Come for an Eclectic Solstice Weekend at The Gyreum Ecolodge,
Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo.
We open our doors for the Solstice from Wednesday 18th till Monday 23rd but if you can at least try and reach Gyreum as early as possible on Friday evening 20th so as to be there and ready for the Solstice Dawn.
Per person price inclusive of sumptuous Organic Breakfast
Double Room €35
Dorm Accommodation €28
Interior Capsule Tent €28
Camp outside in your own tent / camper with full use of interior facilities & joining Everyone for Breakfast €15
OUTLINE SCHEDULE
Gather on the Friday Night, 20th June - Ready for the Solstice Dawn next day
Big healthy slap up breakfast at 8am on Saturday 21st
Do as you wish for the day – or go along our nearby historical trail or have a splash in Lough Arrow if the weather is kind.
A 3 course vegetarian dinner is available for only €29 at 8pm which includes free Irish coffee & biscuits. Bring your own wine. Best to reserve in advance to guarantee a seat at the great banqueting table in the Hall of the People.
As dinner ends have Irish coffee as sun sets in the North West behind Queen Maeve’s Cairn atop Knocknarae, followed by St. John’s Eve bonfire.
Breakfast is from 9.30am till 11am on the Sunday
Go & explore Heapstown Cairn, Labby Rock up on Moytura – all walkable to.
For those who stay on for Sunday night – they can cater their own dinner and should go over to Carrowkeel on the dusk of Sunday. The key cairns of Carrowkeel are aligned to the North West setting sun. Hope to see you.
You can book online http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Gyreum-Sligo-4457 or phone 087 675 0769.
Exterior campers please simply text o87 675 0769 or notify by email to info@gyreum.com For all who book entire 5 nights ie WED- SUN nights they are served Saturday’s dinner for free and with a smile.
The Gyreum Ecolodge, Castlebaldwin, County Sligo, IRELAND
www.gyreum.com
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Friday, May 4, 2007
Solstice special: archaeology, heritage and cultural history in the gyreum, 20-21st June
Archaeology, Heritage & Cultural History
Description
This training will increase network members’ knowledge of the archaeological, heritage and cultural history of Ireland in general but of the counties of the Greenbox region in particular.
Content
Exploration of the various monuments in the Irish countryside taking into account their association with the Neolithic (New Stone Age), Bronze Age, Iron Age leading into Christian Age and Early Medieval Age.
An exercise to allow network members understand various aspects of the lives of the people who lived in the Neolithic period.
Guided visits to Heapstown Cairn and Carrowkeel Passage Cairn Complex.
Delivery
Thursday 21st June 2007, 8.30pm-11.30pm & Friday 22nd June 9.30am –1.30pm at the Gyreum, Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo. Option to see dawn at the Gyreum. Free to Greenbox Network Members, overnight accommodation available €18, payable at Gyreum
Methodology of Delivery
The training will encompass facilitation methodology including visualization, power point presentation, group discussions, question and answer sessions and guided visits to local sites that will allow participants experience both the physical and spiritual aspects to these sites.
Outcomes
Participants will deepen their knowledge, awareness and understanding of Ireland’s ancient cultural history, in particular of Ireland’s ancient people and sites.
Participants will increase their awareness of the region’s archeological heritage which will help them interact with visitors in a more informed way. In particular, an understanding of the unique range of regional archaeological heritage will be developed. This will help give participants a comparative advantage in national terms, as the region has an abundance of archaeologically significant sites.
Participants will be enthused about both the regional and national heritage and landscape, and see possibilities for promoting their local heritage and environment.
Other Events At Gyreum
• Exhibition of paintings by local artist Monica Corish entitled ‘Inscapes & Seascapes’ running from June 20th to August 20th
• Archaeology weekend June 23rd & 24th, details on www.passport-breifne.com
• Sustainable Landscaping June 6th - 21st visit info on sustianable landscaping and building for network.doc
• Eurovision Special May 11th & 12th, visit www.passport-breifne.com
Description
This training will increase network members’ knowledge of the archaeological, heritage and cultural history of Ireland in general but of the counties of the Greenbox region in particular.
Content
Exploration of the various monuments in the Irish countryside taking into account their association with the Neolithic (New Stone Age), Bronze Age, Iron Age leading into Christian Age and Early Medieval Age.
An exercise to allow network members understand various aspects of the lives of the people who lived in the Neolithic period.
Guided visits to Heapstown Cairn and Carrowkeel Passage Cairn Complex.
Delivery
Thursday 21st June 2007, 8.30pm-11.30pm & Friday 22nd June 9.30am –1.30pm at the Gyreum, Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo. Option to see dawn at the Gyreum. Free to Greenbox Network Members, overnight accommodation available €18, payable at Gyreum
Methodology of Delivery
The training will encompass facilitation methodology including visualization, power point presentation, group discussions, question and answer sessions and guided visits to local sites that will allow participants experience both the physical and spiritual aspects to these sites.
