National Heritage Week 2025 Events

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National Heritage Week 2025

Adult Events for Sligo County Libraries

Elizabeth Corbet Yeats Exhibition

  • Sligo Central Library
  • Tuesday 19th August – 13th September 2025
  • During library open hours
Celebrate the remarkable legacy of Elizabeth Yeats—artist, educator, publisher, and champion of women’s talent. Co-founder of Dun Emer and Cuala Industries, her work helped shape Ireland’s cultural and artistic identity.

Neglected Reputations: The Yeats Sisters, Lily & Elizabeth

FREE Luchtime Talk by Eunan McKinney, Project Director with the Yeats Sisters Commemorative Project

  • Sligo Central Library
  • Tuesday 19th August 2025
  • 1.00pm – 1.30pm with Q&A after
BOOKING REQUIRED:
071 9111675 or sligolib@sligococo.ie
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Discover the overlooked legacy of Susan ‘Lily’ and Elizabeth Yeats—trailblazers in Irish arts, crafts, and publishing. This talk highlights their creative impact, feminist ideals, and the founding of Dun Emer and Cuala Industries, which shaped Ireland’s cultural identity and empowered generations of women.

Harvest Knot Workshop

with Thomas Doyle (National Museum of Ireland Educator)

  • Tubbercurry Community Library
  • Tuesday 19th August 2025
  • 2.00pm – 3.00pm
BOOKING REQUIRED:
071 9111705 or tubberlibrary@sligococo.ie
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Participants will learn how to make a Harvest Knot and hear about the history of the craft and associated calendar customs and traditions. All materials will be provided.

  • Ballymote Community Library
  • Tuesday 19th August 2025
  • 3.30pm – 4.30pm
BOOKING REQUIRED:
071 9111669 or ballymotelibrary@sligococo.ie
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Participants will learn how to make a Harvest Knot and hear about the history of the craft and associated calendar customs and traditions. All materials will be provided.

  • Sligo Central Library
  • Friday 22nd August 2025
  • 3.30pm – 4.30pm
BOOKING REQUIRED:
071 9111675 or sligolib@sligococo.ie
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Participants will learn how to make a Harvest Knot and hear about the history of the craft and associated calendar customs and traditions. All materials will be provided.

The Gentleman that Paid the Rent: The Pig in Irish Mythology, Folklore and Farm Life

Lunchtime talk by Joe McGowan, Historian and Author

  • Sligo Local Studies & Archive, Bridge Street
  • Thursday 21st August 2025
  • 1.00pm – 1.45pm
BOOKING REQUIRED:
071 9111681 or pgannon@sligococo.ie
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Joe McGowan is a native of Mullaghmore, County Sligo. For many years he has been dedicated to preserving, visually and orally, Ireland’s disappearing traditions and customs. He is the author of several books, including classics such as, ‘Echoes of a Savage Land’, ‘A Bitter Wind’, ‘Inishmurray, Gale, Stone and Fire’ and most recently ‘Even the Heather Bled’.
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