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Join a host of free outdoor citizen-led walks, talks and workshops over 2022.
See details below on monthly events as well as special weekend programmes including
November 2022
The KinShip Winter Weekend
Friday 18th - Sunday 20th
More details available via The KinShip Eventbrite Listings. Scroll down for info on how you can share your feedback with us or propose your own event at Tramore Valley Park as part of The KinShip Project.
Betty Coughlan and grandson Patrick Coughlan prepare for The KinShip Winter Weekend. Photo by Clare Keogh, 2022
The KinShip Winter Weekend is a programme of walks, talks and workshops for all ages that will take place in Tramore Valley Park (@TVP) from 18th - 20th November 2022. It will launch at 1pm on Friday 18th in The Atrium at Cork City Council's Civic Offices on Anglesea St where The Midden Chronicles by Lennon Taylor will also be on display 10am-4pm daily on weekdays until December 2022.
Download The KinShip Winter Weekend Press Release here.
Download the printable KinShip Winter Weekend Programme here. Look out for additions to the programme via social media @KinShipCork
TIME | TITLE | DETAILS | BOOKING INFO | MEETING POINT |
Various | Rhythm Mapping | Workshops by Ann Burns, KinShip Artist on Placement | By Invitation Only | NA |
11:00 - 16:00 | The Book Bike | An eco reading area for all ages courtesy of Cork City Library Service's unique cargo bicycle full of books on the environment, climate, nature and creativity. | No Booking Required. | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Room, Sports Pavilion, @TVP |
11:00 –16:00 | Community Climate Actions | Exhibition of illustrated plans by 10 community groups across Cork City presenting how each can play a meaningful part locally to tackle the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. | No Booking Required. For more info, follow this link. | KinShip Winter Weekend Activity Room, Sports Pavilion, @TVP |
11:00 –16:00 | Tramore Valley Park Timeline | Drop In Activity: Help us with the history of Tramore Valley Park by adding events of importance to our Timeline | No Booking Required | KinShip Winter Weekend Activity Room, Sports Pavilion, @TVP |
11:00 –16:00 | Preservation / Plasticisation | Art Installation by Maeve Lynch, KinShip Artist on Placement | No Booking Required | NA |
12:00 –15:00 | Campera Obscura | Interactive Artwork by Helen Horgan, KinShip Artist on Placement | No Booking Required Queue System In Place | NA |
TIME | TITLE | DETAILS | BOOKING INFO | MEETING POINT |
10:30 –12:30 | (Waste) Fibre Flows | Experimental Workshop with Colette Lewis and the (Waste) Fibre Flows Laboratory | By Invitation Only | NA |
13:00 –14:00 | The Midden Chronicles | Winter Weekend Launch Event at Cork City Council, Anglesea St by Lennon Taylor, KinShip Lead Artists with guests My Goodness | No Booking Required | NA |
13:00 – 14:30 | Basket Weaving | Walk and Talk by Rosemary Kavanagh, Basket Maker and Storyteller | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
14:00 - 15:00 | Outdoor Gym Class | Enjoy a fun, one hour class on how to use the Outdoor Gym at Tramore Valley Park and enjoy exercising in nature courtesy of Cork City Council's Sports & Sustainability Section. Walk Ins Welcome. | Walk Ins Welcome | The KinShip Noticeboard @TVP |
14:00 - 17:00 | Bike Zone | Come try out a test ride on one of Cork City Council's Bicycle Fleet which includes cargo bikes, electric bikes and bike trailers. | No Booking Required Queue System in Operation | KinShip Winter Weekend Gazebo @TVP Sports Pavilion |
TIME | TITLE | DETAILS | BOOKING INFO | MEETING POINT |
10:15 - 11:15 | Outdoor Gym Class | Enjoy a fun, one hour class on how to use the Outdoor Gym at Tramore Valley Park and enjoy exercising in nature courtesy of Cork City Council's Sports & Sustainability Section. Walk Ins Welcome. | Walk Ins Welcome | The KinShip Noticeboard @TVP |
11:00 –16:00 | Living Willow Dome Workshop: Day 1 | Workshop with Alex O’Brien, Permaculture Designer | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
11:15 - 12:15 | Outdoor Gym Class | Enjoy a fun, one hour class on how to use the Outdoor Gym at Tramore Valley Park and enjoy exercising in nature courtesy of Cork City Council's Sports & Sustainability Section. Walk Ins Welcome. | Walk Ins Welcome | The KinShip Noticeboard @TVP |
12:15 –13:15 | Rhythm Mapping: Meet the Artist | Artist Talk by Ann Burns, KinShip Artist on Placement | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
13:30 –14:30 | (Waste) Fibre Flows: Meet the Artist | Artist Talk by Colette Lewis, KinShip Artist on Placement, with The (Waste) Fibre Flows Laboratory | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
