The Society holds lectures, during the Winter, and outings, during the Summer months. There are also once-off events such as conferences, the Annual Weekend away and the Christmas Lunch.
Upcoming events are shown on the sidebar.
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Afternoon outing to Kilcrea Friary, near Ovens. Speaker: Denise Maher, author of Kilcrea Friary: Franciscan Heritage in County Cork. The event will include Máire Ní Chéileachair, TG4 Singer of the Year 2018, singing Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire to mark the 250th anniversary of his death.
Kilcrea is signposted on the N22 (Cork to Macroom road). There is limited parking at friary. Otherwise, there is roadside parking about five minutes’ walk past the friary.
Assemble at Kilcrea Friary, 2.30 pm.
Please note that this event is open to CHAS members and their guests only. There will be a €3 badge fee, payable on the day.
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Day outing to Clonakilty and Ardfield/Rathbarry, West Cork. Speakers: Tim Feen, Dr Danielle O’Donovan, Gerald Butler, Michael O’Mahony, Diarmuid Kingston, Michael O’Connell and Fachtna McCarthy. Sites include Kilgarriffe Old Cemetery (Clonakilty); West-Cork Regional Museum (P85 YY48); Emmets’s Square; Caher ringfort (P85 HR98); Galley Head Lighthouse (P85 PP83) and Castlefreke Castle (P85 HC85).
Assemble at 11.30 am at Craanmore Stud (Keating’s Equestrian Centre), Eircode P85 K443, near Kilgarriffe Old Cemetery, Clonakilty.
Picnic lunch/own arrangements in Clonakilty.
Please note that this event is open to CHAS members and their guests only. There will be a €5 badge fee, payable on the day.
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Evening outing to Cork Butter Museum and other locations around Shandon related to Cork’s global butter trade. Speaker: Peter Foynes, museum curator.
Cork Butter Museum is located on O’Connell Square, near the Firkin Crane Theatre (Eircode T23 H004).
Assemble Cork Butter Museum, 7.00 pm.
Please note that this event is open to CHAS members and their guests only. There will be a badge fee, payable on the evening.
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Day outing to the Fermoy/Glanworth area. Speaker: Professor William O’Brien. Sites include Carn Tighernach, on Corrin Hill; Labbacallee wedge tomb and Glanworth Castle.
Assemble at Corrin Woods Forest Recreational Area car-park, 11 am. (This car-park is located directly across from the entrance to Coillte Office which is at Eircode P61 PN30; or using Google Maps search ‘Corrin Woods Forest Recreational Area’.)
Picnic lunch/own arrangements
Please note that this event is open to CHAS members and their guests only. There will be a badge fee, payable on the day.
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Afternoon outing to the Church of the Annunciation, Blackpool. Seamus Murphy, Cork sculptor and stone carver, is perhaps best known for designing this church and producing its sculpture. Speaker: Dr Edward O’Riordan.
Assemble, 2.30 pm, outside Church of the Annunciation, Blackpool (Eircode T23 FW44).
Please note that this event is open to CHAS members and their guests only. There will be a €3 badge fee, payable on the day.
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Day outing to Baile Bhuirne/Ballyvourney area. Speaker: Dr Connie Kelleher, National Monuments Service.
Sites include: Clapper bridge, An Rathúnach Thiar/Rahoonagh West; stone circle, Gort an Imill/Gortanimill; St Abban’s Grave, An tSeanchluain/Shanacloon; St Gobnait’s Stone, Na Cillíní/Killeen (depending on parking); Castle at The Mills Inn; St Gobnait’s church and cemetery, Baile Bhuirne/Ballyvourney.
Assemble, 11 am, at Ballymakeera Dairygold Co-Op front car-park in order to organise car-sharing as roadside parking is extremely limited for the morning sites (Eircode P12 D361).
Picnic lunch/own arrangements.
Please note that this event is open to CHAS members and their guests only. There will be a €5 badge fee, payable on the day.
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Afternoon outing, a walking tour of some of Cork’s iconic bridges. Speaker: Antóin O’Callaghan, author of Where Bridges Stand: The River Lee Bridges of Cork City. This event will link with one of the themes of Heritage Week 2023, Water Heritage.
Assemble at National Monument, Grand Parade, 2.30 pm.
This is a free event, open to everyone.
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Afternoon outing. A walking tour of UCC (and part of Cork city), exploring its War of Independence heritage. Speaker: Dr John Borgonovo, UCC School of History.
Assemble: 2.30 pm, The Archway, UCC Quadrangle.
Please note that this event is open to CHAS members and their guests only. There will be a €3 badge fee, payable on the day.
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