The Kilbarron Castle & Church Conservation Group held their Heritage Week Event in the Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Primary School at Creevy some two miles outside Ballyshannon on the road to Rossnowlagh on Sunday 18th August starting at 2.30 pm.
The event had a display of pictures of the places and routes in the vicinity of Kilbarron Church.
There was a video talk on the research carried out by Bridget Brennan on Kilbarron Church called “Landscape Analysis of Kilbarron Church and the Surrounding Area”.
Bernie Leddy gave a talk on the ancient Irish martial art called Bataireacht showing an array of sticks that were a common sight in Ireland up to the 20th Century. The art fell into obsolescence during the 20th Century due to the suppression of faction fights which in turn had led to serious injury and deaths. The new form of the martial art is one that promotes physical fitness and agility.
see: Ireland’s ancient art of stick fighting is making a comeback (irishcentral.com)
After some refreshments, there was a visit the ruins of Kilbarron church and talk about the conservation work carried out on the ruins, as well as information on the current and future plans for the conservation of this very historically valuable place.
