Wicklow festival & events booklet 2013

A Celebration ofFestivals and Events

WICKLOW 2013

“Welcome to Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland”www.visitwicklow.ieAttractions . Activities . Events . Accommodation Food & Drink . Shopping . Services . Offers

It is a pleasure to warmly welcome you to Wicklow for the Gathering 2013. Over the past months communities from all parts of the county have come together to organise gatherings, conferences, festivals and events to celebrate everything that Wicklow has to offer.

In 2012 Wicklow won first place and the gold award at the world LivCom awards. This reflected not only the landscape of Co. Wicklow as one of mountains, rolling foothills, forests, coastline and lakes - all with magnificent views and the rich heritage of the county; but also our wonderful community spirit. It is this community spirit that awaits our visitors this year. Our events embrace every part of our social identity from our heritage to our music, from the arts to sport.

Our three flagship festivals for the Gathering – the Greystones Arts Festival over the June Bank Holiday, Hollywood Fair in August and Canada Come Home in September will indeed carry the flag for the county but this does not detract from the other wonderful vibrant events that are taking place throughout the year.

It has been a pleasure for the council to work with Fáilte Ireland, Wicklow Tourism, County Wicklow Partnership and the Wicklow Gathering Steering Committee. I would like to thank Brendan Martin, Head of Library Services in Wicklow who has spearheaded this initiative for the county.

I wish every success to all the Gatherings in Wicklow but most importantly we wish all our visitors a wonderful stay in our Garden County and hope you have a very memorable experience.

Céad Míle FáilteEddie SheehyManagerWicklow County Council

Welcome to Wicklow 2013!Bray Bridge Gathering 31st August- [email protected] / 087 220 3152

Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering 4th-6th [email protected] / 087 237 8389

Hell & Back 6th October [email protected] / 01 202 0100

Glen of Lead Industrial Landscapes Conference 17th-19th [email protected]

Footfalls Wicklow Walking Festival 25th October [email protected] / 0404 45152

Gathering of the Fleet Arklow Maritime Fest 2nd-5th August Arklowwww.facebook.com/GatheringoftheFleetArklowMaritimeFest / [email protected] / 086 826 0439

Bray Summerfest 2nd-5th August [email protected]

Greystones Americana and Roots Weekend 2nd-5th August Greystoneswww.rootsweekend.com / [email protected]

Wicklow Regatta Festival 2nd-5th August Wicklow Townwww.wicklowregatta.com

Tinahely Agricultural Show 5th August Tinahelywww.tinahelyshow.ie / [email protected] / 087 989 2485

Wicklow Gathering International Sheaf Tossing 5th August Tinahelywww.tinahelyshow.ie / [email protected] / 087 989 2485

The Hollywood Fair 14th-18th August Hollywoodwww.thehollywoodfair.com / [email protected] / 045 483608

Ladies International Polo Tournament 17th August Wicklowwww.polowicklow.com / [email protected] / 087 286 9691

The Greystones Gathering 24th-25th [email protected] / 086 814 6926

Gravity Enduro Round 4 Mountain Bike Event 7th September Roundwoodwww.gravityenduro.ie / [email protected] / 083 417 3899

Glendalough Lake Swim 7th September Glendaloughwww.openwaterswimmer.ie

Operation Shamrock Gathering 7th-8th Sept [email protected]

Canada Come Home 13th-15th Sept Coolatinwww.facebook.com/canadacomehome / [email protected] / 086 251 7361

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Powerscourt 14th September Enniskerrywww.irishtriathlon.com / [email protected]

Enniskerry Field Day 15th September Enniskerrywww.facebook.com/enniskerryvictorianfieldday

The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Run 21st September Glen O’[email protected] / 087 832 9235

ASKO International Karate Championships 21st September Greystoneswww.askokarate.com / 01 287 3577

Culture Night Wicklow 21st September Wicklow Countywww.culturenight.ie / www.facebook.com/wicklowculturenight

La Touche Legacy - Conference and Reunion 27th-29th Greystoneswww.latouchelegacy.com / [email protected]

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Stories from Across the Waves 16th-24th November Braywww.mermaidartscentre.ie / [email protected] / 01 272 4030

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Knockanstockan Independent Music Festival 26th-28th July Blessingtonwww.knockanstockan.ie / [email protected]

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glenmalure 27th July Glenmalurewww.irishtriathlon.com / [email protected]

The Kiltegan Gathering Throughout the Year [email protected] / 086 357 2493

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Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig17h MarchGreystonesThe gathering is the very best in traditional Irish music, song and dance. This is your opportunity to get St. Patrick’s weekend off to a great start. Featuring the award winning Bray Roundwood Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Come along for a great evening of song, dance, ceilí & craic as in house parties of yore. From 8.00pm.

