Friday 20th March 2026
Location: Tea Houses, Bateman Quay, Kilkenny
Join us for an evening of storytelling with curator Rachel Botha, artist Jan McCullough, historian Ann Tierney from the Kilkenny Archaeological Society and special guests. Reflecting on Callaghan & Connolly, a workshop and furniture factory that operated for over 100 years, located where Dunnes Stores now stands, metres from the Tea Houses – retelling tales of apprentices in the city, life in the workshop and the characters who passed through it.

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In partnership with Butler Gallery, the Tea Houses presents ‘Reading Room: I Took a Hammer in My Hand’, a week-long public reading room curated by Rachel Botha and artist Jan McCullough as part of the artist’s current exhibition.

Generously supported by Arts Council Ireland Project Award, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Arts Office and Kilkenny County Council.
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