Established in Sligo in 1991, the Blue Raincoat Theatre Company is Ireland’s longest running theatre ensemble. For 2021, the Blue Raincoat is planning a curated book “representing 1,500 years of history, a symbol of our time here in the northwest” … Read More
Sligo Youth Theatre will present a dramatized re-imaging of the events surrounding and leading up to the Battle of the Books, which is recorded to have taken place on the lower slopes of Benbulben in 560CE. The battle came about … Read More
Visual artist Catherine Fanning will create two prints to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birth as part of the 2021 Cos Cos Festival programme. One will be a black and white Lino print of Drumcliffe’s 10th century Round Tower, … Read More
Returning to Rathcormac in May 2021, the annual Cos Cos Festival is a week-long celebration of Irish traditional music, dance, heritage, and community spirit.
Colmcille and the Battle of the Books, which took place at Cúl Dreimhne in 561AD, is the inspiration for this exhibition in the Hamilton Gallery (www.hamiltongallery.ie). Selected artists from across Ireland and Northern Ireland have been invited to give their … Read More
Journal Book Artworks, a collection of handmade journal books, the pages of which are filled with original artwork, a selection of collage, print and mixed media. The inspiration for the work comes from the story of Colmcille, The Battle of … Read More
Tread Softly is a festival inspired by the landscape, mythology and people of County Sligo. The festival works with writers and artists providing a platform for unique and large-scale collaborations between artists and communities within the Sligo landscape. In 2021, … Read More
As part of the anniversary celebrations, a new garden dedicated to the saint will be established adjacent to St. Colmcille’s church in Rathcormac. A partnership project of the church and Drumcliffe Rathcormac Tidy Towns Committee, and funded by the Department … Read More
Commissioned specifically for the anniversary year from Sligo-based composer Michael Rooney by the Cos Cos Festival, the Battle of the Books March is inspired by the event that occurred on the lower slopes of Benbulben at of Cúl Dreimhne which … Read More
As part of the 2021 commemorations, a carved stone sculpture inspired by an early Christian “abbot’s chair” will be installed in Rathcormac village park. Commissioned from Sligo-based sculptor Martha Quinn by Drumcliffe Rathcormac Tidy Towns Committee, with funding provided by … Read More