The brilliant Celtic Eye Art Group have been extremely active so far this year and I wanted to post an update on just a few of their recent artistic and environmental projects.
Back in February, The Celtic Eye Art Group celebrated Saint Brigid with a collection of Art work, Poetry, Herbal/Folklore & a St Brigid’s Garden created by the members of the group.
In March, they were involved in the launch of a new book The Grasslands Trail ‘The book above was launched by Minister Malcom Noonan in Donegal & 9 places in ireland were highlighted including the Karst landscape ” The Rocks ” the name known in South Roscommon, .
Nicola was also telling me that she had was been working on a design that Included Brigid & the karst landscape with her group and had submitted it to Board Bia Bloom.
“We were accepted & will represent our karst, Design & South Ros in Bloom 2024 in june. We are very excited about this”.
On May 11th they will be holding a Climate Action Training Gathering entitled ;Connecting Through Our Shared Landscape’.
Explore a unique hidden landscape that has shaped our history, myths, folklore and our connection to the land over thousands of years. Join us for a guided tour of the karst landscape of South Roscommon, and discover the plants and animals that live here.
Karst is a landscape that is characterised by caves, sinkholes or dolines, fissures and underground streams. It has developed over millions of years and has been shaped by water. The karst landscape of South Roscommon provides us with drinking water, as well as supporting unique wildlife that has adapted to live only in this landscape. Humans too have adapted to the landscape, and the limestone area has been home to people who have farmed in a way that is special to this area.
We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker, Dr Brendan Dunford. Brendan is an Environmental Consultant from a farming background. He is a founder of the ‘Farming for Nature’ initiative which aims to acknowledge and support farmers across Ireland who want to protect our natural heritage. Brendan also co-founded the Burrenbeo Trust, and led the award winning BurrenLIFE Project as well it’s successor, the pioneering ‘Burren Farming for Conservation Programme’. He currently manages the new ‘Burren Programme’.
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