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PastThart Friday 5 June 2026

Local Plants, Local Stories: Foraging Walk

Plandaí Áitiúla, Scéalta Áitiúla: Siúlóid Sealgaireachta

Join Feebee Foran for a playful and amazingly insightful ecology walk combining storytelling, foraging, plant lore, medicinal knowledge and a closer look at the local environment.

Bí le Feebee Foran ar shiúlóid éiceolaíochta spraíúil agus thar a bheith léargasach a chuireann scéalaíocht, sealgaireacht, seanchas plandaí, eolas míochaine agus breathnú níos géire ar an timpeallacht áitiúil le chéile.

Local Plants, Local Stories: Foraging Walk

Two sessions are offered: For primary school students and adults respectively. With each group we walk along the Tymon river which runs behind Castletymon Library, moving at an easy pace, with time for conversation, observation, and shared stories. Each participant will be given a seed ball made by Gráinne O´Carroll to throw, hide, hurl or plant into a patch of their choice. Each ball consists of natural clay, compost and a variety of native wildflower seeds.

Number of sessions: 2
Times: 12pm – 1pm (school), 1.30pm – 2.30pm (Age friendly)
Age: First session is for schools (primary), second is for adults
Capacity: 15 per workshop

Tairgtear dhá sheisiún: do dhaltaí bunscoile agus do dhaoine fásta faoi seach. Le gach grúpa siúlfaimid feadh abhainn Tymon a ritheann taobh thiar de Leabharlann Castletymon, ag bogadh ar luas réidh, le ham do chomhrá, do bhreathnóireacht agus do scéalta comhroinnte. Tabharfar liathróid síolta déanta ag Gráinne O’Carroll do gach rannpháirtí le caitheamh, le folach, le teilgean nó le plandáil i bpaiste dá rogha féin. Tá gach liathróid déanta as cré nádúrtha, múirín agus meascán de shíolta bláthanna fiáine dúchasacha.

Líon seisiún: 2
Amanna: 12pm – 1pm (scoil), 1.30pm – 2.30pm (Aoisbháúil)
Aois: Is do scoileanna (bunscoil) an chéad seisiún; is do dhaoine fásta an dara ceann
Toilleadh: 15 in aghaidh na ceardlainne