16th – 24th August
Heritage Week in Monkstown Parish
Heritage Week in Monkstown Parish Church will run from Saturday 16th to Sunday 24th August.
The Church and newly restored Schoolhouse will be open from 3pm – 5pm each day. In the schoolhouse there will be a recreated period classroom at one end of the hall as well as memorabilia, educational artefacts and photographs of past pupils on display.
On Thursday 21st August at 19.30 in the Schoolhouse, award winning author and Monkstown parishioner Julie Parsons, will tell the story of her extended family – the Purefoys, Chamberlains, Parsons and McCleneghans – doctors, clergy, soldiers and shop keepers, all part of the rich fabric of Irish life. All are welcome!