Contact :087 284 [email protected]

Celebrate Ireland’s Food & Baking Heritage17th March & 8th AprilBallyknockan House, Farm & Cookery SchoolFoodies and heritage enthusiasts alike will enjoy the Ballyknocken farm tour, with everything from an original famine soup pot to the original open fires with the bastible and crane in the Victorian farmhouse. Many dates available on website.

Contact :0404 44627www.ballyknockan.com

Bray Trail Blazer 6th April Braywww.gaelforceevents.com/trailblazer / 095 42006

Celebrate Ireland’s Baking Heritage 8th April Glenealywww.ballyknocken.com | [email protected] / 0404 44627

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glendalough 20th April Glendaloughwww.irishtriathlon.com / [email protected]

Gravity Enduro Mountain Bike Event 21st April Carrick Mountain, www.gravityenduro.ie / [email protected] / 083 417 3899

MayBray Jazz Festival 3rd-5th May Braywww.brayjazz.com / [email protected] / 086 865 4170

Gourmet Greystones 5th May Greystoneswww.facebook.com/gourmetgreystones / [email protected] / 086 8329686

1840’s Irish Famine Walk 5th May Wicklow Town087 217 4747

The Gathering Custom & Classic Bike Show 11th-12th May Arklow www.facebook.com/devilsdeciplesmcireland

Trace Your Wicklow Roots 16th May Powerscourtwww.powerscourt.ie/events / [email protected]

Wicklow Arts Festival 24th-26th May Wicklowwww.wicklowartsfestival.ie / [email protected] / 0404 62476

Vale of Avoca Welcome Home Week 23rd-30th May [email protected] / 086 227 3784

Bray Summerfest 5th July Braywww.braysummerfest.com / [email protected]

Hints of History Festival at Russborough House 6th-7th July [email protected] 045 865239


Crews to Wicklow 13th July Wicklow Townwww.wicklowsailingclub.com


Arklow Seabreeze Festival Gathering 2013 19th-21st July [email protected] / 086 385 9674

Roundwood Festival 19th-21st July Roundwoodwww.facebook.com/pages/roundwoodie / [email protected] / 086 805 5040

Roundwood Historical and Folklore Gathering 20th-21st July [email protected]

Finte O’Broin Gathering 20th July Ballinacorwww.clanbyrne.com / [email protected]

Bray Air Spectacular 21st July Braywww.braysummerfest.com / [email protected]


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Moxie Adventure Race 25th May [email protected] / 087 830 7214

Greystones Arts Festival 31st May-2nd June Greystoneswww.greystonesartsfestival.com / [email protected] / 086 832 9686

Dunlavin Arts Festival 14th-16th June Dunlavinwww.dunlavinartsfestival.com / [email protected]

Tulfarris Tough 10 Mile Race 15th June Blessingtonwww.tulfarris10.com / [email protected] 086 3503994

Midsummer 5k and 10k 15th June Braywww.aliveoutside.ie / [email protected] / 01 202 0100

Bloomsday in North Wicklow 16th June Bray & Greystoneswww.bray.ie / www.latouchelegacy.com

Hell & Back Apollo 16th June Braywww.hellandback.ie / [email protected]

Baltinglass Balloon Festival 21st-23rd June [email protected] / 059 648 1575

Arklow House of Stories 23rd-28th June [email protected] / 087 204 9013

Annacurra National School Past Pupils Reunion 23rd-30th June [email protected] / 0402 36669

Wicklow Peace and Remembrance Gathering 30th June Wicklow [email protected]

Dominican College School Reunion5th AprilWicklow TownAll past pupils are invited to come back for a great evening with school tours before entry into Fatima Hall for meet and greets with staff (past and present) before the party starts. Don’t miss a fantastic get together with friends of old.

Contact :[email protected]/dominicancollegewicklow

Culture, Craic agus Ceol for Kids!18th MarchPowerscourt Estate, EnniskerryThis St. Patrick’s weekend, everyone can take part in family-friendly activities in the beautiful surrounds of Powerscourt House and Gardens.

Also Trace Your Wicklow Roots at Powerscourt Estate! - 16th May 2013. Join Pamela Bradley (APGI) for a unique talk at Powerscourt House about the people and their lives who lived there, including the workers information on how to trace your ancestors.

Contact :(01) 204 6000www.powerscourt.ie/events

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Wicklow Adventure Races 20th April, 27th July & 14th SeptemberGlendalough, Glenmalure & Powerscourt Hailed by many as the most iconic Adventure Races in Ireland. Come test your endurance in one of the most spectacularly beautiful parts of Ireland. These are a three race series - 20th April, 27th July & 14th Sept and these courses have it all; the best that Wicklow has to offer in a day.

Contact :[email protected]

Ladies USA v Ireland International Polo Match 6th AprilWicklowIreland v USA International Polo Match celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Polo Wicklow. Come for a great day out with the family and enjoy the food and shopping villages, live music, dancing, Irish dancers, cheerleaders and of course spectacular polo with some of USA and Ireland’s finest players. Also Ladies International Polo Tournament on 17th August.


