N/A unless you want to stay the night and join both days! If you would like to stay Lisnavagh can offer stable courtyard (double ensuite rooms) for €180 per room per night - limited availability - to book use the link provided
On the 1st and 2nd of March 2025, the Gaelic Woodland Project are hosting a two-day Meitheal at Lisnavagh House, in celebration of Seachtain na Gaeilge, blending community action, cultural tradition, and ecological restoration.
This event will be conducted entirely through Irish (no need for fluency in Irish and there will be tanslations all through the day), creating a space to connect with our language while actively working to protect our natural heritage. The Meitheal will involve the removal of Cherry Laurel, an invasive species, to restore biodiversity in the area.
Participants will also take part in a biodiversity walk, where they will learn the names of Ireland’s native plant species in Irish, deepening their connection to the language, the land and and its rich ecological tapestry.
To celebrate Imbolg, a season symbolizing renewal and growth, we will sow native wildflower seeds over the areas cleared of Cherry Laurel. The event will culminate with a wildflower céilí, held on the newly sown ground, featuring traditional Irish music, dance, and a joyful celebration of community and nature.
This Meitheal is an opportunity to reconnect with our cultural and ecological roots while making a meaningful impact on the environment.
Meitheal Mhárta - Seachtain na Gaeilge
Tá áthas orainn a fhógairt go mbeidh muid ag chuir ar siúl Meitheal dhá lá i dTeach Lisnavagh, eastát ón 19ú haois i gContae Cheatharlach, ar an 1ú agus an 2ú Márta 2025, mar chuid de cheiliúradh ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge. Beidh an ócáid seo ar siúl go hiomlán trí Ghaeilge, ag cruthú spáis chun nascadh lenár dteanga agus muid ag obair chun ár n-oidhreacht nádúrtha a chosaint. Mar chuid den Mheitheal, bainfimid crainn Cherry Laurel, speiceas ionrach, chun bithéagsúlacht na háite a athbhunú. Beidh siúlóid bithéagsúlachta mar chuid den chlár freisin, áit a bhfoghlaimid ainmneacha plandaí dúchasacha na hÉireann trí Ghaeilge, ag neartú an nasc leis an teanga, an tír agus a héiceachóras saibhir.
Chun Imbolg, séasúr athnuachana agus fáis, a cheiliúradh, déanfaimid síolta bláthanna fiáine dúchasacha a chur sa spás a ghlanfaimid ó Cherry Laurel. Críochnóimid an ócáid le céilí, a bheidh ar siúl ar an talamh nuaphlántáilte, le ceol traidisiúnta, damhsa agus ceiliúradh. Is deis í an Mheitheal seo chun athcheangal a dhéanamh lenár bhfréamhacha cultúrtha agus éiceolaíochta agus tionchar dearfach a imirt ar an gcomhshaol.
