Launching the activity pack at Mayfair Library
Kilkenny County Council Library Service have produced a new activity book, ‘Kilkenny’s Toil and Trouble Schools’ Activities Pack’.
The new pack has been developed by staff working in the Local Studies Department and funded by Kilkenny County Council, as part of Kilkenny’s Toil and Trouble — a new festival of events commemorating the 700th anniversary of the witch trials.
The activity book, designed for five to12 year olds, will be delivered to over 13,000 primary school children around the county and includes lots of information, activity sheets, crosswords, word searches, witch wreath craft, fact sheets, puzzles and lots of other fun activities suitable for primary school children.
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“We invite you to explore this pivotal event in Kilkenny’s history by delving into the pages of this book,” said ” says Alicia Dunphy, Library Staff Officer, Local Studies Department.
“We encourage children to explore their local history and step back in time to 1324 to uncover the chilling tale of Ireland’s first witchcraft trial and learn about the powerful and wealthy Alice Kyteler, accused of witchcraft and heresy by the Bishop of Ossory, Richard Ledrede and also explore the tragic fate of Petronella de Meath, the first person in Ireland to be executed for witchcraft.”
The Kilkenny’s Toil and Trouble Schools’ Activities Packs will be distributed to all primary schools in Kilkenny in time for Hallowe’en and there will be copies available in Library branches around the county while stocks last. See kilkennylibrary.ie.
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