Tag: Newcastle
Éigse Newcastle 2014
Éigse Newcastle 2014 Éigse Newcastle 2014 will take place on Friday June 27th and Saturday June 28th. For more information on ‘Éigse Mhaol Donn’, please contact Helen Mhic Craith on 087-2405061 or by e-mail at helenmcgrath57@gmail.com. The program of events and an invite to An Gleann is a Raibh Ann translation…
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle – May 4th 2014
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle – May 4th 2014 The Knockmealdown Active Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle has been an incredible success on its 2012 & 2013 runs, there are some photos of the 2012 event here and the 2013 event here. There have been plenty of people looking for a date for the Tour…
Newcastle Homecoming Festival 2013
Newcastle Homecoming Festival 2013 The Newcastle Homecoming Festival 2013 in association with the Gathering Ireland 2013 will take place from Friday June 21st to Sunday June 30th. There are a range of activities planned over the 10 days including and open day, duck race, traditional Irish music & dance concert, GAA…
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle 2013 Photos
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle 2013 Photos The second Tour of the Knockmealdowns cycle took place on Sunday May 19th last in Ardfinnan. The day was a remarkable success with a fantastic turnout of 113 riders, most of whom took on the challenging 90Km cycle which crossed the Knockmealdown Mountains…
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle – May 19th 2013
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle – May 19th 2013 The Knockmealdown Active Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle was an incredible success on its inaugural run in May 2012, there are some photos here (and photos of the incredibly successful 2013 event here. There have been plenty of people looking for a date…
Gun Club Monster Auction – March 24th
Gun Club Monster Auction – March 24th On Sunday March 24th 2013 the Ardfinnan Ballybacon-Grange Newcastle (ABGN) Gun Club will hold a Monster Auction at the Glenview Lounge in Goatenbridge. The auction is in Aid of ABGN Gun Club’s ongoing Amenity Projects There is no reserve and all items must go…
Walks Awareness Training Programme Photos
Walks Awareness Training Programme Photos Here are a few shots from the Walks Awareness Training Programme held by Knockmealdown Active in November and December 2012. The whole programme was a great success and we hope to hold more such courses in the not too distant future. If you would like…
Knockmealdown Active 2012 AGM
Knockmealdown Active 2012 AGM The Knockmealdown Active Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in Ardfinnan Community Hall on Wednesday November 28th 2012 at 8pm. All clubs in the area covered by Knockmealdown Active – Ballyporeen, Clogheen, Ardfinnan, Newcastle and Goatenbridge – are asked to send representatives to the A.G.M to suggest ways in which extra tourism…
Halloween Walk in Newcastle
Halloween Walk in Newcastle – October 27th On Saturday October 27th a Children’s Haloween walk will take place in Newcastle from 7.15pm to 8.30pm. Meeting is at the Community Hall in the centre of Newcastle. The walk is 1km approx. and will involve story telling, prize for most original fancy dress and…
Walks’ Awareness Training Programme
Walks’ Awareness Training Programme Knockmealdown Active will hold an Information Evening in the Community Hall, Newcastle, Co. Tipperary on Monday, October 15th 2012 at 8pm. This programme is for individuals who are interested in developing walking and walking related products/enterprises in the Knockmealdown and surrounding areas. The programme will consist of a) Mountain navigation course…
Newcastle in Samuel Lewis’ 1837 Topical Dictionary of Ireland
Knockperry Walk, Newcastle
Knockperry Walk, Newcastle Length: 9 Kilometres (6 miles). Time: Under 3 Hours This walk will take you south east from Newcastle, gently rising up into the foothills above the village. There are various options, both on foot and by bike, but the most interesting is to take to the Heathery…
Tullaghmeelan Walk, Newcastle
Tullaghmeelan Walk, Newcastle Length: 14 Kilometres (9 miles). Time: Under 4 Hours This walk will lead you along the quiet back roads north of Newcastle Village visiting Molough Abbey and Tullaghmeelan churchyard. The walk never deviates too far from the River Suir. It is an easy walk, mostly along narrow…
Deisc Walk – Newcastle
Deisc Walk – Newcastle Length: 14 Kilometres (9 miles). Time: 4+ Hours This walk follows many narrow boreens (small roads) and old bog tracks to the area of the Mass Rock near Doonageeha (Fort of the Wind). You will essentially be following the river valley of Gleann a Cath (the…
Newcastle Éigse 2012 – June 29th to July 1st
Newcastle Éigse 2012 – June 29th to July 1st In a beautiful setting at the foot of the Knockmealdown Mountains and along the banks of the River Suir, in scenic South Tipperary, you will have a unique opportunity, with other interested and motivated people, to experience the strong cultural heritage of Newcastle in…
Knockmealdown Active Cycle May 6th, 2012
Knockmealdown Active Cycle May 6th, 2012 Knockmealdown Active will hold a cycling tour of the Knockmealdown Mountains on Saturday May 6th, 2012. The route is 90km starting in Ardfinnan and taking in the towns of Clogheen, Ballyporeen, Kilworth, Ballyduff, Lismore, Cappoquin, Newcastle, Goatenbridge and back to Ardfinnan. Further route details…
Knockmealdown Active Cycle May 6th, 2012
Knockmealdown Active Cycle May 6th, 2012 Knockmealdown Active will hold a tour of the Knockmealdown Mountains Cycle on Saturday May 6th, 2012. The route is 90km starting in Ardfinnan and taking in the towns of Clogheen, Ballyporeen, Kilworth, Ballyduff, Lismore, Cappoquin, Newcastle, Goatenbridge and back to Ardfinnan. Further route details and…
