Sitting beside the quiet stream, I take a breath and am gently assaulted by the smells of lavendar and thyme, and a whole host of scents that I can’t identify. If you want this same experience, venture to the Eyeries Sensory Garden which has just opened in time for the 2013 Eyeries Family Festival. Designed, built, and landscaped by local residents, and with land donated by an Eyeries businessman, the Sensory Garden is a delight! Enter by crossing the new footbridge that takes visitors over the sing-song river.
Take a breath, and walk down the path past a wide array of flowing plants, petals aimed toward the sun, and signs that encourage you to touch and smell and simply listen. Then walk further down and take a seat on the picnic table by the rushing stream, listening for bird song or the rush of gentle wind through the planted grasses, or take off your shoes to wash your toes in the clear waters. Designed to be wheel chair friendly too, it is an amenity that will give back to locals and visitors again and again. And all you have to do to receive this lovely gift is simply stretch your senses.
Eyeries Family Festival 2013… Ingredients Coming Together for Exciting Family Fun
Opening on July 19th in Eyeries, County Cork, The Eyeries Family Festival 2013 promises to be a tasty, fun-filled event. Celebrity Chef Paul Flynn (winner of the 2013 Irish Restaurant Awards) will be conducting demonstrations on Sunday 21st July. Flynn, well-known to RTE viewers and owner of Dungarvan, County Waterford-based The Tannery Restaurant, will fill our Main Street with the joys of cooking. (For more information on Paul Flynn, click here)
Other News
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You can now contact the Festival staff directly. Simply email eyeriesfamilyfestival@hotmail.com
Book Your Accommodation Now!
Are you planning to come to Eyeries for the Festival? If so, we recommend that you book your accommodation now. Go to the accommodation page on this web site for more information.
Damien Demsey Confirmed to Open Eyeries Family Festival 2013
One of the leading singer / songwriters of our day has just been confirmed as the opening artist for the festival on July 19th..he has played in many corners of the Globe with everyone from the Dubliners to The Frames to our very own favourite Sharon Shannon and now he will perform in the Hall in Eyeries Village..! It’s none other than Damien Dempsey! He has been performing to sell out crowds all over Ireland in recent weeks so we will have tickets on sale in the next few weeks so be sure to snap yours up quickly! We will keep you updated re tickets..Here is a little preview of the great man live..enjoy..! Just click here.
Windows of Eyeries Art Trail
Calls for Submissions
Locally-created art pieces for The Windows of Eyeries Art Trail will be accepted on 8 Monday from 2:00 to 7:00 P.M.submitted at the Eyeries Village Hall in Eyeries, Beara, Co. Cork. The exhibition will run from 8 July through August with the Festival taking place on the 19th through the 21st of July.
As the artwork will be placed in windows of the homes and businesses in the village, the maximum size is 750mm wide x 1500mm high; paintings should either be framed or have a stiff backing. Please submit the following information in written form with each piece: artist’s name, name of the piece, medium and measurement, the price if it’s for sale, and contact information (either phone number or e-mail address); potential buyers will be contacting the artists individually.
