ATHY MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL

South Kildare Medieval Festival "Bones & Stones"


23 August 2012

From 12 - 4pm. Events and exhibitions, showcasing our historical and cultural heritage through a programme of public lectures, walking tours, workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations and living history display. Hands on workshops in archaeology, digging and recording for young and old. Demonstrations and displays illustrating and exploring aspects of medieval life, including the ever popular armaments, archery display and much more

Lecture: The Horrible History of Castles like Ours: Violence in Medieval Ireland Our Walled Neighbors.

Guided Walk: St. Michael’s Medieval Graveyard.

Exhibition: “Inside and Outside the Wall” Illustrating aspects of Medieval Life

BATTLE OF SOMME 2012 COMMEMORATIONS

Five youngs of Athy arrived in Grandvilliers for the 1st July Battle of Somme commemorations.
They spent Sat. with the french families and on Sunday went early with Grandvilliers delegates and youngs, in order to be in time, at 7.28 in La Boiselle where is Lochanagar Crater from where the battle started.
They go to Thiepval to attend the official ceremony of commemortation. During this ceremony, they went upstairs at the Memorial to lay a wrath on behalf of our both twinning committtees.

After lunch in Albert, they visited the Historial in Peronne.