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Bray Jazz Festival3rd - 5th MayBrayBray Jazz Festival is the longest established and leading jazz festival weekend in the Greater Dublin Area. The event has been described as ‘the connoisseur’s jazz festival’ (The Irish Times) and as ‘one of the best small jazz festivals in Europe’ by All About Jazz, the world’s leading jazz web-site. The festival stages up to 40 concerts, recitals and jazz trail shows each year.


Gravity Enduro Biking Round Mountain Bike Event21st April & 7th SeptemberWicklow TownGravity Enduro is a spectacular mountain bike event series for experienced bikers. It’s a two day event with practice on Saturday and the main race on Sunday. The course is approximately 25km long and has 5 mainly downhill timed stages. Competitors are well looked after with an individual goodie bag, lunch during the event, multiple feed zones and a bike service station on the course. Full details on website.


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Vale Of Avoca Welcome Home Week23rd - 30th MayAvocaA celebration of Ireland’s National Poet Thomas Moore who wrote his poetry at the famous ‘Meeting of the Waters’ along with celebrating Avoca’s 200 years of Mining Heritage. Activities include dancing at the crossroads, Thomas Moore v Percy French night, Mining re-enactment, graveyard and mining walking tours and much more.

Contact :086 227 [email protected]/valeofavocawelcomehomeweek

Gourmet Greystones5th MayGreystonesGreystones welcomes everyone to enjoy the culinary delights of this one day festival. This includes a Wicklow food market, cooking demonstrations from some of Ireland’s best chefs, wine, beer and cocktail tastings, artisan workshops, entertainment, young masterchef competition, national curry championship & much more.

Contact :086 832 [email protected]/gourmetgreystones

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Greystones Arts Festival31st May - 2nd JuneGreystonesGreystones Arts Festival is a multi-disciplinary festival that includes music, street theatre from across Europe, and a lot more. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate and to join in our opening carnival parade that includes Ireland’s best carnival makers and performers.

Expect the unexpected & the unusual in the town for the weekend. This will include Wicklow’s biggest flash mob, dance jams, spectacular fireworks, wild and wacky street shows, workshops, markets and much more. This is a weekend for everyone, bring the family, tell your friends & get everyone back to Greystones for this special gathering - A very bright happy welcome awaits.

Contact :086 832 9686 [email protected]

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Wicklow Arts Festival celebrates its tenth year and special gathering events are planned to make this year’s event the best ever! With award winning street theatre, art exhibitions, comedy and an amazing artisan food and craft fair, to name but a few, the festival has something to suit all ages and tastes. Come join us in the stunning historic harbour town of Wicklow and be part of the art.

Contact :(0404) [email protected]

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Wicklow Arts Festival24th - 26th MayWicklow

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Dunlavin Arts Festival14th - 16th JuneDunlavinDunlavin Arts Festival will be inviting all past and present participants to come along and join them for a weekend dedicated to the enjoyment of the arts. This includes crafts, art exhibitions featuring local artists and well known professionals. There will be music and local events geared towards bringing the whole community and its diaspora together.


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Baltinglass Balloon Festival21st - 23rd JuneBaltinglassBaltinglass will celebrate The Gathering 2013 with an event that will combine Baltinglass’ historic links with spectacular hot air balloon displays over three days. Events will include street entertainment, a country market, music, sporting events, exhibitions, talks and lots more.

Contact :059 [email protected]/pages/ Balto-Balloon-Fest

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Bloomsday in North Wicklow16th JuneBray and GreystonesBray remembers James Joyce at the house where he lived as a child. All are welcome. The event is a great fun filled day of events including readings at James Joyce’s childhood home, traditional breakfasts, entertainment and steam train rides to nearby Greystones.

In addition Greystones hosts Bloomsday with readings and gatherings throughout the town www.latouchelegacy.com

Contact :www.bray.ie www.facebook.com/bloomsdayinbray

Wicklow Peace & Remembrance Gathering30th JuneWicklowA gathering of war veterans and descendents to commemorate Wicklow’s war dead.

Contact:[email protected]

Annacurra National School Past Pupils Reunion23rd - 30th JuneAnnacurraA festival of events to celebrate Annacurra National School and to welcome back all past pupils from far and near.

Contact:(0402) [email protected]

Arklow House of Stories23rd - 28th JuneArklowA group of 60 Irish emigrants are coming to Arklow at the invitation of the House of Stories. There will be many social events and visits throughout the county to places of interest.


The Kiltegan Gathering 2013KilteganThe Kiltegan community are hosting a series of gathering events. They look forward to welcoming and remembering people from long ago, and invite everyone to join them for this special year.

