Ramble Around Charleville Castle Forest last Sunday

Bards In The Woods at Charleville Forest

Saturday saw Charleville Castle, nr Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland
hosting the amazing FaceFest for Summer Solstice.
click here to read about that and the almost giveaway €15 tickets

 Claire and I performed within the Charleville Castle Ballroom at 4 pm on the Saturday.

Sunday afternoon is Bards In The Woods was here at Charleville Forest
but nobody turned up for that, so I will write up a new blog
on the Charleville Castle and Forestry experience shortly.



There are many ancient oaks here, for one,
and I found a couple of beautiful ancient Yews
durinng my wanderings through the woods too - pics later.

Here is a Google Map to help you find Charleville Caste and Forest
View Charleville Castle & Forest in a larger map

For Bards In The Woods, always bring your favourite words of poems and stories along, which of course may be your own, highly encouraged


Also bring something for the Picnic table or blanket,
maybe leftovers from the Feast Fest area?


Bards In The Woods is fun ...


So I hope several of you will stop to be with us one,, or more, Sundays to share this



Did We See You There?  :-) 

Charleville Castle and the Sunny Saturday FaceFest was wonderful
and Charleville Forest on Sunday was wonderful too.


On Saturday it all turned into this


Claire and John aka Woodland Bard


Claire and I performed in the Charleville Castle Ballroom at 4 pm on the Saturday.

click here to read about FaceFest and its almost giveaway €15 tickets

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