Christmas In Cobh 2009 Event Guide

The Yard: A History of Shipbuilding at Rushbrooke Cobh Co. Cork (Hardcover)
by John Brennan
750 pages and 800 photographs outlining the fascinating history of Verolme Cork Dockyard.
€39.99 available from Centra, West Beach Cobh, English’s Card Shop, Cobh Heritage Centre, “The Yard” office in the former Barter’s Travel shop in Cobh and Liam Russell Bookshop in Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.

Saturday 26th December
Cobh GAA Club Puc Fada Carthy's Cross (near Ballymore), 11am
Tel: 021 4811416 www.cobhgaa.com

Sunday 27th December
Free Guided Tour of Cuskinny Marsh Nature Reserve with Jim Wilson
Entrance to Cuskinny Court, 11am
Feast of the Holy Family
Blessing of Babies baptised in 2009 and of all children St.Colman’s Cathedral, 4pm

Monday 28th December -
Sunday 3rd January (incl)
Titanic Trail Walking Tour - Special 2 for the price of 1 (Pre-booking required)
Commodore Hotel, 11am. Contact Michael Martin Tel: 021 4815211
www.titanic-trail.com

Thursday 31st December
Ringing in the New Year as nowhere else in Ireland!
Carillonneur Adrian Gebruers presents a special recital on the 49-bell Carillon of St Colman's Cathedral. Commences at 11.50pm and concludes on the stroke of midnight with "Auld Lang Syne".

Monday 4th January
Woman, Wellbeing & Wardrobe Style Night. Illusive, Ticknock, 7.30pm
Contact Claire Cullinane
Tel: 021 4814940 Email: illusive@indigo.ie

Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th January
Cobh Showbird Society Open Show, Cobh Community College
Sat 9th: 4pm - 6pm, Sun 10th: 10am - 1pm
Contact John Lynch Tel: 021 4812484
Christmas in Cobh Shop Window Display Competition
See You In Cobh, the community group promoting Christmas In Cobh encourages all Businesses to enter our Shop Window competition under the theme “Christmas
In Cobh - Shop In Cobh”. Windows must be dressed by Friday December 4th for judging week commencing December 7th . See You In Cobh will provide some
seasonal merchandising material to assist you.

Contact Hendrick Verwey
Tel: 087 2593850 Email: hendrickverwey@gmail.com
Cobh & Harbour Chamber Shop Local Campaign - many shops in Cobh will open late on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th December until 8pm. There will also be a selection of shops open on Sunday 20th December from 12 noon until 5pm.