Contact:[email protected] 3572493

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Bray Air Spectacular at the Bray Summerfest5th - 26th JulyBray Sea Front

Gather along the Bray promenade this July for the country’s largest free air show. For more than two hours, spectators will be treated to close formation aerobatics, beach parachuting, pirouette spins, nose-down spiral descents and more.

Bray Summerfest is a month long family festival and includes live music on the iconic bandstand, street performances and workshops plus a family fiesta, food markets, chef theatre & lots more.


Hints of History Festival at Russborough House6th - 7th JulyBlessingtonHave you ever wanted to walk back in time and enjoy some cultural, romantic flavours of times gone by? We will be welcoming speakers, demos, arias, trips to the maze, guided tours including 3D images from the 1920’s and 30’s, fun in the playground and a unique journey through time all weekend long plus a lot more.

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Finte O’Broin Gathering 20th July

Bray Air Spectacular 21st July

Knockanstockan Independent Music Festival 26th-28th July

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glenmalure 27th July

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Gathering of the Fleet, Arklow Maritime Fest 2nd-5th August

Bray Summerfest 2nd-5th August

Greystones Americana and Roots Weekend 2nd-5th August

Wicklow Regatta Festival 2nd-5th August

Tinahely Agricultural Show 5th August

Wicklow Gathering International Sheaf Tossing 5th August

The Hollywood Fair 14th-18th August

Ladies International Polo Tournament 17th August

The Greystones Gathering 24th-25th August

Bray Bridge Gathering 31st August-1st Sept

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Gravity Enduro Round 4 Mountain Bike Event 7th September

Operation Shamrock Gathering 7th-8th September

Canada Come Home 13th-15th September

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Powerscourt 14th September

Enniskerry Field Day 15th September

The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Run 21st September

Culture Night Wicklow 21st September

La Touche Legacy - Conference and Reunion 27th-29th September

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Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering 4th-6th October

Hell & Back Titan 6th October

Glen of Lead Industrial Heritage Conference 17th-19th October

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Celebrate Ireland’s Food Heritage 17th March

Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig 17th March

Culture, Ceol agus Craic for the kids 18th March

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Dominican College School Reunion 5th April

USA vs Ireland Intl. Polo Tournament 6th April

Celebrate Ireland’s Baking Heritage 8th April

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glendalough 20th April

Gravity Enduro Mountain Bike Event 21st April

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Bray Jazz Festival 3rd-5th May

Gourmet Greystones 5th May

Trace Your Wicklow Roots 16th May

Vale of Avoca Welcome Home Week 23rd-30th May

Wicklow Arts Festival 24th-26th May

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Greystones Arts Festival 31st May-2nd June

Dunlavin Arts Festival 14th-16th June

Bloomsday in North Wicklow 16th June

Baltinglass Balloon Festival 21st-23rd June

Arklow House of Stories 23rd-28th June

Annacurra National School Past Pupils Reunion 23rd-30th June

Wicklow Peace and Remembrance Gathering 30th June

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Bray Summerfest Weekends 5th/12th/19th/21st/26th

Hints of History Festival at Russborough House 6th-7th July

Arklow Seabreeze Festival Gathering 2013 19th-21st July

Roundwood Festival 19th-21st July

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The Kiltegan Gathering Throughout the Year

Roundwood Festival19th - 21st JulyRoundwoodAll the fun of the fair, live music and dance, canoeing event on the scenic Vartry Reservoir, mountain runs and historical walks and talks.

Contact :086 805 5040 / 087 255 1579www.roundwood.ie www.facebook.com/roundwood.ie

Arklow Seabreeze19th - 21st JulyArklowArklow Seabreeze welcomes the Gathering with a family festival for young & old alike with top class entertainment throughout the week. The Festival captures the imagination of the people of the town with activities that include pipe band competition, Irish dancing competition, busking on the street, live bands, a duck race and our world-famous Pig Race, to mention but a few of the events and activities.

Contact :[email protected]: arklowseabreezefestival

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KnockanStockan Independent Music Festival26th - 28th JulyBlessingtonAt Knockanstockan it’s all about the music. With a line up of 150 acts so packed with talent its stages are bursting at the seams. Other aspects of this weekend include Faerie Field live art, live DJ’s, dance performances and a holistic healing area. There will also be a comfy midnight cinema showing independent short films and documentaries every night of the festival.


Finte O’Broin Gathering20th JulyBallinacorOn the 20th July, the international society of Byrne Clans, will present a re-enactment of the capture and execution of Fiach Mac Hugh O’Byrne on the very spot where both these events occurred in 1598. The event will be attended by Lt.– Col. Charles Artaud Byrne, direct descendant of Fiach who, with his family, is flying in from Rhode Island for the gathering.


