Our Network Meeting 13th September 2022
A warm welcome at the Thomas MacDonagh Museum
Hassan Dabbagh
Lorna welcomes everyone to the meeting and gives an update on developments across the network
Hassan Dabbagh
Margaret Marlow, Milltown Heritage Group, prepares to give a talk on 'The Letters'.
Lorna Elms
Lisa Griffith, DRI, takes questions via Zoom
Emma Laffey
Lunch at the Middle Country Café - thanks to Greg & Brenda for accommodating all 42 of us!
Hassan Dabbagh
Soup, sandwiches and cake at Middle Country Café
Hassan Dabbagh
Important Photogrammetry discussions over lunch
Emma Laffey
Lorna introduces the team behind the Thomas MacDonagh Museum.
Emma Laffey
Tori McMorran, Director, Thomas MacDonagh Museum with responsibility for Collections get a round of applause
Hassan Dabbagh
Una Johnston , Director. Thomas MacDonagh Museum with responsibility for Strategy Development and Project Management talsk about the recent Creating Digital Memories project
Hassan Dabbagh
Arriving at Sopwell Woodlands, adjacent to Scohaboy
Lorna Elms
Brendan Sheehan, Chair Cloughjordan Heritage Group begins the tour of the Scohaboy Bog Conservation project
Emma Laffey
After a pleasant 10 min hike, we arrive at Scohaboy Bog award-winning Peatland Conservation Project
Emma Laffey
Schohaboy Interpretative Panel
Lorna Elms
A perfect day for a trek through the woods and out onto this vast 1000 acre site
Lorna Elms
The Scohaboy Bog landscape
Hassan Dabbagh
A boardwalk guides the walker through Scohaboy Bog to a large viewing platform
Hassan Dabbagh
Brendan explains how Sphagnum Moss was gathered and used for bandages during the First World War
Emma Laffey
Seed heads of Bog Asphodels
Emma Laffey
Brendan shows the scope of the Conservation Area on a map
Emma Laffey
At the close of the day, Robbie Brown, Kilkee, recites Patrick Kavanagh's poem 'Breathing Love By A Cut-away Bog' which was enjoyed by all
Lorna Elms
We head back across the bog noting the wonderful diversity of Autumn flora
Emma Laffey
Navigating the footbridge out of Scohaboy Bog, heading back to the woodland trail and on to the carpark.
Lorna Elms
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