Rock Art & the River Behy - Lughnasa Gathering at Coomasaharn

As part of National Heritage week, join us for a walk celebrating the archeological and ecological heritage of Glenbeigh’s Coomasaharn Basin. Aoibheann Lambe will guide us to a number of prehistoric rock art sites in an area which has the largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Ireland - many of these sites were first identified and recorded by Aoibheann.

Open air petroglyphs (aka rock art) are very vulnerable as so few people even know of their existence. Made some 5000 years ago, they date back to the time of the megaliths - the carvings having much in common with passage tomb art.

Thinking about the proximity of rock art to water sources and natural heritage at risk, we will also be joined by Bláthnaid O’Loughlin from the River Basin Management Service to learn about the River Behy, its Blue Dot catchment area and relationship to the coastal waters around Rossbeigh.

During the walk, participants will be invited to share songs, poetry and reflections about the waterways that sustain us, the festival of Lughnasa and mythology connected to the area, alongside creative responses to the rock art.

We will be meeting at the Glenbeigh National School and carpooling from there to the start of the walk. Further details will be sent out to attendees upon registration.

If you have any questions or access requirements you'd like to discuss before the event, please get in touch with us by phone or email.

Image: Coomasharn rock art ©️ Aoibheann Lambe