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Gaelfest 2012 – Celebrating Irish Language and culture in Mid-Ulster!
Seachtain na Gaeilge will be celebrated locally in Mid-Ulster over the month of March and includes Rith 2012, talks, walks, Irish Language courses and events for all ages and interests. The official launch will take place in Dungannon & South Tyrone Council offices on Thursday 1 March. Click here or on the image above to view programme of events for 2012:Gaelfest2012Booklet_WEB
Fri 2 March – trip to the Lyric Theatre to see ‘Love Matters’
Bus ag imeacht / Bus departing:
The Burnavon, Cooktown @ 6pm
The Burnavon, An Chorr Chríochach ar 6.00in
Council Offices, Dungannon @ 6.30pm
Oifigí Chomhairle Dhún Geanainn ar 6.30in
Cur in áirithe / Booking: 079 200 161 06 info@guthonline.org £10 don bhus / drama
Rith 2012 comes to Mid-Ulster! 15 days to go…….
10km fun run for the Irish Language from Kildress to Cookstown, Fri 9 March 2012!
On March 9th 2010, a marathon run began around the island of Ireland, passing the specially designed baton to a different runner/group at the end of each kilometre. Over 20,000 people ran to support the Irish language, on a cross-country route through cities, towns and villages between Belfast and Galway.
Now, Rith is coming back, with a brand new course set out for 2012, starting 8th March 2012 and running from Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore) to Inis Mor, Aran Islands. The run will last for ten days ths time, with tens of thousands of people taking part in every corner of the country. Rith 2012 will visit Counties Donegal, Tyrone, Derry, Antrim, Armagh, Monaghan, Meath, Dublin, Kildare, Carlow, Laois, Tiperary, Limerick, Clare, Galways and the Aran Islands.
The Tyrone leg of Rith 2012 will take place on friday 9 March 2012 @ approx 6.30pm starting in Kildress and moving to Cookstown. Some of the groups which will be running the run in promotion of the Irish Language include; Naíscoil Eoghain (Cookstown), Gaelscoil Aodha Rua (Dungannon), The Irish Medium secondary stream of St Joseph’s Donaghmore, Kildress Wolftones GAC.
Come and join us! Join in the craic and fun! Be part of Rith! Make contact through Guth for further info.
