Dunshaughlin Harvest Festival 18th to 25th Sept 2011
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Resecheduled lecture: Tom French, local history section, Meath County Library on ‘ Out of the World – the ‘Seachnall’ in Dunshaughlin. At the Courthouse, tuesday 27th September 7.30pm. FREE
Programme Outline: (updated daily)
Saturday 17th September 2011
- 7pm – Special Festival Mass Ss. Patrick & Seachnall’s Church
Sunday 18th September 2011
- 3.30pm – South Leinster Pikemen lay wreath at Croppy Grave (Drumree Rd) then march to Pastoral Centre for talk and refreshments
- 7 pm -10 pm – South Leinster Storytellers enchant us with stories, music and dance. Pastoral Centre
- 8pm – Festival Launch Alan Shortt crowns the Harvest Queen An Síbín
- Evening – Carnival in Blakes Field
Monday September 19th
- 9.30am – 1pm Michael Van Dessel Exhibition Pastoral Centre.
- Lunchtime - Live music in various venues through the village
- 2 – 3pm - Heritage Trail Guided Tour departing from the Courthouse
- 6pm – Children’s Art Prize Competition Yores (across from Arch Bar)
- Evening – Carnival Blakes Field
- 7pm – Harpist, Celtic Storm dancers, Ballad Session An Sibin
- 7.30pm – Historical Talk – The Courthouse
- Opening of ‘The Gallery’ (beside Fidelma’s) paintings & ceramics by local artists
Tuesday September 20th
- 9.30am – 1pm – Michael Van Dessel Exhibition Pastoral Centre.
- 10am – 6pm – Heritage Exhibition The Courthouse
- Lunchtime – live music venues throughout the village
- 2-3pm – Heritage Trail guided tour from The Courthouse
- Evening – Carnival Blakes Field
- 7pm – Uilleann pipes, Celtic Storm dancers, Donie Clynch An Sibin
- 7.30pm – Historical Talk – The Courthouse
- 8.30pm – Odd Ball Productions one-act comedy, Arch Bar
- 9.30pm - Dunshaughlin Players one act play, upstairs in Peters Bar,
- Evening – Venetian Operatic Night in Venice Restaurant
- Evening – Fontana Restaurant - relax and enjoy harpist Ciara Vaughan
Wednesday September 21st
- 9.30am-1pm Michael Van Dessel Exhibition Pastoral Centre.
- 7.30pm – Historical Talk The Courthouse,
- 8.30pm – Dunshaughlin Players one act play, Arch Bar
- 9.30pm – Odd Ball Productions one-act comedy, upstairs in Peters Bar
- 10pm – Blacklace Barbershop Quartet Arch Bar
- 10pm – Trad Session Carberrys Bar
Thursday September 22nd
- 9.30-1pm – Michael Van Dessel Exhibition Pastoral Centre.
- 10am-6pm – Heritage Exhibitions Courthouse & Pastoral Centre
- lunchtime – Live music venues throughout the village
- 2-3pm – Heritage trail guided tour from the Courthouse
- 6pm – U8 Gaelic Football GAA Club
- Evening – Carnival Blakes Field
- 6.30pm – Boxing demonstration main street
- 7.30 – The Enemies Main Stage
- 8.30 – 10pm – Don Baker with lead guitatist Stuart Gray Main Stage
- 8pm–10pm – Culture Night Pageant Irish dancing, singing & music Community Centre
- 10pm till late – Pub Music & Entertainment
- 10pm – The Bard of Moonlight Love – Carberrys Bar
Friday September 23rd
- 9.30-1pm – Michael Van Dessel Exhibition Pastoral Centre.
- 9.30am–6pm – Food Market Supervalu Car Park with cookery demonstrations, music and dance
- 10.30am-6pm – Historical Exhibition,The Courthouse
- Lunchtime – live music venues throughout the village
- Lunchtime – live music – Timea Farks, Courthouse Stage
- 12noon–6pm – Working Craft Village Demonstrations & Workshops in the Market Square,
- 2-3pm - Heritage Trail – guided tour
- 4pm – ‘Dukes of Savage’ on Food Market stage
- 4pm – Donnie Clynch on Courthouse stage
- 4pm–6pm – Genealogy Service Courthouse
- 5.30pm - Community Theatre – Petty Court Sessions in the Courthouse
- Evening – Carnival Blakes field
- 7.30pm - Historical Talk Courthouse
- 7pm – 10pm Brush Shiels – followed by Shaken Edge Main Stage
- 8pm to midnight Teen Disco by Funshaughlin Promotions Community Centre
- 8pm – Dunshaughlin Ghost Tour Departing the Courthouse, after dark
- 10pm – till late pub music and entertainment.
