It's Bluebell Time Again!

Let's grease up this year's Bards In The Woods blog as I did not post anything here about our March Tree Week meet-ups, then we were off on the USA tour.

Now we are back offering three meet-ups among the bluebells ...


I will be brief here for now and fill in some gaps and more info over the coming days, but here's what we have to offer.

All three events are within the Derreen Bluebell Woods near Knockvicar.

3 pm, Sunday 3rd May, Bealtaine Holiday weekend

Let's play among the bluebells, share poems at the fairy ring and by the oaks and have a shared picnic by the holy well. 

Facebook event page with Google Map location link


7:30 pm, Thursday 7th May, Poetry Day Ireland

Evening Poetry Among The Bluebells

Please be there and support this on this special day.
Current forecast looks like being a lovely evening.


3 pm, Sunday 10th May

LMuch like 3rd May but not a holiday Sunday though long range forecast is currently decent. Again, let's play among the bluebells, share poems at the fairy ring and by the oaks and have a shared picnic by the holy well. Perhapos more emphasis on the holy well this time.

If you have questions or
just want to say you are coming along, and how many, and when,
please click here to let me know ...



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