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Greystones Americana and Roots Weekend2nd - 5th AugustGreystones

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Gathering of the Fleet Arklow Maritime Festival2nd - 5th AugustArklowFifty years on, our celebration will include naval vessels, tall ships, small ships, powerboat displays, Air/Sea rescue displays, emergency services displays, model boat shows, craft marquees, food marquees, fun fairs, sea fishing competitions, special maritime museum displays, vintage cars, trucks, bikes and much more. All proceeds in aid of the Arklow RNLI.

Welcome to the bluegrass, alt-country, blues and rockabilly music weekend for the whole family and music fans alike. There is an abundance of music and sessions, a good old-timey atmosphere. The majority of events are recession-busting free of any cover charge. Music lovers from all over the world come to enjoy over 30 acts in the beautiful Greystones town and new harbour.


Contact :www.facebook.com/gatheringofthefleet/arklowmaritimefest

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Wicklow Gathering International Sheaf Tossing

5th AugustTinahelyThe Tinahely Agricultural Show is very excited about hosting this year’s “Wicklow Gathering International Sheaf Tossing”. The show is building on existing Sheaf Tossing events which have broken world records since 2010. This year the show is inviting the best International Sheaf Tossers from the UK, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Australia and America to compete and try and break the current world record.


Wicklow Regatta Festival2nd - 5th AugustWicklowIn its 135th year and as such is steeped in tradition the Wicklow Regatta provides free family friendly activities and entertainment. The aim is to include the whole community through open participation and social inclusion at all events and the committe look forward to welcoming friends new and old; creating great memories for all who participate.


Contact :www.facebook.com/gatheringofthefleet/arklowmaritimefest

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The Hollywood Fair14th - 18th AugustHollywoodOrganised on the theme of the Gathering and reaching out to emigrants overseas the 2013 Fair promises to be even better than previous years. The pre-1950s rural heritage theme of the Fair has proved a real hit with people. Dressed in pre-1950s attire the large attendance will be in festive mode as they make their way by pony and trap, vintage vehicles, bikes and shank’s mare to the fair from Friday to Sunday. The whole community dresses up for this festival!

Witness the re-enactment of a Famine Eviction scene from the 1840s. Among the items on display will be vintage cars and farm machinery. There will be exhibitions of the traditional crafts of blacksmithing, stonecutting, wood-turning and butter making. The indoor handicrafts displayed will include spinning, knitting and sewing. Storytelling, fortune-telling and matchmaking are just some of the other items on offer. Beidh céad míle fáilte rompu abhaile.

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Bray Bridge Gathering31st August - 1st SeptemberBrayBray Bridge Club runs an annual Swiss Teams event. In 2013, the club will be hosting an additional Gathering Pairs event. There will be €3,000 in prize money over the 2 days. Come to Bray for a late summer break and enjoy a great game of bridge and hospitality. If coming from the UK, take the ferry and it’s only 20 minutes from Dun Laoghaire or 30 minutes from Dublin airport.


Greystones Gathering24th - 25th AugustGreystonesCelebrate the history and heritage of Greystones, in the Burnaby estate, an architectural conservation area, with its amazing history, unique architecture and fascinating former residents. There will be an exhibition of historical photographs taken by Lady Burnaby, lectures and workshops, Edwardian vintage day & tea party with the steam train, vintage games, car rally, heritage walks, concerts and more.


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In 1946, after the WW2, hundreds of German children were brought to Ireland by the Irish Red

Cross to be fostered by Irish families for up to three years. The project was called Operation

Shamrock and the former Boys’ Reformatory School at Glencree was used as a reception and settling-in centre for the children. Glencree, along with the German Embassy in Dublin and the Irish Red Cross will host a

Gathering of Operation Shamrock Families.

Contact :086 397 3614 / (01) 282 [email protected]

Enniskerry Victorian Field Day15th SeptemberEnniskerryKicking off with a traditional Victorian Rag Man’s Ball on 14th followed by a day of arm wrestling, archery, sheaf pitching, tug-of-war, steam threshing, a dog show and pony rides. There will be a tent full of Victorian style festival games for children, great food, arts and crafts, a vintage car and tractor show and so much more.

Operation Shamrock7th - 8th SeptemberGlencree

Contact :www.wicklowhospice.iewww.facebook.com/EnniskerryVictorianFieldDay

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Canada Come Home13th - 15th SeptemberCoolattinCanada Come Home….to a Wicklow welcome! Enjoy a wonderful weekend of activities on the Coolattin Estate in the Garden of Ireland. Coolattin House, former home of the Earls Fitzwilliam, will open its doors to the public for this very special celebration of Irish Heritage which charts the experiences of those families (c. 6,000 people) who left the Coolattin Estate for a new life in Canada during the assisted clearances of 1847-1856.

