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6.30pm, Friday, 22 September 2023, Suitable for adults

CULTURE NIGHT: St Gobnait and the bees

Admission free | FULLY BOOKED

Stained glass window design of St. Gobnait by Harry Clarke, for Honan Hostel and Chapel, Cork, Ireland, Collection of the Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York

****This event is now fully booked****

Join Irish Folklife Curator, Tiernan Gaffney, for a special talk exploring the life and folklore associated with St Gobnait, Patron Saint of Bees and Iron Workers.

Unlike most Christian saints, there is no hagiography written on St Gobnait so much of what we know comes from folklore. Learn about the miracles, places and museum objects associated with this interesting medieval saint and the folk history of bees in everyday life. 

This talk is in association with a new temporary exhibition A Murmur of Bees, opening later this Autumn at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life.

Admission is free. Booking required. Telephone (094) 90 31751 or book now by email.

Location:


CULTURE NIGHT: St Gobnait and the bees is located at:
Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo
F23 HY31


Learn about some of the miracles, places and museum objects associated with St Gobnait and the folk history of bees in everyday life. 

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Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31

+353 94 903 1755