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Helen Riddell
@helenriddell
I live on Bere Island, work with Bere Island Projects Group, write for The Southern Star & Marine Times & worship at the altar of Manolo Blahnik. Views my own.
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30-03-2009 10:30:11
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A fantastic weekend with our island storytelling festival, now relaxing by watching the sun go down over the Caha Mountains #BereIsland
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We’re delighted to welcome the Bard of Beara, storyteller Teddy Black to the #BereIsland Storytelling Festival this afternoon. Teddy will be on stage at 2.30pm in the Lecture Theatre, Rerrin. The event is free and refreshments will be served.
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After a great first day at the #BereIsland Storytelling Festival our first event today is at 1130am with an Oral History Workshop with Dr Angela Maye Banbury at the Lecture Theatre, Rerrin.
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Great to see our #BereIsland Storytelling Festival listed as one of the The Southern Star top things to do in West Cork this weekend!
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Looking forward to a great weekend at the #BereIsland Storytelling Festival, starting tomorrow with oral history expert @DrAMyeBanbury
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Getting ready for the #BereIsland Storytelling Festival this weekend. The festival is taking place in the Lecture Theatre, Rerrin; the former camp church at Fort Berehaven which was built in 1915. With thanks to Department of Defence for the use of the building.
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A celebration of stories! If you’re in & around West Cork this weekend, come and join us on Bere Island for this very special story sharing & telling weekend Bere Island Our Irish Heritage Helen Riddell Oral History Network Ireland Oral History Society Achill Oral Histories Oral History Association East Midlands Oral History Archive
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We’re looking forward to a great weekend on #BereIsland with our Storytelling Festival Our Irish Heritage southernstar.ie/life/storytell…
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Join us this Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May for the #BereIsland Storytelling Festival.
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The #BereIsland Storytelling Festival will take place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May, we’re delighted to welcome Dr Angela Maye-Banbury and Teddy Black to the festival, and a big thank you to our funders Our Irish Heritage
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Great news for #BereIsland over €15,000 of funding allocated by Cork County Council for various island projects this year.
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Bere Island Projects Group are grateful to the continued support of The Heritage Council for their work on the #BereIsland Conservation Plan.
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