Living Threads Kings River Walk
About this Event
Nettles have endured. Once gathered and twisted into fishing lines by our ancestors, they remind us of a time when rivers sustained both people and wildlife in different ways.
In this workshop, led by Maura Brennan (The Acorn Project, Nore Vision) you will explore the changing story of our rivers through the lens of shifting baseline syndrome - the idea that each generation accepts the environment it inherits as normal, often forgetting what has been lost.
As fishing lines grow emptier, what do they tell us about the health of our rivers, our memories, and our expectations? Through making nettle cordage, sharing stories, and reflecting on our relationship with place, we'll consider how a humble plant can help us reconnect with the living threads that bind people, rivers, and the more-than-human world.
Maura Brennan is an educator, forest school practitioner, herbalist, weaver, wild food forager and forest therapy guide. She leads projects in community seed saving, forest school, nature connection and place-based learning programmes. She is CEO of the Acorn Project, a non-profit organisation delivering nature based learning and wellbeing programmes that empower communities to take action in ecological restoration through reconnection with their local wild spaces.
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This walk kicks off our Lúnasa Gathering, a day long celebration and gathering to mark the start of harvest season ~ Fáilte roimh chách!
11am - 1pm: Kings River Walk with Maura Brennan
1.30 - 2.30pm: Trad Picnic with The Len Collective
3.30 - 5pm: Set dancing and Dabke dancing workshop with Louise O Connor & Belfast Dabke
5.30-6.30pm: Community Céilí with Louise O Connor & The Len Collective
7 - 9pm - Traditional Music Session @ The Motte and Bailey
Bígí Linn!
SUPPORTED BY THE HERITAGE COUNCIL AND KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
EUR 6.34
