Lime events in Portumna

TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS – INFORMATION EVENING Monday, May 31st at 7pm., Shannon Oaks, Portumna. A panel of speakers will talk about traditional buildings and traditional building methods. Máirín Doddy, Conservation Officer, Galway Co.Council Edward Byrne, Traditional Lime Company Christy Cunniffe, Fields and Monuments Adviser, Galway Co.Council Ursula Marmion, South East Galway IRD After this public lecture Galway Rural Development are running a practical course for people in the building trades to introduce them to the use of lime. This will be run on four separate days in June, in An Gairdin, Portumna. Days can be booked individually at €5 per session or as a series for €20. TRADITIONAL SKILLS TRAINING – USES OF LIME Tuesday June 1st Training in lime rendering and mixing with Ed Byrne Tuesday June 8th Training in hemp and lime with Henry Thompson Tuesday June 22nd Decorative Plasterwork with Seamus O Heocha and site visit to Portumna Castle Tuesday June 29th Stonewall building using lime mortar with Philip Quinn and Damien Conlon. There will also be site visits to buildings in Meelick and Laurencetown that have used traditional techniques. For further information and booking forms for the course please contact Sue Clarke, Galway Rural Development on 091 844335, email: sclarke@grd.ie