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2022 Biodiversity Birds Calendar
Arising from the success of the release of our 2022 Birds Biodiversity calendar, we have decided to release a digital version of the calendar. You can download the calendar from the link below.
This will allow everyone to see and appreciate Leonora Neary's beautiful illustrations, Laura Gallagher’s research, and Fiona Dunne’s design and digital version. Our sincere thanks to Leonora for allowing us to share her work in this way.
Enjoy our biodiversity and please let’s preserve it for future generations
Nature and Art Combine for Cloonlarge Loop 2022 Biodiversity Calendar
Eileen Fahey Chairperson, Kilteevan Tidy Towns and Leonora Neary Artist, officially releasing Cloonlarge Loop Birds Biodiversity Calendar 2022 in the Abbey Hotel Roscommon.
This unique limited edition collector’s item is based on research carried out by Laura Gallagher, Conservation Ranger, National Parks and Wildlife Service. Each bird was magnificently illustrated by Leonora Neary Roscommon artist and life-long nature lover. The calendar is designed by Fiona Dunne, FDDesign Roscommon. We wish to acknowledge Kevin Fannon, Kilteevan Tidy Towns for proposing Cloonlarge Birds as our 2022 theme. Thanks also to our Heritage Officer, Nollaig Feeney for being a constant stalwart and support in all matters relating to our heritage.
Given current government guidelines, we felt it was safer not to host a coffee morning to distribute the calendars. Please contact Tidy Towns Committee members if you would like to receive one. The calendars are free but in return we would graciously welcome any donation to support our environmental work.
This project was funded by the Department of Housing, local Government and Heritage under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2021
Artistry and design funded by National Biodiversity Action Plan Funding Scheme
Kilteevan Tidy Towns Scoop the TidyTowns Heritage Award 2021
A very different Tidy Towns results day but a great day for Kilteevan Tidy Towns – Winners of the Tidy Towns 2021 National Heritage Award. The award was sponsored by The Heritage Council.
A wonderful achievement for our small Community! We have also received an increase of 11 marks in the 2021 competition giving Kilteevan an overall mark of 301 points. Our adjudicator stated that “A visit to Kilteevan is definitely on my immediate wish list. The Community of Kilteevan should be rightly proud of its achievements.”
Kilteevan Tidy Towns would like to express a sincere thank you to everyone who has helped us in any way to achieve this outstanding result.
Our report can be viewed on the link below
https://tidytowns21.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/u_reports/2021/roscommon/2021-County-Roscommon-Kilteevan-2189.pdf
Heritage Week 2021
National Heritage week kicks off today with over 20 projects and events around Co. Roscommon registered on https://www.heritageweek.ie/projects and there are more in the pipeline.
Please note Kilteevan Tidy Towns forthcoming event below.
Managing for Wildlife is so Worthwhile
How lucky are we! Another great find in our “Managed for Wildlife” area,
Today it was the amazing Silverwashed Fritillary -Fritileán geal.
This butterfly is the largest of the fritillaries found in Ireland.
The adults are powerful fliers and fly in sunny conditions or dappled sunlight frequently perching and feeding on tall flowers.
Larvae feed exclusively on Violets, primarily Common Dog-violet.
Flowers visited by adults include Bramble,Fleabane, Knapweed, Privet Ragwort, Thistles and Water Mint.
Kilteevan N.S. Memorable School Tour 2021
After an extraordinary year Kilteevan National School, had a most memorable and enjoyable school tour at home this year.
The tour was spent at home on the Cloonlarge Loop Kilteevan
All of the children walked the 5 kilometres.
Mark Feeley continues the Extraordinary Story of Man & Statue
Padraic Ó Conaire was probably the best known Irish language writer of the 20th century.
Ó Conaire wrote in simple, direct Irish about the reality of life Ireland during his time.
Many will remember studying M'Asal Beag Dubh in secondary school.
Padraic died in 1928 aged just 46 years.
In 1929. Albert Power R.H.A. was commissioned to sculpt a statue of Pádraic Ó Conaire. In 1935 the statue of Padraic Ó Conaire was unveiled in Eyre Square by President Eamon de Valera. A crowd of about 3,000 people attended.
Sadly, over time the statue suffered many acts of vandalism. It was repaired and transported to Galway City Museum where it was conserved and protected.
In November 2017, President Michael D Higgins unveiled a bronze replica of a statue of Pádraic Ó Conaire in Galway's Eyre Square, 11 years after the original sculpture was removed for preservation. Work on the bronze statue was overseen by sculptor Maurice Quillinan.
In 2020, Mark Feely was privately commissioned to craft a limestone replica of Padraic Ó Conaire. What an extraordinary masterpiece he has created! Pure Genius! And from Lecarrow Limestone!
Kilteevan Tidy Towns was privileged to view, receive permission to photograph and to post the local masterpiece of Padraic here, before he left Roscommon for his new home.
Mark Feely has added a new Roscommon Chapter to this amazing story of Man and Statue. Well Done Mark! We are so proud of the fact that Roscommon has a sculpture of this calibre.
***Please note the magic of the Mark’s chisel continues. Thanks to Creative Ireland and Roscommon Co Council, Kilteevan Tidy Towns has commissioned an exciting, unique sculpture for Lilliput Way on the Cloonlarge Loop.
Watch this space towards the end of September. You won’t believe what your eyes! Magic Happens!
You can read the extraordinary story of Padraic Ó Conaire at Galway City Museum Website.
Link below
https://www.galwaycitymuseum.ie/padraic-o-conaire/?locale=en
