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Carlow
Event: Memories of our School Days at Rathanna National School
About: Rathanna Irish Countrywomen’s Association and members of the community invited all to discuss their memories of Rathanna National School, which was founded in 1883 and closed in 1969, gathering photographic, written and oral information from past pupils.
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Cavan
Event: In the Footprints of the Past
About: Through a visual display, poetry and music by Heather Brett and Marilyn Gaffney, Cavan County Heritage Office in association with Templeport Development Association, Jampa Ling Buddhist Centre, Killeshandra Tidy Towns and Drumlane History and Heritage Group celebrated the history of the Church of the Rath, Drumlane Abbey, and St Mogue’s Island’s contribution to life in Killeshandra.
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Clare
Event: Walk and Talk on Shanakyle Bog
About: Shanakyle Bog Restoration Project, in partnership with Connecting Communities with Peatlands, organised a walk and talk on Shanakyle Bog, the first raised bog restoration and rewetting project carried out in the county.
Cork City
Event: Heritage Week Programme of Events
About: Walks organised by Douglas Tidy Towns included a look at how the district got its name, its historic textile industry, its biodiversity, river water quality and birding workshops, plus foraging with a herbalist and botanist.
Cork County
Event: Heritage Week Programme of Events
About: Eminent ecologist Ted Cook contributed to a series of walks, including one along the mature Beech Avenue leading to Fountainstown House in Cork and a guided wildlife tour along the Blackwater River.
Derry
Digital Project: Oh City, City on the Foyle
About: Derry City and Strabane District Council carried out a series of virtual tours, videos and exhibitions exploring the area, including an animation series explaining the city’s famous walls, ‘Oh City, City on the Foyle’.
Donegal
Event: Turas na dTithe Oidhreachta
About: Síle Uí Fhearraigh presented a tour of three local sites - Teach Mhicí Mhic Gabhann in Cloughaneely, Teach Mhuiris in Gweedore and Teach Niall Ó Domhnaill in the Rosses - that included Sven Habermann of Conservation Letterfrack presenting local craft demonstrations, music and more.
Dublin City
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Event: Middle Ages to Middle Aisle – the Archaeology beneath Lidl, Aungier St
About: IAC Archaeology presented a supermarket tour showing the medieval Church of St Peter, a sunken house built by the Dublin descendants of the Vikings and the once-opulent Aungier Street Theatre, all preserved beneath the Lidl shop floor and storeroom, Dublin 2.
Dublin – Dún Laoghaire Rathdown
Event: Citizen Science River Workshop
About: Marley Grange Residents Association taught participants about aquatic life in the Little Dargle River, using pond nets to help understand the health of the river and what can be done to improve biodiversity.
Dublin - Fingal
Event: Heritage Week Howth
About: EIRE 6 Restoration Group led a walk and talk to promote awareness of this WW2 Neutrality sign, as well as the history, heritage and ecology of Howth Head.
Dublin - South Dublin
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Event: St. Finian’s Medieval Church & Graveyard by Night
About: The Society for Old Lucan provided a tour of St. Finian’s medieval church and graveyard at night that included information about night time photography and a bat detector.
Galway County
Event: An Bhean Ghlúine
About: Skehana & District Heritage Group’s project introduced visitors to the women who were early 20th-century midwives though a short film, photographs and memorabilia.
Galway City
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Event: Galway’s 1,000 Year History of Canal Building & Milling
About: Philip James led a walk and talk that covered Galway City’s history of canal building, milling and water-powered businesses.
Kerry
Event: Life in the Bogs
About: Kerry Biosphere led a family fun day in Cronin’s Yard in the MacGillycuddy Reeks to learn all about the native bogs, plants and animals in the region.
Kildare
Event: Scything Skills on Nicholastown Green
About: To promote the craft of scything, the Tidy Towns Biodiversity Action Plan and Kilcullen Community Action left areas of grass to grow over the summer to foster wildflowers.
