Games tour this weekend
A feast of annual festive walks, hikes, tours and safaris beckon enthusiasts next weekend in Mitchelstown and south Limerick. Mitchelstown Traditional Games tour will be conducted on Saturday, October 7th starting at Clongibbon Hotel (P67 N726), New Square at 11am.
Enjoy a myriad of traditional games demos: hurling (world's fastest field game), skittles (Mitchelstown has hosted many national finals), horse shoe throws, road bowls and welly throws. No experience needed to achieve that 'wow factor' when grasping that camán/hurley and delivering that sliothar. Enjoy exuberance in handling skittle throws, horse shoes, 28 ounce road bowls and green wellies.
Contact leader Seamus Fox 087-3589734 to book places. Share this novel 2 hour tour with folks home and away.
BALLYHOURA WALKS
Ballyhoura Walking festival October 6th-8th includes Joyce Brothes Music Fest in Kilfinane plus special walks, varying from short to long on A to C walks. Moonlight walk to Castlegale bronze age promontory fort at 7pm on Friday, 6th. Guided Declan Clancy from Old Darragh Creamery. Sunrise walk to Seefin from Ballyhoura mountain bike trailhead at 6am on Saturday, 7th with Pat Moriarty.
Ballyhoura's highest peaks hike 22km from Glenosheen at 9.30am on Saturday 7th with Marian Wallis. Morning yoga walk from Ballyhoura Visitor Centre on Sunday 8th at 10am. Family friendly bug safari starting from Griston Bog carpark, Ballylanders at 1pm on Sunday 8th.
Joyce Brothers Music Festival includes cultural food fair at 2pm on Saturday, 7th at Ballyhoura Apple farm 2-4pm. Enquiries and bookings phone 063-9131030 or email: reception@ballyhoura.org.