The St Brendan Heritage Group had its first Zoom meeting on 23 March, and it was well attended by existing and new members. It had been such a long time since the group had come together that we decided to re-start our group by doing a mental and physical stocktake. We are all going to
As Ireland slowly re-opens for events and gatherings, the Fenit Town Hall Events Group aims to mobilise a team of volunteers and helpers to offer support to existing events in Fenit and create specific Fenit Town Hall Events in the future. If you are interested to learn more about how you can join this group
The Fenit Historical Group has 8 members and are planning their future direction, such as gathering the minor placenames of the area. While the main townland placenames are fairly well known, the minor placenames- the names of small geographic features, either natural or constructed—are not officially recognised or recorded, and do not generally appear on
The Fenit Town Hall Dunes Action Group (DAG) was delighted to co-host a World Biodiversity Day Event May 22nd 2021 at the Fenit Island Tombolo. The event was in conjunction with Coastwatch Ireland. The event involved two afternoon fieldtrips. The field trips were an opportunity for participants to walk Fenit Island tombolo with national-level experts
The Fenit Dunes Action Group (DAG) is a subgroup of Fenit Town Hall. DAG was created to promote stewardship of the Fenit Island Tombolo (the sandbar) that connects Fenit Island to the mainland. The Fenit tombolo is a precious natural resource and coastal barrier. It is within a Special Protected Area (SPA) for Wildlife,
The Signage sub-group has been busy since January. Our main focus is the improve signage around the village and to this end we have a number of phases of work ongoing. Phase 1 (almost complete) – focuses on entrance signs and covers 2 projects – a new information sign at the entrance to the village