West Cork’s Garinish island will host the “Crosstown Drift” cultural festival this weekend.
The 37-acre island in the sheltered Glengariff harbour has an international reputation for its gardens.
The second annual “Crosstown Drift” festival running from Friday September 20th combines elements of fiction and literature, conversations and demonstrations, walks and talks with writers, poets and musicians.
Fish smoker Sally Barnes will lead a discussion on sustainability of food in “rapidly deteriorating oceans”, and there will be a talk with Aishling Moore of Cork city’s Goldie seafood restaurant.
Cormac Begley and Lisa Hannigan are among musicians participating, and the festival kicks off on Friday morning with an introduction to the island’s horticultural highlights by its head gardener, Glyn Sherratt.
The Irish Examiner’s Michael Moynihan will talk to Dr John Borgonovo and Dr Donal O’Drisceoil about Cork University press’ newest release, of which they are co-authors “Atlas of the Civil War”.
A full list of events for the festival running from September 20th to 22nd is here
