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    Throughout 2013
    Ireland is opening its arms
    to thousands of friends and family
    from all over the world
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    Over 6,000 tenants of the Fitzwilliam Estate
    Coollattin, County Wicklow
    left their homes in Assisted Clearances
    ...for a new life in Canada
    1845 to 1856
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    This year....
    County Wicklow hosts....
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    A weekend of activities
    on the Coollattin Estate in Wicklow
    the Garden of Ireland.
    · Heritage talks
    · Tours of Coollattin House
    · Displays/Exhibitions
    · Golf tournament
    · Banquet
    · Traditional music
    · Artisan food and Craft fair
    Coollattin House, County Wicklow

Be a part of The Gathering Ireland 2013 and plan your visit home to Ireland around a wonderful weekend of activities on the Coollattin Estate in Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland.

13-15th September 2013

Coollattin House, County WicklowCoollattin House, former home of the Earls Fitzwilliam will open its doors to the public by kind permission of Coollattin Golf Club for this very special celebration of Irish Heritage which charts the experiences of those families (c. 6,000 people) who left the Coollattin Estate for a new life in Canada during the Assisted Clearances of 1847-1856.

His Excellency Mr Loyola Hearn, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, will launch this weekend long heritage event at an evening reception on Friday 13th September 2013. Planned weekend activities include heritage talks and tours of Coollattin House, displays/exhibitions, golf tournament, banquet, traditional music, artisan food and craft fair all in the historic surroundings of Coollattin House & Golf Club.

 

Join in this wonderful celebration of our shared heritage.

You will be sure to receive a ‘Céad Míle Fáilte’ (a Hundred Thousand Welcomes).

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