Planned weekend activities include heritage talks and tours of Coolattin House, displays/exhibitions, golf classic, banquet, traditional music, artisan food and craft fair - all in the historic surroundings of Coolattin House & Golf Club. Join in this wonderful celebration of our shared heritage. You will be sure to receive a ‘Céad Míle Fáilte’


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erCulture Night Wicklow21st SeptemberWicklow CountyCulture Night Wicklow is a night of entertainment, discovery and adventure in Wicklow. Arts and cultural organisations open their doors until late with hundreds of free events, tours, talks and performances for you, your family and friends to enjoy. Culture Night is an initiative co-ordinated by Temple Bar Cultural Trust in partnership with the Wicklow Arts Office


Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Run21st SeptemberGlen O’DownsThe Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club, along with their guests, will travel through the spectacular hills of County Wicklow encountering the many magnificent beauty spots enroute and include a stop in one of the many famous eating houses. It will include a Dinner Dance on Saturday night and finish off with a run and visit to one of the most famous houses in Wicklow on Sunday 22nd.


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La Touche Legacy - Conference and Reunion27th - 29th SeptemberGreystonesThe La Touche Legacy was founded in 1988 to give recognition to the contribution of the La Touche Family to Ireland and Greystones/Delgany. It hosts an annual conference that is of national interest. This year the La Touche Family return to Greystones from across the globe and a panel of distinguished speakers will come together for this special weekend – all welcome.


Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering4th - 6th OctoberWoodenbridge

Clan Byrne will come together in Woodenbridge to reunite and renew the kinship of their friends and relations by getting together for the Gathering. The celebration will take place in the centre of Crioch Branach – the O’Byrnes country in Avoca. The objectives are to reawaken and promote the history and culture of the most important clan in the Province of Leinster. Please join us in 2013 for what promises to be a great event.


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TheLa ToucheFamily in Ireland

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David La Touche, fleeing from religious persecution

in France, fought with William of Orange at the

Boyne in 1690. His descendants made a major

contribution to Ireland as bankers, property developers and

extensive landlords. They were especially active in politics

around the period of the Act of Union in 1800 and they had

a genuine devotion to the Church of Ireland.

This book takes the reader inside the La Touche family and

explores how early financial foundations were laid, leading

to enormous wealth, grand country estates and elaborate

town houses in St Stephen’s Green. The La Touches

dominated Irish banking for over 150 years: David III was

the first Governor of the Bank of Ireland set up in 1783.

Family letters and diaries provide insights into what the

family was like. Alongside the good times there were scandals

and crises – David IV got into serious debt; his daughter

married a bishop but had an affair with William Lamb,

Lord Melbourne; Charles John became a Roman Catholic

in 1844; the wealthy John of Harristown became a Baptist

in 1863 to the chagrin of his superior wife; their daughter

Rose got mixed up in a hopeless love affair with the sage,

John Ruskin.

The La Touche Family in Ireland is an informative and

entertaining account one of Ireland’s greatest business

families.

Michael McGinley retired from the

Irish public service at the age of

fifty-two and made a second career

at business and university level in

the field of industrial relations. He

has carried out extensive research

into the La Touche family.

The La Touche

Legacy Committee

Michael McGinley

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Hell and Back Titan6th OctoberBrayJoin 2500 lunatics on a unique 10k challenge through the swamps, forests & rivers of Killruddery Estate, 1,200 acres of pure torture at the foot of the Little Sugarloaf! Can YOU make it thru’ HELL & BACK?!

HELL & BACK Apollo also taking place on Sat 15th June 2013 in Belmont Estate, Bray, Co Wicklow.

Contact :(01) 214 [email protected]/ hellandbackchallengeTwitter: @hellandbackrun

Glen of Lead Industrial Landscapes Conference17th - 19th OctoberGlendaloughThe Forgotten State of Industry? Irish Industrial Landscapes and Heritage in a Global Context, is an exciting 2-day International Conference taking place in Glendalough from 17th-19th October. Gathering together speakers and audiences from across Europe and beyond, it will be an opportunity to share experiences of managing and presenting our historical industrial landscapes.

Contact :www.facebook.com/GlensOfLead, www.glensoflead.com [email protected]

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Environment, Community and Local GovernmentComhshaol, Pobal agus Rialtas Áitiúil

“This project was part funded by County Wicklow Partnership through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in Rural Areas.”

