Church of Ireland (Anglican)
Open until
Saturday 14th September
Monday to Saturday 10am-3pm
Dedication of our newly created St Brigid’s Cloak
on Friday 30th August 2024
Uilleann piper Brian Stafford Harpist Tracey McRory
The Parade of Cloaks
Tracey McRory on violin
Piano and Flute Quartet
Ben & Simon McGonigle,
Leanne Peacocke, Tim Cairns play 'Twilight'
Highland dance to the tune ‘Blue Bonnet’ Emily Fielding
The making of the 'pompoms'!
EXHIBITION OF CEREMONIAL CLOAKS
including St Brigid’s Commemorative Cloaks
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
WEAVING WORKSHOPS
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
FESTIVAL OF CLOAKS AND WORKSHOPS
The main body of the Cathedral will house the wide range of cloaks and musical performances and the workshops will be held in the Cathedral Chapter House/Museum
Featuring
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Four Art works depicting St Brigid’s Cloaks, designed for the St Brigid’s 1500th Anniversary celebration
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Creative Workshops 14th to 29th June
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Basket weaving workshops open to public 28th and 29th June
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Display of Cloaks from various civic organisations, churches, industry
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Musical performances from soloists, musicians, choirs etc
We will invite schools to the festival in the last two weeks of June.
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Children will have access to the oldest building in the city and learn of its history.
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They will learn about St Brigid and the background to the four cloaks which represent the Four Provinces of Ireland
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They will be exposed to the wide and diverse range of cloaks that exist and are seldom on display.
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Introduction to heritage crafts.