14:00 –15:00 | Traveller Oral History | Chat with Cork Traveller Women’s Network | The KinShip Noticeboard @TVP | |
15:00 –16:00 | Eco Poetry Reading | Live Reading by Keith Payne, Cork City Council Library Service Eco Poet in Residence | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion |
TIME | TITLE | DETAILS | BOOKING INFO | MEETING POINT |
11:00 – 16:00 | Living Willow Dome Workshop: Day 2 | Workshop with Alex O’Brien, Permaculture Designer | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
11:00 – 12:00 | The KinShip EcoLab Design and Build: Meet the Architects and Engineers | Architect Talk and Demo with Seán Ó’Muirí, Fuinneamh Workshop Architects | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
12:00 - 13:00 | Outdoor Gym Class | Enjoy a fun, one hour class on how to use the Outdoor Gym at Tramore Valley Park and enjoy exercising in nature courtesy of Cork City Council's Sports & Sustainability Section. Walk Ins Welcome. | Walk Ins Welcome | The KinShip Noticeboard @TVP |
12:15 – 13:00 | The KinShip Project: Meet the Lead Artists | Artist Talk by Marilyn Lennon and Seán Taylor, KinShip Lead Artists | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
13:00 – 13:45 | Bees and Pollinators | Walk and Talk by Cork BeeKeepers Association | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
13:00 - 14:00 | Outdoor Gym Class | Enjoy a fun, one hour class on how to use the Outdoor Gym at Tramore Valley Park and enjoy exercising in nature courtesy of Cork City Council's Sports & Sustainability Section. Walk Ins Welcome. | Walk Ins Welcome | The KinShip Noticeboard @TVP |
14:00 - 15:00 | Outdoor Gym Class | Enjoy a fun, one hour class on how to use the Outdoor Gym at Tramore Valley Park and enjoy exercising in nature courtesy of Cork City Council's Sports & Sustainability Section. Walk Ins Welcome. | Walk Ins Welcome | The KinShip Noticeboard @TVP |
14:00 – 15:30 | Food for Free | Walk and Talk by Jo Goodyear, Blackrock Herbal Clinic | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion | |
15:45– 16:30 | Campera Obscura: Meet the Artist | Artist Talk by Helen Horgan | KinShip Winter Weekend Registration Desk @TVP Sports Pavilion |
General Event Advice:
2. Via Half Moon Lane, off The South Douglas Road next to Christ King Secondary School.
3. Via the Eastern Park Walkway, adjacent to Willow Park, close to Gaelscoil na Duglaise.
Event Maps
Park Access Map
Event Meeting Point Map
Renowned Cork city-based poet Gerry Murphy has been commissioned to create a poem responding to The KinShip Project as the 'Park Poet'.
He will also host two poetry writing workshops:
28th October in Douglas Library https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/449365473227
4th November in Cork Central Library https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/449376596497
This Culture Night, join the NatureWatch, under the guidance of Dr. Paul Holloway UCC, and the KinShip team for:
It is recommended that attendees dress appropriately to spend times outdoors eg weather proof clothing, shoes with good soles etc.
The NatureWatch project is a research project under the guidance of Dr. Paul Holloway UCC linking nature and technology to support the wellbeing of older adults. The team, which is funded by Science Foundation Ireland’s Discover Programme, have been developing training materials and exercises for people who are interested in exploring nature, photography, technology and wellbeing.
To book your place, follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/nature-photography-wellbeing-event-for-culture-night-sept-23-24-2022-tickets-417606922547
The Black Ash and Tramore Valley Park, historical walking tour with Cllr Kieran McCarthy in association with the KinShip for Heritage Week 2022
In association with the KinShip Project, the Tramore Valley Park tour on 18th August will explore the development of the area from being a swamp through to being a landfill and then onto being an artificial mound to enable the development of a park. Historically William Petty’s 1655 map of the city and its environs marks the site of Tramore Valley Park as Spittal Lands, a reference to the original local environment and the backing up of the Trabeg and Tramore tributary rivers as they enter the Douglas River channel. Walking across the park, one can feel the tension in its sense of place, a place haunted and engineered by its past and teeming with ideas about its future. Of course, there are green spaces scattered across the city but none with the same scale of development and story as the 160 acre site off Kinsale Road. This is a site where the city’s environment has also been a regular topic of debate across local newspapers and in the city’s council political chamber.