A big thank you to all of the following who supported this Gathering Project

Brochure Production: Gráinne Mc Loughlin - Festivals & Events Animator, County Wicklow Partnership

Graphic Design & Print: Lucy Kelly - Ross Print Services, Greystones / tel: (01) 287 6612 / www.rossprint.ie

Gathering Steering Committee: Brendan Martin, Cllr. Pat Casey, Catherine Wright, Deirdre Burns, Deirdre Whitfield, Moira Byrne, Margaret Birchell, Fred Verdier,

Cllr. Gráinne Mc Loughlin, Mai Quaid

Scoil Chonglais Baltinglass School Reunion 9th March [email protected] / 086 269 1019

Carnew St Patrick’s Festival 17th March Carnew087 4154899

Celebrate Ireland’s Food Heritage 17th March Glenealywww.ballyknockan.com / 0404 44627

Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig 17th March Greystones 087 284 5465

Culture, Ceol & Craic for kids 18th March Enniskerrywww.powerscourt.ie/events / 01 204 6000

Wicklow Gaol Break Half Marathon 24th March Wicklowwww.wicklowhistoricgaol.com / [email protected] / 0404 61599

Byrnes’ Gathering 2013 5th April [email protected] / 087 2419483

Dominican College School Reunion 5th April Wicklow [email protected]

The Irelander Four Summit Challenge 5th-7th April Glendaloughwww.mountainrescue.ie

USA v Ireland International Polo Tournament 6th April Wicklowwww.polowicklow.com / [email protected] / 087 2869691

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Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig17h MarchGreystonesThe gathering is the very best in traditional Irish music, song and dance. This is your opportunity to get St. Patrick’s weekend off to a great start. Featuring the award winning Bray Roundwood Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Come along for a great evening of song, dance, ceilí & craic as in house parties of yore. From 8.00pm.


Celebrate Ireland’s Food & Baking Heritage17th March & 8th AprilBallyknockan House, Farm & Cookery SchoolFoodies and heritage enthusiasts alike will enjoy the Ballyknocken farm tour, with everything from an original famine soup pot to the original open fires with the bastible and crane in the Victorian farmhouse. Many dates available on website.

Contact :0404 44627www.ballyknockan.com

Bray Trail Blazer 6th April Braywww.gaelforceevents.com/trailblazer / 095 42006

Celebrate Ireland’s Baking Heritage 8th April Glenealywww.ballyknocken.com | [email protected] / 0404 44627

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glendalough 20th April Glendaloughwww.irishtriathlon.com / [email protected]

Gravity Enduro Mountain Bike Event 21st April Carrick Mountain, www.gravityenduro.ie / [email protected] / 083 417 3899

MayBray Jazz Festival 3rd-5th May Braywww.brayjazz.com / [email protected] / 086 865 4170

Gourmet Greystones 5th May Greystoneswww.facebook.com/gourmetgreystones / [email protected] / 086 8329686

1840’s Irish Famine Walk 5th May Wicklow Town087 217 4747

The Gathering Custom & Classic Bike Show 11th-12th May Arklow www.facebook.com/devilsdeciplesmcireland

Trace Your Wicklow Roots 16th May Powerscourtwww.powerscourt.ie/events / [email protected]

Wicklow Arts Festival 24th-26th May Wicklowwww.wicklowartsfestival.ie / [email protected] / 0404 62476

Vale of Avoca Welcome Home Week 23rd-30th May [email protected] / 086 227 3784


Hints of History Festival at Russborough House 6th-7th July [email protected] 045 865239


Crews to Wicklow 13th July Wicklow Townwww.wicklowsailingclub.com


Arklow Seabreeze Festival Gathering 2013 19th-21st July [email protected] / 086 385 9674

Roundwood Festival 19th-21st July Roundwoodwww.facebook.com/pages/roundwoodie / [email protected] / 086 805 5040

Roundwood Historical and Folklore Gathering 20th-21st July [email protected]

Finte O’Broin Gathering 20th July Ballinacorwww.clanbyrne.com / [email protected]

Bray Air Spectacular 21st July Braywww.braysummerfest.com / [email protected]


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Moxie Adventure Race 25th May [email protected] / 087 830 7214

Greystones Arts Festival 31st May-2nd June Greystoneswww.greystonesartsfestival.com / [email protected] / 086 832 9686

Dunlavin Arts Festival 14th-16th June Dunlavinwww.dunlavinartsfestival.com / [email protected]

Tulfarris Tough 10 Mile Race 15th June Blessingtonwww.tulfarris10.com / [email protected] 086 3503994

Midsummer 5k and 10k 15th June Braywww.aliveoutside.ie / [email protected] / 01 202 0100

Bloomsday in North Wicklow 16th June Bray & Greystoneswww.bray.ie / www.latouchelegacy.com

Hell & Back Apollo 16th June Braywww.hellandback.ie / [email protected]

Baltinglass Balloon Festival 21st-23rd June [email protected] / 059 648 1575

Arklow House of Stories 23rd-28th June [email protected] / 087 204 9013

Annacurra National School Past Pupils Reunion 23rd-30th June [email protected] / 0402 36669

Wicklow Peace and Remembrance Gathering 30th June Wicklow [email protected]

It is a pleasure to warmly welcome you to Wicklow for the Gathering 2013. Over the past months communities from all parts of the county have come together to organise gatherings, conferences, festivals and events to celebrate everything that Wicklow has to offer.

