Churchtown Crafters stitch the old with the new for Heritage Week
Castlemitchel Crafters group consist of Treasa Harris, Celine McDonnell, Noelle Cooke, Thelma McDonnell, Tricia McDonagh, Mary Prendergast, Michelle Wall, Kate ORourke and Anne Thompson. Missing from photo: Lorraine Ryan, Breda Gavagan and Carmel Delahunt
FOR the past year or so, the Old School in Churchtown has become the home to the local Churchtown Crafters.
The talented crafters recently unveiled their wall-hung quilt as part of National Heritage Week.
The quilt is a depiction of the Old Churchtown School and the adjoining master's house and is still very much at the heart of the local community.
During the National Heritage Week open day, the group displayed a large selection of quilts and crafts they had worked on during the year in the Old School.
The event was very well attended and everyone was treated to a demonstration of wool spinning on a traditional spinning wheel by the talented Kate O’Rourke.
The crafters group would like to thank the Kildare Heritage Officer Dara Wyer, for attending and for his much-appreciated support.
The old school itself was built in the 1850s and was closed when the new school was built across the road in 1993.
The local Churchtown and Castlemitchell Community Development Association has recently renovated it to now consist of a large meeting room with kitchenette and toilets. It is now used by local community groups, including the Churchtown Crafters.
The Crafter group consists of (l to r in photo) Treasa Harris, Celine McDonnell, Noelle Cooke, Thelma McDonnell, Tricia McDonagh, Mary Prendergast, Michelle Wall, Kate O’Rourke and Anne Thompson. Missing from photo: Lorraine Ryan, Breda Gavagan and Carmel Delahunt.
