Connect to the Water Event

Connect to the Water Event - August 2025

Heritage Week Event, Saturday August 16^th

Connect to the Water

2pm - 4:30pm: Meet at Lough MacNean Recreational Facility for a field trip on the water, guided by Bridget Keehan and artist Sinéad Curran.

Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/B8wX8cvnR2xVmqvf9

4:30 pm: Meet at The Market House for refreshments

4:45pm -5:45pm: Cameraless photography workshop with artist Sinéad Curran.

5:45pm -6pm: Event conclusion.

Dress appropriately, wear wellies, waterproof gear, walking areas will be challenging.

This event has been organised by Sinéad Curran as part of the Vanishing Veins project, in conjunction with Blacklion Tidy Towns.

Kindly supported by Cavan Heritage Office, Cavan Arts Office, Cuilcaigh Geopark, Geological Survey Ireland. and LAWPRO.

To book this event: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1461868480979?aff=oddtdtcreator

This trip will be led by Bridget Keehan of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), a charitable organisation that promotes the study, understanding and enjoyment of wild plants. Bridget is Ireland Officer with BSBI, and coordinates the work of botanical recorders across the whole of Ireland. Robert is an expert botanist and BSBI County Recorder for Fermanagh.

Sinéad Curran is a visual artist with a multidisciplinary practice that intersects histories, science, language, ecologies of natural environments and place. She is a member of the Roots for the Future Collective.

This event has been organised as part of the Vanishing Veins project led by artist Sinéad Curran with the support of Cavan Arts office. The project aims to cultivate a community of care to connect to the wetlands surrounding the lakes of rivers of Cavan in support of future ecosystems. Through creative approaches the project will record and develop a greater understanding of how we can be with, think of ways to conserve water quality and native species through a range of approaches that include workshops, field trips, citizen science, mapping and local action.

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