National Heritage Week is a time each year when we are encouraged to celebrate Ireland’s cultural, natural and physical heritage.
This year’s theme – Exploring Our Foundations – invites us to delve into the building blocks of our heritage; not just the structures, but the landscapes and cultural activities that have shaped us.
National Heritage Week 2025 will run from Saturday August 16th to Sunday August 24th, and to celebrate, there will be events and exhibitions held in libraries all across Cork County.
For more information, please visit our library website https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/events/national-heritage-week-2025 and the National Heritage Week website https://www.heritageweek.ie
Road Bowling Exhibition at the LHQ Gallery
Road bowling though not as visible as some other sporting pastimes, is no less fascinating a sporting pursuit. Colin Robins and Michael Bradley have put together a wonderful collection of black and white photographs of road bowling in Armagh and Cork. The exhibition is open daily in the LHQ Gallery in the County Library Building.
August 8th to 27th.
The exhibition is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm. All welcome.
LHQ Gallery
Cork County Library Building
Carrigrohane Road
Cork
T12 K335
Road Bowling Podcast
Road bowling is one of Cork’s most deeply entrenched sporting pursuits. This podcast looks at the stars that acquired legendary status and equally worthy names that have fallen below radar. It also explores the sport’s strong community presence through song and reporting in the regional press.
Available to listen to on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/corkcountycouncil/sets/cork-county-council-library or via the podcast section of our website: https://corklocalstudies.ie/podcasts/