Outcomes
Participants will deepen their knowledge, awareness and understanding of Ireland’s ancient cultural history, in particular of Ireland’s ancient people and sites.
Participants will increase their awareness of the region’s archeological heritage which will help them interact with visitors in a more informed way. In particular, an understanding of the unique range of regional archaeological heritage will be developed. This will help give participants a comparative advantage in national terms, as the region has an abundance of archaeologically significant sites.
Participants will be enthused about both the regional and national heritage and landscape, and see possibilities for promoting their local heritage and environment.
Other Events At Gyreum
• Exhibition of paintings by local artist Monica Corish entitled ‘Inscapes & Seascapes’ running from June 20th to August 20th
• Archaeology weekend June 23rd & 24th, details on www.passport-breifne.com
• Sustainable Landscaping June 6th - 21st visit info on sustianable landscaping and building for network.doc
• Eurovision Special May 11th & 12th, visit www.passport-breifne.com
sustainable building and landscaping in the gyreum, south Sligo
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING AT THE GYREUM, SLIGO
Introduction:
The Greenbox is offering a unique opportunity to any members interested in any aspect of sustainable building and landscaping. The event, with a unique structure, will suit literally all categories of people. Those just interested in the issues in a general way, those who just want some experience in sustainable landscaping and building, those who intend to buy some property sometime in the near future, and those who already have property with buildings or a landscape to manage - all can get something from this experience.
You can literally choose your own level of involvement. If you are a network member, then we pay for all the costs of your training and your daily lunch. Here’s what is on offer:
Timescale and what’s on:Wednesday 6th June 10am-6pm: Introduction to sustainable landscapes and building with Naomhan Early and Marcus McCabe. (lunch 1pm-2pm). Location: the Gyreum, near riverstown in South Sligo.
Introduction to all aspects of sustainable landscaping with particular reference to map zoning of area and best positioning of plants. The morning will cover reedbeds (for grey water), clover lawns (for low maintenance and for natural nitrogenising of poor soils) and dry stone wall construction. The afternoon will be for edible hedging (berry trees), edible rockeries (herbs and some veg) and creating a living roof.
From 6th June to 21st June, all of this information will be put into practice. The gyreum will be transformed into a sustainable gardening and building haven, with a team of volunteers from the VSI (Volunteer Services Ireland) putting these sustainable landscaping ideas into practice. The work will be divided up into three stages: 7-9 June/ 11-15 June / 18-20 June. The aim will be to create a sustainable landscape that blends with surrounding wilderness while creating a largely edible garden. The space around the gyreum will be broken into “permaculture zones”. In this system, the house is Zone 1, and the zones develop out to Zone 5, which is the outer landscape. You are more than welcome to join in at any stage, (again no charge and we, the Greenbox, will pay for both your training and lunch).
Then, on 21st June 10am-1pm there is a review and summation of the two weeks of work. Again, no charge for lunch or training for Greenbox network members. So, overall, you can attend the first and last days of the event, that’s’ the 6th and the 21st June, and any day in between of your choosing.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn the theories and engage in the practices of sustainable landscaping and building. Normally, courses like this cost many hundreds of Euros, so this really is a fantastic opportunity. In fact, a 2 week course like this can cost anything from EUR2-300 right up to up to EUR1,500. Whether you decide to just attend for the opening day, the opening and closing days, opening and closing days and occasional drop ins, or to do the whole 2 weeks, you will learn from the experts in a unique setting. At no charge!
Outcomes:
By attending some or all of this course, greater knowledge of how to construct a sustainable landscape will be developed.
Booking:
We are holding ten places for network members.
Option one:
The minimum you as a network member can book is the opening day, which is the 6th, and the three hour summary on the 21st. Book through Olga in the greenbox office – olga@greenbox.ie and 071 9856898. Booking this option still allows you to attend on various other days over the two weeks.
Option two:
Full 2 week course. Book through Olga in the greenbox office – olga@greenbox.ie and 071 9856898.
Non-members: for non-members the opening day is EUR49, closing day is EUR30. Booking can be done through Greenbox office. Membership for those outisde the region is available under the friend category. See here
Accommodation: Overnight accomodation is optional. Network members: EUR19 per night (EUR17 per night for whole 2 week stay). Includes breakfast. Non-network members: EUR35 per night (includes breakfast and lunch) For booking accommodation: click on the accommodation part of the gyreum website.
Extra information:The overall approach being adopted in the gyreum will be permacultural. Here is some extra information on permaculture. Obviously you don’t need to buy into the entire philosophy to participate in the event, but it may be of interest to you to find out more about it. Full information and links available here:
The word "permaculture," coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is a Portmanteau-style contraction of permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture.
Renowned environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki has stated: "What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.”