Book your place here.
This event is an opportunity to be part of the process of making a rammed earth wall.
What the demo entails: Engagement with the process of making a rammed earth wall: Discussions on subsoil and its content, Demonstrations on the mix, Creating shuttering and finally the compacting of the material itself to make the rammed earth wall.
Who's giving the demo: Fuinneamh Workshop Architects & Civil and Structural Engineering Advisors Ltd will facilitated this workshop as the winners of the Kinship Eco Lab Competition to design and build an experimental structure in Tramore Valley Park. for more information about this team and their design, follow this link.
What will people learn: An insight into the process of making a rammed earth wall.
The duration of the demo: 1 hour
Location: Meeting Point at the Weighbrige at 11.45 a.m.
Will people be able to participate in any way: Absolutely! People will get an opportunity to mix the material and ram a section of wall.
To book your place, follow this link.
Writer Jake Griffin will guide workshop participants through the park, exploring the significance of Haikus and how they relate to our complex relationship with nature. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on perspective, the use of space and the impact of our choices in a world of limited resources. This will be a relaxed, meditative event. No experience necessary! Please dress for the weather and bring a pen and notebook and a drink/snack.
Book your place here.
Bird song has fascinated humanity for thousands of years, and still resonates with people now. Of course, birds sing for their own purposes, and, across the Northern Hemisphere, spring is the peak time to appreciate this phenomenon. If you have ever wondered why birds sing, want to improve your ability to identify birds based on their sound or just want to enjoy the experience, then come along to the Tramore Valley Park for the dawn chorus with Harry Hussy.
Book your place here
For more information on May events, including 'Becoming Kin Big Weekend' on 21-22nd May, read below:
May 22nd is World Biodiversity Day. This year's theme is “Building a Shared Future for all Life”.
To mark World Biodiversity Day, The KinShip Project programmed a weekend of FREE citizen-led EVENTS at Tramore Valley Park. All are welcome
Download the full programme of events here
See poster of events here
Let's Compost! covers everything you need to know to start composting and troubleshoot some of the common problems composters have. Composting has so many benefits: for ourselves, for soil, biodiversity, climate change. Learn about food waste prevention and composting with Donal O' Leary ahead of International Compost Awareness Week (May 1st-7th). Plus, hear about local initiative C.U.S.P. (Cork Urban Soil Project). What better site for this event than Tramore Valley Park?
Donal will bring some equipment to show and describe different compost systems including: his transportable wormery and the bokashi system. The MTU Clean Technology Centre will provide materials to distribute for free including the EPA Stop Food Waste Pocket Guide and The Compost Guide.
Book your place here
Cork Traveller Women's Network host a Walk and Talk on growing up in The Black Ash adjacent to Tramore Valley Park and the significance of this former campsite for the Traveller Community in Cork and around Ireland. The talk will cover the legacy of Traveller traditions including environmentally friendly re-use practices such as local trade with scrap.
Book your place here.
Cork Nature Network hosts a guided nature Winter Walk and Talk by John Armstrong through Tramore Valley Park in partnership with The KinShip Project. The walk highlights the wonderful natural beauty that can be found right on our doorsteps.
Book your place here.
Have you taken part in 'Becoming Kin' events? Tell us what you think by completing this survey.
Your feedback will help is to evaluate The KinShip Project.
The KinShip Project is supported by Creative Ireland through the Creative Climate Action Award. If you would like to have your say on the relevance of this award to climate change, please complete this survey conducted by UCC.
Have you got an idea for The KinShip Project? If you would like to host a 'Becoming Kin' event, please get in touch with us: kinshipapplications@gmail.com
Any Cork city-based person, group, non-profit organization or group of friends that wants to share a special interest in Tramore Valley Park or any of the issues that the KinShip project is addressing can suggest an event. Suggested events include 1-2hr walks, talks, demos or workshops for adults in Tramore Valley Park. Themes might include nature, ecology, conservation, history, sustainability, community, archeology, folklore, foraging, recycling and repairing, wildlife, food, gardening and growing, geology, engineering, rambling, woodcraft, astronomy, composting, movement, kite flying, biodiversity, flora and fauna, or anything that goes on underground, on the ground or in the air.
When getting in touch with your suggestion, please take into consideration the KinShip Manifesto which you will find here. Suggested activities will need to fulfil the following criteria:
