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

280 Events

The Salamanca Archive: A Story of Irish Exile & Return, 1592-1642

The Salamanca Archive: A Story of Irish Exile & Return, 1592-1642

Maynooth University Library's Special Collections & Archives: Russell Library, St. Patrick's College Maynooth
Russell Library, Co. Kildare
St Patrick's College Maynooth
18 August, 10:30am - 11:15am
20 August, 2:30pm - 3:15pm

The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden

The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden

The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden
Co. Kildare
Straffan County Kildare
15 August, 1pm - 4:30pm
16 August, 1pm - 4:30pm
17 August, 1pm - 4pm
18 August, 1pm - 4pm
19 August, 1pm - 4pm
20 August, 1pm - 4pm
21 August, 1pm - 4pm
22 August, 1pm - 4:30pm
23 August, 1pm - 4:30pm

The Story Behind the Stones: Graveyard Tour

The Story Behind the Stones: Graveyard Tour

Ferns Community Development Association
Ferns Old Graveyard, Co. Wexford
Adjacent to St. Edan's Cathedral, Ferns, Co. Wexford.
15 August, 10am - 11:30am

The Story of Us: Finding Tipperary and Census 1926

The Story of Us: Finding Tipperary and Census 1926

Nenagh Tourist Office
Nenagh Heritage Centre, Co. Tipperary
O'Rahilly Street, Nenagh
19 August, 11:30am - 12:30pm

The Wizard Earl of Kildare

The Wizard Earl of Kildare

Office of Public Works - Maynooth Castle
Maynooth Castle Main Reception Desk (Inside the Castle), Co. Kildare
Maynooth Castle, Parsons Street, Maynooth, Co.Kildare
21 August, 12pm - 1pm

Thread and Hook through time

Thread and Hook through time

Irish Crochet Lace Revival
County Library Tallaght, Co. Dublin – South Dublin
Belgard Sq W, Dublin 24
22 August, 10:15am - 1pm

Time, Clocks and Clock-makers in Cork

Time, Clocks and Clock-makers in Cork

Cork City Libraries
The City Library, Co. Cork City
57-61 Grand Parade, Cork
22 August, 12pm - 1pm

Tipperary's Hidden Histories Live with Dr Conor Reidy

Tipperary's Hidden Histories Live with Dr Conor Reidy

Nenagh Tourist Office
Co. Tipperary
Town Hall, Banba Sqaure, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
15 August, 7pm - 8:15pm

Titanic and her Kildare Connections

Titanic and her Kildare Connections

Office of Public Works - Maynooth Castle
Maynooth Castle, Co. Kildare
Parsons Street, Maynooth, Co.Kildare
17 August, 12pm - 1pm

Tour Guide's Favourites: Cavan Co Museum

Tour Guide's Favourites: Cavan Co Museum

Cavan County Museum
Co. Cavan
Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan
15, 18 August, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Tour of All Saints' Church, Grangegorman

Tour of All Saints' Church, Grangegorman

All Saints' Grangegorman, Church of Ireland
All Saints' Parish Church, Co. Dublin – Dublin City
Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
15 August, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Tour of the Black Friary Excavations, Trim

Tour of the Black Friary Excavations, Trim

Blackfriary Archaeology Field School
Black Friary Archaeology Site, Griffin Park, Trim, Co. Meath
Black Friary Archaeology Site, Griffin Park, Trim
19 - 20 August, 12pm - 1pm