- 10pm – Rob Harrington ‘Dukes of Hazzard’, Carberry’s Bar
- 10pm – Karaoke, An Síbín
Saturday 24th September 2011
- 9.30am-6pm Michael Van Dessel Exhibition Pastoral Centre.
- 9.30am-6pm Food Market Supervalu Carpark with cookery demonstrations by Kevin Dundon, music and dance
- 10am-6pm – Historical exhibition The Courthouse
- 10am-6pm Inflatable Play Zone in The Park
- 12–6pm Working Craft Village Market Square free facepainting from 12-2pm
- 12- 12:30pm Hunt and Hounds – Grange End, The Gransheen
- 12-6pm Fashion Show and Market area, Fortuna/Jenny’s carpark
- 2pm-6pm 7th Meath Dunshaughlin Scouts demonstrations
- 2pm-6pm Mobile Petting Farm – The Old Salesyard
- 2pm-5pm Forge display and farrier demonstration, Foley’s Forge
- 2pm-5pm Lydia Finnegan Dog Behavourist, The Park
- 2pm–6pm Soap Box Derby Supple Park
- 3.30pm–6pm Vintage Car Display The Paddocks Green
- 3pm – 4pm Eamon Toal Main Stage
- 3pm – Stephen Flanagan Courthouse Stage
- 3pm – 6.00pm Trad Music, Main Street
- 4pm–6pm – Genealogy Service Courthouse
- 4pm – 6pm Battle of the Bands Main Stage
- 4pm-6pm Traditional Session, An Síbín
- 4.30pm – Liamo & the Prodicals Courthouse stage
- 4pm–5pm Community Theatre – Petty Court Sessions in the Courthouse
- 5pm-6pm Historical Talk The Courthouse
- Evening – Carnival Blakes field
- 6.30pm – Flash Fleadh - a Fleadh with a difference, Main Stage
- 7.30pm-10pm Electric Lemon & Niamh Collins Main Stage
- 8.30pm Céilí Mór - Community Centre
- 9pm Sean Carey, ‘Roulette’, An Sibin
- 10pm till late Pub Music & Entertainment
- 10pm – Traditional Music, Arch Bar
- 10pm – Lee King, Carberry’s Bar
Sunday 25th September
- 9.30 – 1pm Michael Van Dessel Exhibition Pastoral Centre.
- 9.30am–6pm Food Market Supervalu Car Park with cookery demonstration, music and dance
- 12 – 6pm Inflatable Play Zone The Park
- 10am-6pm – Historical Exhibitions The Courthouse
- 10:30am-5:00pm Pitch and Putt Open day, Pitch and Putt club
- 11am- 6pm Lydia Finnegan Dog Behaviourist, The Park
- 12-6pm 7th Meath Dunshaughlin Scout demonstrations Madden’s Field
- 12-6pm Fashion show and market area, Fortuna/Jenny’s carpark
- 12-3pm – Open Day in Fire Station
- 12 – 6pm Art & Craft Workshops for Children The Park
- 12noon–6pm Working Craft Village – Market Square -free facepainting 12 – 2pm
- 12noon-2pm Tractor Run
- 12 – 6pm Mobile Farm
- 12-6pm – Sumo wrestling, toddler karting, archery & more The Park
- 2pm to 3pm Heritage Trail Guided tour
- 2pm-5pm Village Games The Park
- 2pm to 6pm Static Exhibition of radio controlled model airplanes, Community Centre
- 3pm-4pm free Magic Show for the kids during the Fashion Show in Supple House
- 3pm Tae Kwon Do Exhibition, The Park
- 3pm-5pm – ‘The Bard of Moonlight Love’, Carberry’s Bar
- 3pm Mary Duff supported by Ray Murtagh- Main Stage
- 4pm–6pm – Genealogy Service Courthouse
- 4pm Tae Kwon Do Exhibition, The Park
- 4pm–5pm Community Theatre – Petty Court Sessions in the Courthouse
- 5pm The Big Ball Race The Knocks (beside the Park)
- Evening – Carnival Blakes field
- 7pm Liam Lawton, Ceoltoirí Carolan and The Keynotes Ss Patrick & Seachnall’s Catholic Church
- 9pm – Ballad / Trad Session, Carberry’s Bar
- 10.30pm – Templebards street buskers – Arch Bar
