Doneraile Estate

18/06/2026

Now FREE to attend!

Discover the life and legacy of Molly Keane with acclaimed poet and critic Thomas McCarthy. Through personal memories and literary insight, McCarthy explores the work of the celebrated Anglo-Irish novelist whose writing captured a changing world of class, privilege and decline.

Booking & Information: doneraileartsfest.com/schedule

18/06/2026

The Verdant Troupe are thrilled to see you all at Anne’s Grove this Sunday for their splendid performance .

Event: Verdant Troupe Annual Immersive Theater
Location: Anne’s Grove Gardens
Date: This Sunday, June 21, 2026
Status: Fully booked
Waitlist/Cancellations: Check the Eventbrite page for potential ticket releases.

The Verdant Troupe is a vibrant collective of actors, local guides, and theatre enthusiasts based in County Cork, Ireland. We specialize in immersive, living-history theatre, bringing historical estates and landscapes to life through dynamic, in-costume performances.

Doneraile Estate Annes Grove Gardens

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12/06/2026

Free Event: Join us for an Irish Sign Language (ISL) Tour of Doneraile Court

Date: Saturday 20th June
Time: 12 noon

Doneraile Court is delighted to offer an Irish Sign Language Tour as part of the OPW ISL Programme.
This Guided tour will be carried out by one of our OPW Tour Guides and interpreted by an experienced ISL Interpreter.
This is a free guided tour but booking is required.
Please email [email protected]
for tour bookings.

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04/06/2026

Acclaimed poet, essayist and literary critic Thomas McCarthy explores the life and work of novelist and playwright Molly Keane.

In this one-hour talk, McCarthy draws on a lifelong personal connection with Keane, whom he first encountered as a teenage reader and later came to know as mentor and friend.

Thomas McCarthy is the author of numerous acclaimed collections of poetry, memoir and essays. A member of Aosdána and former editor of Cork Review and Poetry Ireland Review, his work has shaped Irish literary culture for decades.

Venue: Doneraile Estate
Time & Date: 3pm, Friday 26th June

Booking & Information: doneraileartsfest.com/schedule

04/06/2026

Art for the Heart Doneraile and Doneraile Estate are delighted to present this public interview with acclaimed Irish photographer Cathal McNaughton, whose powerful visual storytelling earned him the 2018 Pulitzer Prize.

In conversation with him will be Ralph Riegel, journalist and southern correspondent of the Irish Independent. Together, they will explore the realities behind frontline journalism: from witnessing human resilience to the responsibility of telling their stories.

Venue: Doneraile Court Drawing Room
Time: Saturday 27th June, 12pm-1.30pm

Booking & Information:https://doneraileartsfest.com/schedule

04/06/2026

Back by popular demand! Learn the art of willow weaving and bring home your very own adorable bird feeder.

Willow Weaving: Bird Feeder
Friday 26th June, 9.30am-1pm
Doneraile Park Marquee, by the Tearooms

Register here: doneraileartsfest.com/schedule

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

An Aoine seo, bígí linn agus ár dtreoraí iontach Alice ar thuras speisialta i 5 i.n. trí mheán na Gaeilge agus an Bhéarla i gCúirt Dhún ar Aill.

Join us for a Special Tour of Doneraile Court this Friday at 5pm with our wonderful Guide Alice through Irish and English.
Ina dhiaidh sin /Afterwards: Ciorcal Cainte
Caife agus Gaeilge
COFFEE, CAKE & CONVERSATION AS GAEILGE at Sarah’s Tearooms in Doneraile Courtyard


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