Celebrating our Heritage
Nineteenth Century Architecture and Gardens
CONFERENCE
At
Fota House
Carrigtwohill
Co. Cork
Friday, 29th April Reception
Saturday, 30th 18th –19th Century Art & Architecture in Cork
Sunday 1st May Fota Demesne & the Great Gardens of Ireland
Programme of distinguished lecturers and discussions
Workshops and lectures on gardening
Tours of Fota House and Gardens
Exhibition –"Changing the Face of Cork, the architectural legacy of the Hill family".
will run from 30th April–31st May
For further information please ring 021 4815543 or
email: info@fotahouse.com
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Friday 29th April
7 p.m. Reception, AIB South Mall, Cork
Saturday 30th April
9.30 – 10.15 a.m. Registration and coffee
18th/19th Century Art and Architecture in Cork
Chairman, Michael Starrett, (Heritage Council)
10.15. Introduction to the conference
10.30 The Big House in Ireland:
Dr. Alicia St. Leger (Cork)
11.00 An Architectural Context for Fota House
in the early nineteenth century:Frank Keohane
(Paul Arnold, Architects, Dublin)
11.45 Conservation and Preservation,
the story of Fota House: John Cahill (O.P.W.)
12.30 Discussion
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Chairman Prof. Philip O’Kane (UCC)
Created and ideal landscapes in Irish art:
Prof.Tom Dunne (U.C.C.)
2.45 The Legacy of the Hill Family:
Dr. Dagmar Ó Riain-Raedel (U.C.C.)
3.15 Discussion followed by tour
of the exhibition.
Sunday, 1st May
10.00 – 10.30 Registration and coffee
Fota Demesne and The Great Gardens of
Ireland
Chairman, Terry O’Reagan,( Landscape
Horticulturalist)
10.30 Great Gardens of the South East:
Cormac Foley (O.P.W.)
11.15 Gardens of the Past, Inspirations for the Future Finola Reid (Dublin)
12.00 Bridging the Gap: bringing the Heritage Garden into the 21st century: Angela Jupe (Roscrea)
12.45 Discussion
1.00 – 2.30 Lunch
Garden Workshops
2.00 Registration (for new participants)
2.30 – 5.00 Practical Workshops/Clinics in the Gardens
Charlie Wilkins, Finola Reid, Angela Jupe,
Peter Dowdall
Tours of the Arboretum and Fota Gardens
Tea and coffee from 3.00 p.m. onwards
BOOKING FORM
Conference Fees
2 full days (inc. Lunch) €120
1 full day (inc. lunch) €65.00
Sunday (afternoon only) €20
Includes entrance to House, exhibition,
tour of gardens and tea
(10% reduction for groups)
Please complete and return the booking
form with your remittance to:
Fota House,
Carrigtwohill,
Co. Cork
Name:
Address:
Tel./email:
I enclose € for:
[ ] Saturday (Full day)
[ ] Sunday (Full day)
[ ] Sunday (Afternoon)
Fota House acknowledges with thanks the generous help and support of the following:
Allen Family
Allied Irish Bank
W.M. Brady (W.H. Hill & Son, architects)
Cork County Council
East Cork Area Development
ESB
Fota Trust Ltd.
P.J. Hegarty & Sons
OPW
University College Cork
Nineteenth Century Architecture and Gardens
CONFERENCE
At
Fota House
Carrigtwohill
Co. Cork
Friday, 29th April Reception
Saturday, 30th 18th –19th Century Art & Architecture in Cork
Sunday 1st May Fota Demesne & the Great Gardens of Ireland
Programme of distinguished lecturers and discussions
Workshops and lectures on gardening
Tours of Fota House and Gardens
Exhibition –"Changing the Face of Cork, the architectural legacy of the Hill family".
will run from 30th April–31st May
For further information please ring 021 4815543 or
email: info@fotahouse.com
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Friday 29th April
7 p.m. Reception, AIB South Mall, Cork
Saturday 30th April
9.30 – 10.15 a.m. Registration and coffee
18th/19th Century Art and Architecture in Cork
Chairman, Michael Starrett, (Heritage Council)
10.15. Introduction to the conference
10.30 The Big House in Ireland:
Dr. Alicia St. Leger (Cork)
11.00 An Architectural Context for Fota House
in the early nineteenth century:Frank Keohane
(Paul Arnold, Architects, Dublin)
11.45 Conservation and Preservation,
the story of Fota House: John Cahill (O.P.W.)
12.30 Discussion
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Chairman Prof. Philip O’Kane (UCC)
Created and ideal landscapes in Irish art:
Prof.Tom Dunne (U.C.C.)
2.45 The Legacy of the Hill Family:
Dr. Dagmar Ó Riain-Raedel (U.C.C.)
3.15 Discussion followed by tour
of the exhibition.
Sunday, 1st May
10.00 – 10.30 Registration and coffee
Fota Demesne and The Great Gardens of
Ireland
Chairman, Terry O’Reagan,( Landscape
Horticulturalist)
10.30 Great Gardens of the South East:
Cormac Foley (O.P.W.)
11.15 Gardens of the Past, Inspirations for the Future Finola Reid (Dublin)
12.00 Bridging the Gap: bringing the Heritage Garden into the 21st century: Angela Jupe (Roscrea)
12.45 Discussion
1.00 – 2.30 Lunch
Garden Workshops
2.00 Registration (for new participants)
2.30 – 5.00 Practical Workshops/Clinics in the Gardens
Charlie Wilkins, Finola Reid, Angela Jupe,
Peter Dowdall
Tours of the Arboretum and Fota Gardens
Tea and coffee from 3.00 p.m. onwards
BOOKING FORM
Conference Fees
2 full days (inc. Lunch) €120
1 full day (inc. lunch) €65.00
Sunday (afternoon only) €20
Includes entrance to House, exhibition,
tour of gardens and tea
(10% reduction for groups)
Please complete and return the booking
form with your remittance to:
Fota House,
Carrigtwohill,
Co. Cork
Name:
Address:
Tel./email:
I enclose € for:
[ ] Saturday (Full day)
[ ] Sunday (Full day)
[ ] Sunday (Afternoon)
Fota House acknowledges with thanks the generous help and support of the following:
Allen Family
Allied Irish Bank
W.M. Brady (W.H. Hill & Son, architects)
Cork County Council
East Cork Area Development
ESB
Fota Trust Ltd.
P.J. Hegarty & Sons
OPW
University College Cork
