summer schools around south west donegal

Adventure Ireland summer camp for 12-18 year olds located at Donegal Adventure Campus in the village of Bundoran South County Donegal, Ireland. County Donegal is one of the most one of the most historic, beautiful and scenic counties in the Republic. The camp was founded by Niamh Hamill B.Ed who recognised the huge potential Ireland had for Adventure and Cultural trips for teenagers from the US and Canada, and has since expanded to teenagers from all over the world. The campus is Donegal A...

The Language & Culture Summer School provides morning language tutorial sessions at all levels, with the afternoon session consisting of workshops such as tin-whistle, set-dancing, hill-walking, sean-nos singing, or participation in a study-group which examines particular elements of Irish Culture. Specialist tuition is provided by experts in the selected areas and visits are organised to various historical and religious sites as well as to modern community projects. Evening guest speakers dis...

5,000 Years in Stone is the theme of this programme. It includes field trips to the numerous pre- and early-Christian monuments of the region, as well as evening lectures by scholars in the early Irish literature, history, art, archaeology and folklore....

This course offers an understanding of both the natural and man-made heritage of the region, with morning presentations and afternoon field trips. Topics will include: the landscape before the arrival of man; the impact of the first inhabitants; the bogs and their flora and fauna; patterns of land use; and other environmental themes....

Our summer courses are conducted in the heart of the Sliabh Liag Peninsula in the South-West Donegal Highlands, an area renowned for its tradition in weaving, dramatic landscape and coastline. During the course you will learn the basic skills of natural dyeing, spinning and tapestry weaving from local weavers. The programme includes: Introductory slide show and lecture; Natural dyeing using dyestuff such as heather on and open fire; Spinning on Donegal wheels; Designing for tapestry and tapestry...

Directed by professional Irish painter Kenneth King of Straid Studios, Gleann Cholm Cille. The dramatic landscape and coastline of the Sliabh Liag Peninsula is the setting of the courses, which cater both for beginners and improvers....

The native skills of pottery making are taught by a professional art teacher and potter. Participants will, by practical usage, be able to design, model and fire selected pieces of their work created during the course....

Tuition by a leading instructor in traditional two-hand dances such as the Mazurka, the Highland, Shoe the Donkey, and the Peeler & the Goat. Beginner steps in Set Dancing are also taught as part of the lively weeklong programme....

Weekend courses provide the learner an opportunity of studying the various techniques of Bodhran playing. Learn how to accompany solo and group musicians in a seisiun, how to play at different speeds for hornpipes, jigs, reels, mazurkas and polkas. A guaranteed craic weekend!...

Oideas Gael Language Courses are specially constructed to cater for needs of adults at all learning stages, including those who are more advanced but in need of practice. Each course contains three or more levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Class tuition is by specialist teachers who use graded courses, supported by modern audiovisual resources, as well as other proven methods of language teaching. The daily schedule consists of intensive morning and afternoon tutorials. Recreational a...