As part of it's 200th birthday celebrations, Clifden is hosting a Railway & Transport Heritage Weekend on Feb 17-19th, 2012 in Clifden Station House
Fri, 17th Feb, 2012
7pm: Official Opening. Clifden Station House, followed by Introduction to weekend walks with Michael Gibbons & Shane Joyce.
8pm: Tracking through Connemara's History- a discussion by Paul Duffy on the Clifden- Galway Railway Line
Saturday, 18th Feb, 2012
10.30am: "Working Boats of the Galway coast", Cóilín O'hIarnáin. €5.00. E5.00
11.30am: "The development of early infrastructure in Connemara", Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill. The topic will cover the engineer Alexander Nimmo and the construction of roads in Connemara in the early 19th century. E5.00
12.30: Lunch, Station House
1.30: Field Trip of South West Connemara with Michael Gibbons.- A 3-4 hour field trip. Advance booking essential for this event. Please contact 0872322451. Walking Boots required. E20.00 per person. Meeting Point: Station House Hotel.
Sunday, 19th Feb, 2012
12.30: Railway Walk, with Shane Joyce and Michael Gibbons. Advance Booking Essential for this event. Please contact 0872322451. Walking Boots required. E10.00 per person. Meeting Point: Station House Hotel.
4pm: Gathering of the Railway Families. Afternoon Tea in Clifden Station House. Digital archiving available of any memorabilia. Please bring old documents and photos.
Prices: Saturday's Lectures, Lunch & Field Trip: E35.00; Lunch & Field Trip: E25.00
Exhibitions: Clifden Library; Station House
Entertainment nightly throughout the town.
