 2021 NPWS Community Engagement Scheme Award extended activities to fulfil the aims of the Drummin Bog Project Last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic, Drummin Bog Project committee members, past Chair Martin Lyttle (a former geotechnical engineer) and Creative Drummin Engagement Artist, Jules Michael,...
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