Bealtaine is Ireland’s national festival which celebrates the arts and creativity as we age. The festival is run by Age & Opportunity, the leading national development organisation working to enable the best possible quality of life for us all as we age. This year Age & Opportunity unveils an all-new festival theme, ‘Lust for Life’, which reflects a familiar experience for many older people. To celebrate the theme Bealtaine Festival has commissioned a new essay, ‘Lust of Life’, by writer, former Labour TD and Bealtaine Festival ambassador, Liz McManus, which explores the n

Uncover the 300 year history of 14 Henrietta Street, and the people who lived here, through songs performed by our award-winning tour guides. Hear the stories, relive the memories and sing along to the songs that once echoed within these walls. The musical tour lasts approximately 75 minutes.

This tour is delivered in the Irish language. Nuair a iontrálann tú 14 Sráid Henrietta gheobhaidh tú blaiseadh ar stair na cathrach a ghabhann siar breis agus trí chéad bliain i mballaí tí amháin. Tugann ár dturais threoraithe phearsanta thú ar aistear ó thús galánta Seoirseach an tí a fhad leis na háiteanna cónaithe tionóntáin a bhí ann ina dhiaidh sin. Nochtar na scéalta faoi stair cheilte an fhoirgnimh nuair a dhéantar ceangal le scéalta pearsanta na ndaoine siúd a chónaigh anseo in 14 Sráid Henrietta. Léirítear sna scéalta faoin teach agus faoin tsrá