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The Old Craft Shop in Rosses Point getting into the spirit of things. It is no longer open, but what a great stand! Thanks Elisabeth Wagstaff.
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LOOK! A great window display at the Liber, our independent Sligo music and bookshop for the Maritime Heritage Weekend. If you would like to get a signed copy of any of these books available at Liber the Authors Michael Smith, Joe McGowan and David Butler will be in Rosses Point this weekend. Michael has published several fantastic books on polar exploration, including a wonderful new biography on Shackleton. Michael's book for younger readers, Iceman – Tom Crean, has been adopted onto the schools' curriculum in Ireland. David Butler illustrated of Shackleton – The Voyage of the James Caird published by The Collins Press. Sligo author Joe Mc Gowan is best known as a chronicler of his home place, as folklorist and local historian, especially of Inishmurray Island. Here is a link to their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pg/libersligo/about/?ref=page_internal
www.heritagecouncil.ie
Anyone visiting Rosses Point for this weekends Maritime Heritage Weekend will enjoy a visit to Harry's Bar. The huge collection of maritime objects in this pub has been described in a Heritage Council audit of Maritime Collections as follows : COLLECTION: Harry’s Bar LOCATION: Rosses Point, County Sligo REPOSITORY: Private CATEGORY: General maritime COLLECTION TYPE: Memorabilia CONDITION: Good PUBLIC ACCESS: Yes DESCRIPTION: Large collection of maritime memorabilia. The collection includes many brass artefacts, such as portholes, and a diving hard hat. There are also several models of ships and a selection of photographs by Cecil Ewing, a keen photographer who took pictures of many of the ships entering Sligo Harbour.ihttp://www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Marine/maritime_collections.pdf.
Tom Crean, Antarctic Explorer (The Ballad)
A lovely piece of film about Ireland's Antarctic hero, Tom Crean by singer, songwriter and poet Cliff Wedgbury.
Life on the Boat, filmed 9 Sept 2016 in the Franklin Strait, NW Passage
This is Northabout on The Franklin Strait last September during The Polar Ocean Challenge. Her builder and former owner Jarlath Cunnane, will be speaking about his expeditions on board at Sligo Yacht Club, next Sunday 23 October 12 - 2pm. All welcome.
Maritime Heritage Weekend. Sligo Yacht Club. Fri 21 7.30pm Michael Smith: Ireland's Antarctic Explorers. Eugene Furlong: Shackleton's Last Ship & The Cabin of The Quest.
Here is the link to tickets for Friday evenings talks at Sligo Yacht Club. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maritime-heritage-weekend-sligo-yacht-club-fri-21-730pm-michael-smith-irelands-antarctic-explorers-tickets-28638228713?aff=efbevent
Tom Crean series on Near FM 90.3
The eloquent Michael Smith speaking about an 'extraordinary man from an ordinary background' Kerryman, Tom Crean. The image is a charcoal portrait of Tom, one of a series of 29 portraits of the crew of the Endurance by Medbh Gillard currently on exhibition at The Jerome Connor Sculpture Center in Annascaul, Co. Kerry. http://nearfm.ie/tomcrean
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Austies Bar in Rosses Point is one of the venues for the Maritime Heritage Weekend. Tickets to the talk on Saturday 22 October 3-5pm by Dr John Treacy ''70 Years of The Irish Naval Service & The Repatriation of WB Yeats to Drumcliff Aboard Macha'' and Joe McGowan ''The Wreck of The Carricks of Whitehaven'' are available at Austie's. Admission is €5. Seating is limited so you are advised to get your tickets early!
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Harry's Bar in Rosses Point - A perfect nautical venue for the Maritime Heritage Weekend. Tickets to the talk on Saturday 22 October 7.30 - 9,30 pm by Michael Smith ''Ernest Shackleton - Ireland's Greatest Explorer'' and Eugene Furling ''Shackleton's Last Ship & The Cabin of The Quest'' are available at Harry's. Admission is €5. Seating is limited so you are advised to get your tickets early!
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On Friday night 7.30 - 9.30pm, the opening talk for The Maritime Heritage Weekend is by Michael Smith ''Ireland's Antarctic Explorers'' and Eugene Furlong ''Shackleton's Last Ship & The Cabin of The Quest'' will be in the wonderful setting of Sligo Yacht Club in Rosses Point. Tickets are €10 and are available through Eventbrite on the Maritime Heritage Weekend facebook page, or at the door. On Sunday 23rd 12-2pm Auriel Robinson of Seatrailswill speak about ''Sligo's Coastal Heritage, The Armada & The Escape of Captain Francesco De Cuellar.'' Jarlath Cunnanne will retrace ''The Voyage of The James Caird, Northabout on Franklin's Trail and The Northeast Passage Over The Roof of Russia.'' Admission on Sunday is €5 http://www.sligoyachtclub.ie/
1stgalway.com
Its great to see the achievements of this great Irishman acknowledged by an organisation like Scouting Ireland.
Maritime Heritage Weekend. Sligo Yacht Club. Fri 21 7.30pm Michael Smith:...
Tickets are available @ €10 for the talk by Michael Smith on Ireland's Antarctiic Explorers and Eugene Furlong on Shackleton's Last Ship and The Cabin of The Quest at Eventbrite. Follow the link on Maritime Heritage Weekend and the event page. Tickets other talks over the weekend at €5 will be available at venue doors. Details will be posted later. The workshop by David Butler and Michael Smith is closed to Scouts only.
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