The Slieve Bloom Association AGM will be held on Thursday 19th January 2017 at 8pm in the Community Hall, Kinnitty. Annual membership remains at €10. Contact for further information. Happy New Year!
Slieve Bloom Christmas Dinner Party 2016
The Slieve Bloom Association are holding their annual Christmas Dinner Party on Friday 9th December in the Community Hall, Rosenallis at 7pm. The cost is €20pp for a 3 course meal. Raffle tickets available on the night for a chance…
Laois Heritage Society presents: The History of Clonaslee
Laois Heritage Society presents: The History of Clonaslee, a talk by Paddy Bates. Thursday 15th September at 8pm in the Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise. The History of Clonaslee The History of Clonaslee is the latest installment of the Laois Heritage Society…
1916 Exhibitions Tour – Saturday 17th September
The 1916 Exhibitions Tour is a day tour visiting numerous 1916 exhibitions in Dublin. Every year the Slieve Bloom Association hosts an Annual Tour. As this year marks the Centenary of the 1916 Rising, the Slieve Bloom Association are hosting a…
Slieve Bloom Ard Eireann Festival 2016
The Slieve Bloom Ard Eireann Festival 2016 was held on the last weekend of July, Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st. The Festival originally an ancient pre-harvest festival was revived 6 years ago by The Slieve Bloom Association. On Saturday 30th there was a…
Ard Eireann Festival 2016
The Slieve Bloom Ard Eireann Festival returns this year on the last weekend of July, Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st. The Festival was an ancient pre-harvest festival and was revived 6 years ago by The Slieve Bloom Association. See details of this year’s itinerary…
May Bush Decorated in Rosenallis for Bealtaine Festival
A large group gathered in Rosenallis on Sunday the 1st May for Bealtaine May Bush Festival. The festival, hosted by the Slieve Bloom Association, celebrates and revives an ancient Irish custom; the May Bush. Traditionally the May Bush was erected…
Bealtaine May Bush Festival 2016
Bealtaine May Bush Festival 2016 will take place on Sunday 1st May at 2:30pm on The Green and at the Community Centre in Rosenallis, Co. Laois. Now in its 3rd year, the Bealtaine May Bush Festival hosted by the Slieve…
‘Susie’ Crowned at Imbolc Festival 2016
Imbolc Festival 2016 was celebrated on the 7th February in Cadamstown, County Offaly. Hosted by the Slieve Bloom Association, the revived festival is now in its 4th year. A brave crowd faced the elements on Sunday afternoon as Storm Imogen warmed…
Cllr. Carol Nolan First Female Chairperson Of Slieve Bloom Association
The 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Slieve Bloom Association was held in the ICA Hall, Mountmellick on Thursday 28th January at 8:30pm. The Slieve Bloom Association, who celebrated 40 years in existence in 2015, strives to preserve and promote…