2026 Events | National Heritage Week 15th – 23rd August 2026

1767 Events

Walk Around Literary and Historical Foxrock

Walk Around Literary and Historical Foxrock

FACE - Foxrock Area Community and Enterprise
Beckett Green, Foxrock Village, Co. Dublin – Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
Corner of Westminster Road and Brighton Road
23 August, 3pm - 4:15pm

Walk commemorating "The sale of liquor on Sundays act 1878"

Walk commemorating "The sale of liquor on Sundays act 1878"

Cardinal Browne Community hall
nine mile house, Co. Kilkenny
Nine mile house Carrick on suir County Tipperary
18 August, 10:30am - 1pm

Walk The Back Strand, Tramore with Paul Brent

Walk The Back Strand, Tramore with Paul Brent

Waterford Libraries
The Sea Horse Monument on the Promendade, Tramore, Co. Waterford
The Prom, Tramore, Co. Waterford
23 August, 2pm - 3:30pm

Walk Through 5,000 Years of Farming on Newtown Hill

Walk Through 5,000 Years of Farming on Newtown Hill

Wicklow Uplands Council
Johnny Foxes Overflow Carpark, Co. Wicklow
Glencullen
20 August, 7pm - 9pm

Walk through Tintern Wexford

Walk through Tintern Wexford

The Office of Public Works
Walkers Car Park, Tintern Abbey, Co. Wexford
Saltmills, Wexford
19 August, 5pm - 7pm

Walk, Weave and Wonder: Explore Shannon Town Community Wetlands

Walk, Weave and Wonder: Explore Shannon Town Community Wetlands

Shannon Town Community Wetlands
Co. Clare
Meet at the Wetlands Information Sign in the carpark behind Gaelscoil Donncha Rua
15 August, 1pm - 3pm

Walking in Kerry: Information Talks

Walking in Kerry: Information Talks

Fáilte Ireland
Killarney Tourist Information Centre, Co. Kerry
Beech Road, Killarney, Co Kerry
15, 16, 18, 19, 20 August, 9am - 5pm

Walking Tour - Inchicore to Kilmainham: from court-martial to execution (all ages)

Walking Tour - Inchicore to Kilmainham: from court-martial to execution (all ages)

Richmond Barracks
Co. Dublin – Dublin City
Richmond Barracks, Off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
15, 22 August, 2pm - 3:15pm

Walking Tour of Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills

Walking Tour of Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills

Muskerry Local History Society
Organised by Muskerry Local History Society. The start point will be at the entrance to the Gunpowder Mills, near Ballincollig GAA pitches. People can assemble nearby in the car park., Co. Cork City
Car park, near entrance to Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills, through the East Gate
15 August, 2pm - 4:30pm

Walking Tour of Ballyhack Graveyard

Walking Tour of Ballyhack Graveyard

Waterford Estuary Villages Alliance
County Council Car Park, Co. Wexford
Arthurstown, Co. Wexford
22 August, 2:30pm - 4pm

Walking Tour of Gort Inse Guaire (Gort)

Walking Tour of Gort Inse Guaire (Gort)

Robert Lane
Weigh House Market Square Gort, Co. Galway – County
Weigh House Market Square Ballyhugh Gort
21 August, 11am - 12pm

Walking Tour of Historic Athy Town

Walking Tour of Historic Athy Town

Athy Historical Society
Outside O' Brien's Pub, Co. Kildare
Emily Square Athy
16 August, 3pm - 4:30pm