tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311938654381390282024-03-14T05:50:50.905-07:00The King at the Back of the HillArdagh Heritage and Creativity Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966472620741592989noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431193865438139028.post-79914449325777786952022-01-27T12:29:00.002-08:002022-01-27T12:29:37.659-08:00Heritage in Schools bookings<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1KA8EuPFOWV84PKhAkX3IBSaZx6JaIIZcA0U5n0Lf3-r-U_qX_GG8chziSRLoyeFrWEjPQuc1xLGXokW7z5UsGXkiUUGxTs09JoR9B1w1BvePjbS1YzdO8IcLd47dQpRIQtT4Ubu1L9Vv9ngxIQA0xFeVg9lN6eqA1IUI1YSQp2RRC39_fUTGhS9f=s2917" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2917" data-original-width="2917" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1KA8EuPFOWV84PKhAkX3IBSaZx6JaIIZcA0U5n0Lf3-r-U_qX_GG8chziSRLoyeFrWEjPQuc1xLGXokW7z5UsGXkiUUGxTs09JoR9B1w1BvePjbS1YzdO8IcLd47dQpRIQtT4Ubu1L9Vv9ngxIQA0xFeVg9lN6eqA1IUI1YSQp2RRC39_fUTGhS9f=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p>We are delighted to now be taking bookings for visits to schools through the <a href="http://www.heritageinschools.ie" target="_blank">Heritage in Schools</a> scheme. Between February and June <a href="http://www.heritageinschools.ie/heritage-expert/profile/ann-gerety-smyth" target="_blank">Ann</a> or <a href="http://www.heritageinschools.ie/heritage-expert/profile/annette-corkery" target="_blank">Annette</a>
can come to your school and guide you and your students through Life in the Iron Age or one of
our other fun-filled, interactive heritage workshop sessions. The scheme aims
to raise awareness and to help children and their teachers appreciate
their local heritage by engaging with it in a meaningful way.
Place-based learning in the outdoor classroom is also encouraged.</p><p><b>Life in the Iron Age</b></p>Interactive practical activities, discussions and stories combine to
demonstrate what life was like in Iron Age/Early Medieval Ireland. The
session(s) can cover aspects of society and every day activities:
buildings, clothing, jewellery and metalwork, food, biodiversity, games
such as fidchell, weaving, foraging, natural dyeing, Brehon Laws
including the importance of trees, fire festivals and ogham script.<a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html">https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html</a><p>Visits
are part-funded by the Heritage Council so the cost to the school for a
full day with a heritage specialist is only €100 (€60 for DEIS schools)
and half day visits are €60 (€40 for DEIS schools). If you book the
same specialist for 5 sessions the 5th visit is free for the school. <br /></p><p>Contact us at creativeardagh@gmail.com to arrange a date in advance, then book your visit through the <a href="http://www.heritageinschools.ie/heritage-expert/book-an-specialist" target="_blank">Heritage in Schools</a> website.</p>Ardagh Heritage and Creativity Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966472620741592989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431193865438139028.post-74412456375062610552018-07-09T08:32:00.002-07:002018-07-13T16:33:17.525-07:00Timetable for the weekend<i><b>Please remember to book your place on the workshops by tomorrow evening (10th July). </b></i><br />
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<b>Timetable</b><br />
<b>Saturday 14th July</b><br />
10.00am to 1.00pm: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/hazelrocks.html">Tree of Life Workshop</a> <br />
12.00pm: Gates Open<br />
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12.00pm: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/vikings.html">Shield Making Workshop</a> <i>All day with breaks </i><br />
2.00pm to 4.00pm: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/vikings.html">Haithabu Bag Making Workshop</a><br />
5.00pm: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/creative-ardagh.html">Build a Fort Workshop </a><br />
7.00pm: Gates Close<br />
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<b>Sunday 15th July</b><br />
12.00pm Gates Open<br />
All Day: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/living-legacies.html">Living Legacies</a>, <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/vikings.html">Viking Displays</a><br />
12.00pm: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/vikings.html">Shield Making Workshop</a> continues <i>all day with breaks </i><br />
12.00pm: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/creative-ardagh.html">Wet Felting Workshop</a><br />
1.00pm to 2.00pm: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/vikings.html">Nalbinding Hat Workshop </a><br />
2.00pm: <a href="https://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/p/creative-ardagh.html">The History of the Back of the Hill</a><br />
5.00pm: Gates Close<br />
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Entry is €10 per adult for one day or €15 per adult
for both days (excludes workshops). This includes tea or coffee and all
children go free. <i><b>Please pay inside the building on arrival.</b></i>Ardagh Heritage and Creativity Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966472620741592989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431193865438139028.post-26897461501879983682018-07-05T11:53:00.001-07:002018-07-13T16:37:22.304-07:00Please NoteDeadline for booking workshops is fast approaching.<br />
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Please book your place before 10th July as materials need to be ordered and the tutors need to know numbers. You can pay online by following the links above or else pay us on Sunday next from 12pm to 5pm or between 10am to 1pm on Monday and Tuesday next in the centre.<br />
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Workshops that must be booked in advance: Nalbinding (€25): Sunday<br />
Haithabu bag making: (€50) Saturday<br />
Combat-ready shield making (€200): Saturday and Sunday<br />
