Latest Past Events

KINSALE STORIES: A WALKING TOUR FOR CHILDREN

Kinsale Tourist Office ier Rd, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork

Who was the Bellman? Where was World’s End? What was a bridge of boats? When did chocolate arrive? Why fight a battle at Christmas? Step into history with Barry to find out. Barry Moloney has been a tour guide of Kinsale for the last 20 years. He has just published an illustrated history of Kinsale […]

Free

STORYTIME WITH NADINE HUGHES CAMPBELL & TRISH KELLEHER

Kinsale Library Church Square, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork

Nadine Hughes Campbell is the author behind Noah’s Cork Adventure. Born and raised in Montréal, Nadine traded in the busy streets of her Canadian hometown for the gorgeous landscapes of Cork. This children’s author and devoted mother discovered her passion for storytelling upon the birth of her first child, turning each bedtime into a voyage […]

Free

SCHOOL-BASED EVENT IN COLLABORATION WITH SHANE HEGARTY AT GAELSCOIL CHIONN TSÁILE

GAELSCOIL CHIONN TSÁILE Cappagh, Kinsale, Cork

Words by Water is delighted to work with one of our local primary schools again this year. Shane Hegarty is a children’s books author from Skerries. His bestselling book series, Darkmouth, has been translated into a dozen languages. His book, Boot, was the Dublin UNESCO City of Literature City Read for 2020 and his most […]