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“Egg-citing” Easter events at Craggaunowen and Bunratty Castle &Folk Park
A feast of family entertainment is planned at two top Co. Clare visitor attractions this Easter. To mark the end of the annual Lenten ‘chocolate famine’, Shannon Heritage has arranged for the Easter bunny to give out hundreds of Easter Eggs at their Craggaunowen visitor attraction near Quin in Co. Clare on Easter Sunday 4th April. They are also organising a spectacular Cartoon Capers event, with four live shows, at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park on Easter Monday 5th April 2010.
The festivities will kick off from 1.00 pm on Sunday 4h April when the Easter bunny makes a special guest appearance at Craggaunowen 'The Living Past Experience' which tells the story of the arrival of the Celts in Ireland.
A fun filled afternoon is planned with children being offered the opportunity to practise their bouncing skills for the Easter bunny on the Craggaunowen bouncing castle. Among the festive events planned are, a puppet show featuring Easter chickens and bunnies, a magic show, traditional story telling, and traditional Irish music.
Visitors can experience how the Celts lived, fought, farmed, and hunted. Visitors will see the resident wild boar, the Iron Age Roadway and Ring fort. The Celts were renowned seafarers, St. Brendan the Navigator built a leather hulled boat and set sail in search of Hy-Brasil an island he had seen in a vision. Visitors can see a replica of the boat, built by Tim Severin, who sailed it to Greenland to prove that Brendan might have in fact discovered America as is claimed. Craggaunowen will open officially as a visitor attraction from Saturday 1st May.
In an event dedicated to commemorating ‘cartoon capers’, favourite cartoon characters are winging their way to Bunratty Folk Park on Easter Monday 5th April. A host of life sized cartoon characters will take part in four live shows during the afternoon, with a grand finale involving all the characters to round of the festivities.
Children and adults are encouraged to come dressed as pirates or princesses to take part in a packed programme of events.
A great day for all the family is planned, with princess story time, an acrobatics and trampoline show, fire eaters, face painters, balloon making; stilt walker’s, and jugglers, all on hand to create a magical atmosphere. A kiddies disco is also planned. There will also be a chance to feed the Folk Park’s new arrivals, baby lambs and goats. In addition to this feat of entertainment visitors will also have the opportunity to explore Bunratty Castle and Folk Park.
The Craggaunowen Easter event and the Cartoon Capers event will both take place from 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Family tickets will be available for both events and normal admission rates will apply on the day for both venues, with no additional charge for the entertainment. Tickets available on the day, or to buy online at www.shannonheritage.com For further information contact Shannon Heritage at 061 360788.
The Easter Bunny will make a special appearance at the Shannon Heritage Easter Egg event at Craggaunowen visitor attraction in Co. Clare. He is pictured here at the Crannog in Craggaunowen.
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