Tree of Life pendant (€55): Saturday<br />
Clay model fort (free with paying adult): Saturday<br />
Wet felting (€15): Sunday<br />
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Prices for all workshops are per person and include tuition, all materials and tea and coffee as well as entry to the other events on the day (excluding other workshops). Light lunch is included with shield making. Booking online is essential for all workshops.<br />
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Due to circumstances beyond our control the landowner has had to cancel the guided tour on Sunday. The talk on the history and importance of the fort will go ahead at 2pm.<br />
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Day price €10, Two days €15 (excluding workshops). Children are free and must be accompanied by an adult.<br />
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Looking forward to stepping back in time with you all.Ardagh Heritage and Creativity Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966472620741592989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431193865438139028.post-55217606176072048302018-06-27T16:44:00.001-07:002018-07-13T16:39:59.390-07:00Traditional skills, workshops and living history<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-66e9cbda-439b-2e42-39d3-ffe111f8be34" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everybody knew there was a King at the Back of the Hill in Ardagh so it came as no surprise to locals when a skeleton of noble origin was found buried in King Máine's fort during the excavation by Liam de Paor in 1967. Máine, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages ruled South Teabhtha and his fort was one of great importance at the time of St. Patrick's arrival in the midlands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the excavation the finds from the dig at the Back of the Hill were recorded and left in the National Archives undocumented until Adel Coleman, an archaeology student in UCC chose it as the topic of her Masters thesis. At that time the skeleton was missing but has recently been rediscovered and Adel is still investigating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This living history weekend, starting a 12pm both days, plans to take visitors back in time to the era of the Fort of Máine in late Iron Age and Early Christian times, the era of Celts, Saints, Scholars and Viking invaders. Entrance is €10 for adults for one day or €15 for both days (excludes workshops) this includes tea and coffee and all children go free.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Significant finds at the Back of the Hill fort included evidence of weaving and metalworking, a beautiful penannular brooch, glass beads, bone comb fragments and a stone incised with a cross. Life at the fort was busy for the residents whose occupation spanned several hundred years and we hope to give a flavour of this through living history displays, demonstrations and workshops. A talk on the history and importance of the Back of the Hill settlement will take place at 2pm on Sunday 15th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are excited to welcome Jodie from Living Legacies Ireland who will let you try your hand at wool weaving, and hear about what life was like during the Iron Age. Did you know there were marriage and divorce laws in the Iron Age? Or that iron was more valuable than gold? Find out about this and much more with 'Living Legacies Ireland'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michael Moylan is a fountain of history knowledge, join him on Saturday 14th to try out ancient weapons and see if the armour fits. Irish History Live brings the museum to you with real artefacts from Bronze Age to Viking times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Evidence of Viking trade has also been found in the Ardagh area by archaeologists and we will be invaded by the Jofur Dregin (Boar warriors) band of Vikings on both days. As well as setting up traditional tents, showcasing their wares, demonstrating and sharing their fighting tips with new recruits we have a number of Viking traditional skills workshops on offer. These must be booked in advance through the website </span><a href="http://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.ie/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://kingatthebackofthehill.blogspot.ie</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Try your hand at Nalbinding (€25) and Haithabu bag making (€50) with Aneta or create your own combat-ready shield with Bartek over the two days (€200).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tracy from Hazelrocks Jewellery joins us for a half-day workshop at 10am on Saturday 14th July. During this workshop you get expert tuition and learn all the skills necessary to create your own beautiful Tree of Life pendant from precious stones and wire (€55). No experience necessary. Everyone will have their own gemstone tree of life to bring home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ann and Annette from Creative Ardagh will help you create a clay model fort (free with paying adult) on Saturday 14th and guide you through the process of wet felting (€15) on Sunday 15th, an ancient craft that predates all other textile crafts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prices for all workshops are per person and include tuition, all materials and tea and coffee as well as entry to the other events (excluding other workshops). Light lunch is included with shield making. Booking online (through the tabs above) is essential for all workshops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This promises to be a very memorable weekend so come along and time travel with us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Annette 086 3027602 or Ann 086 1717925. creativeardagh@gmail.com</span></div>
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