Éigse Newcastle 2014
Éigse Newcastle 2014 Éigse Newcastle 2014 will take place on Friday June 27th and Saturday June 28th. For more information on ‘Éigse Mhaol Donn’, please contact Helen Mhic Craith on 087-2405061 or by e-mail at helenmcgrath57@gmail.com. The program of events and an invite to An Gleann is a Raibh Ann translation…
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle – May 4th 2014
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle – May 4th 2014 The Knockmealdown Active Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle has been an incredible success on its 2012 & 2013 runs, there are some photos of the 2012 event here and the 2013 event here. There have been plenty of people looking for a date for the Tour…
Newcastle Homecoming Festival 2013
Newcastle Homecoming Festival 2013 The Newcastle Homecoming Festival 2013 in association with the Gathering Ireland 2013 will take place from Friday June 21st to Sunday June 30th. There are a range of activities planned over the 10 days including and open day, duck race, traditional Irish music & dance concert, GAA…
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle 2013 Photos
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle 2013 Photos The second Tour of the Knockmealdowns cycle took place on Sunday May 19th last in Ardfinnan. The day was a remarkable success with a fantastic turnout of 113 riders, most of whom took on the challenging 90Km cycle which crossed the Knockmealdown Mountains…
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle – May 19th 2013
Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle – May 19th 2013 The Knockmealdown Active Tour of the Knockmealdowns Cycle was an incredible success on its inaugural run in May 2012, there are some photos here (and photos of the incredibly successful 2013 event here. There have been plenty of people looking for a date…
Gun Club Monster Auction – March 24th
Gun Club Monster Auction – March 24th On Sunday March 24th 2013 the Ardfinnan Ballybacon-Grange Newcastle (ABGN) Gun Club will hold a Monster Auction at the Glenview Lounge in Goatenbridge. The auction is in Aid of ABGN Gun Club’s ongoing Amenity Projects There is no reserve and all items must go…
Walks Awareness Training Programme Photos
Walks Awareness Training Programme Photos Here are a few shots from the Walks Awareness Training Programme held by Knockmealdown Active in November and December 2012. The whole programme was a great success and we hope to hold more such courses in the not too distant future. If you would like…
Knockmealdown Active 2012 AGM
Knockmealdown Active 2012 AGM The Knockmealdown Active Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in Ardfinnan Community Hall on Wednesday November 28th 2012 at 8pm. All clubs in the area covered by Knockmealdown Active – Ballyporeen, Clogheen, Ardfinnan, Newcastle and Goatenbridge – are asked to send representatives to the A.G.M to suggest ways in which extra tourism…
Halloween Walk in Newcastle
Halloween Walk in Newcastle – October 27th On Saturday October 27th a Children’s Haloween walk will take place in Newcastle from 7.15pm to 8.30pm. Meeting is at the Community Hall in the centre of Newcastle. The walk is 1km approx. and will involve story telling, prize for most original fancy dress and…
Walks’ Awareness Training Programme
Walks’ Awareness Training Programme Knockmealdown Active will hold an Information Evening in the Community Hall, Newcastle, Co. Tipperary on Monday, October 15th 2012 at 8pm. This programme is for individuals who are interested in developing walking and walking related products/enterprises in the Knockmealdown and surrounding areas. The programme will consist of a) Mountain navigation course…
Newcastle in Samuel Lewis’ 1837 Topical Dictionary of Ireland
Knockperry Walk, Newcastle
Knockperry Walk, Newcastle Length: 9 Kilometres (6 miles). Time: Under 3 Hours This walk will take you south east from Newcastle, gently rising up into the foothills above the village. There are various options, both on foot and by bike, but the most interesting is to take to the Heathery…
Tullaghmeelan Walk, Newcastle
Tullaghmeelan Walk, Newcastle Length: 14 Kilometres (9 miles). Time: Under 4 Hours This walk will lead you along the quiet back roads north of Newcastle Village visiting Molough Abbey and Tullaghmeelan churchyard. The walk never deviates too far from the River Suir. It is an easy walk, mostly along narrow…
Deisc Walk – Newcastle
Deisc Walk – Newcastle Length: 14 Kilometres (9 miles). Time: 4+ Hours This walk follows many narrow boreens (small roads) and old bog tracks to the area of the Mass Rock near Doonageeha (Fort of the Wind). You will essentially be following the river valley of Gleann a Cath (the…
Newcastle Éigse 2012 – June 29th to July 1st
Newcastle Éigse 2012 – June 29th to July 1st In a beautiful setting at the foot of the Knockmealdown Mountains and along the banks of the River Suir, in scenic South Tipperary, you will have a unique opportunity, with other interested and motivated people, to experience the strong cultural heritage of Newcastle in…
Knockmealdown Active Cycle May 6th, 2012
Knockmealdown Active Cycle May 6th, 2012 Knockmealdown Active will hold a cycling tour of the Knockmealdown Mountains on Saturday May 6th, 2012. The route is 90km starting in Ardfinnan and taking in the towns of Clogheen, Ballyporeen, Kilworth, Ballyduff, Lismore, Cappoquin, Newcastle, Goatenbridge and back to Ardfinnan. Further route details…
Knockmealdown Active Cycle May 6th, 2012
Knockmealdown Active Cycle May 6th, 2012 Knockmealdown Active will hold a tour of the Knockmealdown Mountains Cycle on Saturday May 6th, 2012. The route is 90km starting in Ardfinnan and taking in the towns of Clogheen, Ballyporeen, Kilworth, Ballyduff, Lismore, Cappoquin, Newcastle, Goatenbridge and back to Ardfinnan. Further route details and…