{"id":36221,"date":"2025-06-07T03:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/honouring-the-tradition-of-thatched-houses\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T03:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:02:50","slug":"honouring-the-tradition-of-thatched-houses","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/honouring-the-tradition-of-thatched-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Honouring the tradition of thatched houses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Harvest Home<\/strong>, &nbsp;a short film documenting the art of thatching by local film maker\/photographer, <strong>Padraic Seery<\/strong> funded by Creative Ireland Creative Communities in 2024 will be screened as part of a film showcase taking place at <strong>Offaly Historical Society, Bury Quay, Tullamore<\/strong> from <strong>7pm on Monday, June 9th. <\/strong>Other films shown &nbsp;include <strong>God in a Bottle<\/strong> which delves into the tradition of two God in a Bottle makers in Offaly and the homes where God in a Bottle takes pride of place. The third film of the evening is <strong>Irish Folk Furniture<\/strong> which is a warm and witty film which follows the restoration of traditional Irish furniture. Also included for the evening will be a &#8216;<em>show and tell&#8217;<\/em> from thatchers, <strong>Ben &amp; Tony Purcell<\/strong> (who are featured in Harvest Home) who will introduce some of the hand tools used for thatching. <strong>Tony Donoghue<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Sean Gleeson <\/strong>will also participate in a &#8216;show and tell&#8217; and will present a number of small items that one might expect to find in a vernacular or thatched house.<\/p>\n<p>This event is free but booking is essential. To book your place, please contact Karen Gray, Creative Communities Engagement Officer on 086-0828313 or alternatively, by email to <a href=\"mailto:kgray@offalycoco.ie\">kgray@offalycoco.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We look forward to see you on the night!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":36222,"template":"","class_list":["post-36221","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Honouring the tradition of thatched houses - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Harvest Home, &nbsp;a short film documenting the art of thatching by local film maker\/photographer, Padraic Seery funded by Creative Ireland Creative Communities in 2024 will be screened as part of a film showcase taking place at Offaly Historical Society, Bury Quay, Tullamore from 7pm on Monday, June 9th.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/honouring-the-tradition-of-thatched-houses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Honouring the tradition of thatched houses - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Harvest Home, &nbsp;a short film documenting the art of thatching by local film maker\/photographer, Padraic Seery funded by Creative Ireland Creative Communities in 2024 will be screened as part of a film showcase taking place at Offaly Historical Society, Bury Quay, Tullamore from 7pm on Monday, June 9th. 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