Thursday, September 30, 2010

Field-trip to Barryscourt Castle

Former students now working as Tour-guides do us proud in Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill

This Wednesday, we had an excellent field-trip to Barryscourt Castle in Carrigtwohill and were treated to excellent tours by Robin Turnbull and Shirley Lougheed, both former students of Cultural & Heritage Studies at CSN.

There was a special emphasis on the Apple Orchard which holds a wonderful collection of rare and endangered old Irish apple varieties. Students helped themselves to a rare opportunity to taste some of the apples: a true sensual experience of our shared heritage.


Monday, September 13, 2010

The Ship of Seven Murders

Kathy Bunny's book The Ship of Seven Murders, which began life in CSN as a Local History project was launched by Tim Severin in The Sirius Centre in Cobh last month.