O’Donovan Gathering
West Cork, Ireland
Prospective Daily Agendas

Tuesday
Tuesday Events
Gathering HQ: Westlodge Hotel
Room block at the hotel: when contacting Reservations: mention O’Donovan Gathering
From 12:00 Noon on:
Registration/Gathering Kickoff Reception
Westlodge Hotel, Bantry
Genealogical table and storyboards will be set up, so bring your family stories and trees!
Volunteer genealogists will be on hand
Lectures: TBD
Evening get-togethers in hotel and local pubs

The Westlodge
Bantry, County Cork, Ireland, P75 N978
Phone:
From U.S.A. and Canada:
011-353-27-50360
From Australia:
0011-353- 27-50360
Email:
reservations@westlodgehotel.ie
Google Maps link:
http://bit.ly/odhotel
Wednesday
Wednesday Events
Day Tours, Excursions and Activities
Options include:
- Distillery and Blarney Castle Tour
- Day Tour of Clonakilty
- Skibbereen Foodie Tour
- Sheep’s Head Peninsula Hike
- Kinsale Lunch Tour
- Glengarriff and Garnish Island Garden Tour
- Hike to Mizen Head Peninsula Lighthouse with Lunch at O’Sullivan’s, Crookhaven.
More information on above trip options will be forthcoming!


Thursday
Thursday Events
10:00 AM
Famine tour and talk provided by Cathal O’Donovan at Abbeystrewry Graveyard, Skibbereen. Site of burial pits with the remains of 8,000-10,000 area famine victims from the 1840s.
We will pay our respects by and leave a gift in memory of all those who perished during the Famine (programme repeated on Friday AM)
Afternoon/evening
Whiskey tasting at Westlodge Hotel if enough people sign up
Afternoon/evening
Meetups in local pubs with music
Other Activities TBD**

Abbeystrewry Graveyard, Skibbereen
About the site and Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa
Google Maps link:
http://bit.ly/abbeystrewry
Friday
Friday Events
9:30-1:00
Bantry Farmers Market in the town centre. Self-guided strolls for food and crafts; visit local shops & galleries until 5:00PM
10:00 AM
Famine tour and talk at Abbeystrewry Graveyard in Skibbereen. (Repeat of Thursday programme.)
12:00 noon
Castle walk and opening of Castledonovan (possible group photo to follow)
1:00 – 4:00 PM and later
Outdoor Barbecue event at Top of the Rock Pairc in Drimoleague. Featuring traditional Irish music, fireside storytelling, singalongs and possible Irish dance lessons
Lectures possibly at the Pairc
Evening Meetups in local pubs

Castledonovan, Drimoleague
History/Background:
Google Maps link:
Top of the Rock Pairc & Walking Centre, Drimoleague
Google Maps link:
Saturday
Saturday Events
11:00-12:30
Skibbereen Heritage Tour from Heritage Centre
Guided walks through the Drimoleague walking paths.
Guided tour of Drombeg Stone Circle Archeological site(Time and meeting place TBD)
Possible afternoon walking tour of Bantry
5:00 PM
Formal dinner(s) in Bantry with music and dancing.
Westlodge Hotel for first 325 ticket holders. Possible secondary site for overflow attendees – TBD when all Westlodge tickets are sold.
Ticket information and Reservations – contact Westlodge Hotel.

Sunday
Sunday Events
Possible final gathering in Bantry town square, with music and Irish dancers.
Ferry rides from Bantry and get-together with music provided at Whiddy Island.
Slan abhaile – Safe journey home!

Catholic Mass
Church of Ireland (Anglican)
Bantry Christian Fellowship Church