Today, permaculture can be described as a "moral and ethical design system applicable to food production and land use," as well as community design. It seeks the creation of productive and sustainable ways of living by integrating ecology, landscape, organic gardening, architecture, agroforestry, green or ecological economics, and social systems. The focus is not on these elements themselves, but rather on the relationships created among them by the way they are placed together; the whole becoming greater than the sum of its parts. Permaculture is also about careful and contemplative observation of nature and natural systems, and of recognizing universal patterns and principles, then learning to apply these ‘ecological truisms’ to one’s own circumstances in all realms of human activity.
Introduction:
The Greenbox is offering a unique opportunity to any members interested in any aspect of sustainable building and landscaping. The event, with a unique structure, will suit literally all categories of people. Those just interested in the issues in a general way, those who just want some experience in sustainable landscaping and building, those who intend to buy some property sometime in the near future, and those who already have property with buildings or a landscape to manage - all can get something from this experience.
You can literally choose your own level of involvement. If you are a network member, then we pay for all the costs of your training and your daily lunch. Here’s what is on offer:
Timescale and what’s on:Wednesday 6th June 10am-6pm: Introduction to sustainable landscapes and building with Naomhan Early and Marcus McCabe. (lunch 1pm-2pm). Location: the Gyreum, near riverstown in South Sligo.
Introduction to all aspects of sustainable landscaping with particular reference to map zoning of area and best positioning of plants. The morning will cover reedbeds (for grey water), clover lawns (for low maintenance and for natural nitrogenising of poor soils) and dry stone wall construction. The afternoon will be for edible hedging (berry trees), edible rockeries (herbs and some veg) and creating a living roof.
From 6th June to 21st June, all of this information will be put into practice. The gyreum will be transformed into a sustainable gardening and building haven, with a team of volunteers from the VSI (Volunteer Services Ireland) putting these sustainable landscaping ideas into practice. The work will be divided up into three stages: 7-9 June/ 11-15 June / 18-20 June. The aim will be to create a sustainable landscape that blends with surrounding wilderness while creating a largely edible garden. The space around the gyreum will be broken into “permaculture zones”. In this system, the house is Zone 1, and the zones develop out to Zone 5, which is the outer landscape. You are more than welcome to join in at any stage, (again no charge and we, the Greenbox, will pay for both your training and lunch).
Then, on 21st June 10am-1pm there is a review and summation of the two weeks of work. Again, no charge for lunch or training for Greenbox network members. So, overall, you can attend the first and last days of the event, that’s’ the 6th and the 21st June, and any day in between of your choosing.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn the theories and engage in the practices of sustainable landscaping and building. Normally, courses like this cost many hundreds of Euros, so this really is a fantastic opportunity. In fact, a 2 week course like this can cost anything from EUR2-300 right up to up to EUR1,500. Whether you decide to just attend for the opening day, the opening and closing days, opening and closing days and occasional drop ins, or to do the whole 2 weeks, you will learn from the experts in a unique setting. At no charge!
Outcomes:
By attending some or all of this course, greater knowledge of how to construct a sustainable landscape will be developed.
Booking:
We are holding ten places for network members.
Option one:
The minimum you as a network member can book is the opening day, which is the 6th, and the three hour summary on the 21st. Book through Olga in the greenbox office – olga@greenbox.ie and 071 9856898. Booking this option still allows you to attend on various other days over the two weeks.
Option two:
Full 2 week course. Book through Olga in the greenbox office – olga@greenbox.ie and 071 9856898.
Non-members: for non-members the opening day is EUR49, closing day is EUR30. Booking can be done through Greenbox office. Membership for those outisde the region is available under the friend category. See here
Accommodation: Overnight accomodation is optional. Network members: EUR19 per night (EUR17 per night for whole 2 week stay). Includes breakfast. Non-network members: EUR35 per night (includes breakfast and lunch) For booking accommodation: click on the accommodation part of the gyreum website.
Extra information:The overall approach being adopted in the gyreum will be permacultural. Here is some extra information on permaculture. Obviously you don’t need to buy into the entire philosophy to participate in the event, but it may be of interest to you to find out more about it. Full information and links available here:
The word "permaculture," coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is a Portmanteau-style contraction of permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture.
Renowned environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki has stated: "What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.”
Today, permaculture can be described as a "moral and ethical design system applicable to food production and land use," as well as community design. It seeks the creation of productive and sustainable ways of living by integrating ecology, landscape, organic gardening, architecture, agroforestry, green or ecological economics, and social systems. The focus is not on these elements themselves, but rather on the relationships created among them by the way they are placed together; the whole becoming greater than the sum of its parts. Permaculture is also about careful and contemplative observation of nature and natural systems, and of recognizing universal patterns and principles, then learning to apply these ‘ecological truisms’ to one’s own circumstances in all realms of human activity.
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