In 2012 Wicklow won first place and the gold award at the world LivCom awards. This reflected not only the landscape of Co. Wicklow as one of mountains, rolling foothills, forests, coastline and lakes - all with magnificent views and the rich heritage of the county; but also our wonderful community spirit. It is this community spirit that awaits our visitors this year. Our events embrace every part of our social identity from our heritage to our music, from the arts to sport.

Our three flagship festivals for the Gathering – the Greystones Arts Festival over the June Bank Holiday, Hollywood Fair in August and Canada Come Home in September will indeed carry the flag for the county but this does not detract from the other wonderful vibrant events that are taking place throughout the year.

It has been a pleasure for the council to work with Fáilte Ireland, Wicklow Tourism, County Wicklow Partnership and the Wicklow Gathering Steering Committee. I would like to thank Brendan Martin, Head of Library Services in Wicklow who has spearheaded this initiative for the county.

I wish every success to all the Gatherings in Wicklow but most importantly we wish all our visitors a wonderful stay in our Garden County and hope you have a very memorable experience.

Céad Míle FáilteEddie SheehyManagerWicklow County Council

Welcome to Wicklow 2013!Bray Bridge Gathering 31st August- [email protected] / 087 220 3152

Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering 4th-6th [email protected] / 087 237 8389

Hell & Back 6th October [email protected] / 01 202 0100

Glen of Lead Industrial Landscapes Conference 17th-19th [email protected]

Footfalls Wicklow Walking Festival 25th October [email protected] / 0404 45152

Gathering of the Fleet Arklow Maritime Fest 2nd-5th August Arklowwww.facebook.com/GatheringoftheFleetArklowMaritimeFest / [email protected] / 086 826 0439

Bray Summerfest 2nd-5th August [email protected]

Greystones Americana and Roots Weekend 2nd-5th August Greystoneswww.rootsweekend.com / [email protected]

Wicklow Regatta Festival 2nd-5th August Wicklow Townwww.wicklowregatta.com

Tinahely Agricultural Show 5th August Tinahelywww.tinahelyshow.ie / [email protected] / 087 989 2485

Wicklow Gathering International Sheaf Tossing 5th August Tinahelywww.tinahelyshow.ie / [email protected] / 087 989 2485

The Hollywood Fair 14th-18th August Hollywoodwww.thehollywoodfair.com / [email protected] / 045 483608

Ladies International Polo Tournament 17th August Wicklowwww.polowicklow.com / [email protected] / 087 286 9691

The Greystones Gathering 24th-25th [email protected] / 086 814 6926

Gravity Enduro Round 4 Mountain Bike Event 7th September Roundwoodwww.gravityenduro.ie / [email protected] / 083 417 3899

Glendalough Lake Swim 7th September Glendaloughwww.openwaterswimmer.ie

Operation Shamrock Gathering 7th-8th Sept [email protected]

Canada Come Home 13th-15th Sept Coolatinwww.facebook.com/canadacomehome / [email protected] / 086 251 7361

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Powerscourt 14th September Enniskerrywww.irishtriathlon.com / [email protected]

Enniskerry Field Day 15th September Enniskerrywww.facebook.com/enniskerryvictorianfieldday

The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Run 21st September Glen O’[email protected] / 087 832 9235

ASKO International Karate Championships 21st September Greystoneswww.askokarate.com / 01 287 3577

Culture Night Wicklow 21st September Wicklow Countywww.culturenight.ie / www.facebook.com/wicklowculturenight

La Touche Legacy - Conference and Reunion 27th-29th Greystoneswww.latouchelegacy.com / [email protected]

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Stories from Across the Waves 16th-24th November Braywww.mermaidartscentre.ie / [email protected] / 01 272 4030

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Knockanstockan Independent Music Festival 26th-28th July Blessingtonwww.knockanstockan.ie / [email protected]

WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glenmalure 27th July Glenmalurewww.irishtriathlon.com / [email protected]

The Kiltegan Gathering Throughout the Year [email protected] / 086 357 2493

Wicklow Film

www. visitwicklow.ie

“Welcome to Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland”www.visitwicklow.ie

County Wicklow is one of Ireland’s true scenic treasures with its magnificent hills and mountains, long sandy beaches, rivers and lakes.

Wicklow offers a great variety of outdoor activities: walk or cycle the Wicklow hills and mountains. Play on some of Ireland’s best links and parkland golf. Surf or sail the Irish Sea. Ride through stunning landscape. Paddle or fish along our rivers and lakes.

For more information on Wicklow go to: www.visitwicklow.ie

Wicklow’s attractions will entertain young and old. Visit our many historic homes and gardens. Discover Wicklow’s exceptional heritage from Glendalough’s ancient monastic site to Wicklow’s historical gaol.

Bring Wicklow’s rich and unique flavours to your table and enjoy our welcome and “craic”.

“Welcome to Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland”

Wicklow festival & events booklet 2013

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