Kilkenny
Event: Heritage Week Programme of Events
About: A series of events including a tour of St Canice’s Cathedral showing the methods by which historians and archaeologists uncover its mysteries.
Laois
Event: Famine Pot Project
About: Errill Tidy Towns erected a commemorative plaque and limestone seat on the 175th anniversary of the Great Famine near the former site of a soup kitchen.
Leitrim
Event: Ask about Archaeology
About: The Leitrim Sweathouse Project co-ordinator was on hand for people to come and talk about archaeology that might have gone unnoticed in the area and the items they have found.
Limerick
Event: Askeaton Ballysteen River and Estuary Community Workshops
About: Askeaton Ballysteen Community Council organised workshops exploring the water quality and biodiversity of the River Deel and the Shannon and Deel Estuary.
Longford
Event: Heritage Week Events Programme
About: Knights and Conquests Heritage Centre’s events included an afternoon learning about Norman people and the era of knights and conquests, with re-enactments on horseback and performances by living history groups. An event marking the centenary of the death of Michael Collins also took place.
Louth
Event: 70th Anniversary of the Closure of LNWR Railway in Greenore
About: The Greenore Railway Museum at Greenore Co-op marked the 70th anniversary of the closure of LNWR Railway in this unique Victorian Village.
Mayo
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Event: Foraging Walk on Cross Strand
About: Louisburgh-Killeen Heritage encouraged participants to rediscover their inner ‘wild child’ with a foraging walk on Cross Strand, to create awareness around its natural botanicals that can be used in everyday life.
Meath
Event: Oral recording by Irish Life and Lore at Heritage Park and 7 Arch Bridge
About: At an event organised by Paul Kerr, folklorist Maurice O’Keeffe recorded aspects of oral history dealing with scythe cutting, hay making and use of hand implements, the Traveller community, traditional music and kitchen crafts.
Monaghan
Event: Creative Heritage Inspired by Nature and its Music
About: Irish Wildlife Trust Monaghan Branch and Local Authority Waters Programme’s event explored some of the many ways the sound of nature has influenced Irish creative culture.
Offaly
Event: Clara Music Literary Festival
About: Clara Heritage Society, supported by the Tidy Towns groups from Ballycumber, Pullough and Ferbane, brought together local community groups for a literary and music festival at Clara House.
Roscommon
Event: Idols and Unclean Things
About: One-day conference and photographic exhibition at the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre examining the Gortnacrannagh Figure, a recently discovered 1,600-year-old pagan sculpture cut from the split trunk of an oak tree.
Sligo
Event: Guided tours of Moygara Castle
About: A visit to historic Moygara Castle witnessed the ongoing conservation works started in 2021 under the Community Monuments Fund.
Tipperary
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Event: Programme of Events for Heritage Week
About: Tipperary Town Revitalisation Heritage Group and the Museum of Childhood Ireland’s project aimed to capture the voice of young people as they explore their role in revitalising their historic town centre.
Waterford
Event: Programme of Events for Heritage Week
About: A series of walks included one led by geologist Robbie Galvin to Tra na mBó, part of the Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark, to learn about its geological story.
Westmeath
Event: Guided tours of Cloncrow Raised Bog and Tyrellspass Village
About: Voluntary community group Everything Tyrrellspass Has, On Show (ETHOS) organised a walk and talk with ecologist George Smith to highlight the importance of conserving this unique habitat and the historic village of Tyrrellspass.
Wexford
Event: Castletown River and Nature Festival
About: Ahare River and Biodiversity Development Group organised a festival that included a moth monitoring workshop, talks and a family fun day treasure hunt.
Wicklow
Event: The Story of Castlekevin
About: Roundwood and District Historical Society received Community Monuments Funding in 2022 to prepare a conservation plan for Castlekevin, Annamoe, Co Wicklow, an Anglo-Norman castle.