What's On | National Heritage Week 12 – 20 August 2023

400 Events

'A Year Unfolding'

'A Year Unfolding'

Lorna Farrell Art
Portumna Castle Gallery, Co. Galway – County
Portumna, Co. Galway
13, 20 August, 10am - 6pm

'All aboard and full steam ahead from Waterfall' - A heritage event telling the story of the Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway as it pertains to Waterfall.

'All aboard and full steam ahead from Waterfall' - A heritage event telling the story of the Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway as it pertains to Waterfall.

Balinora-Waterfall Tidy Towns/ Ballinora Community Development Association
Interpretative Sign in Waterfall village and O Sheas Bar, Co. Cork County
Waterfall Village, Waterfall, Cork
18 August, 4pm - 6pm

'Both sides of the Pale; The Late Medieval Irish Soldier 1400-1580'

'Both sides of the Pale; The Late Medieval Irish Soldier 1400-1580'

Office of Public Works (OPW)-Athenry Castle
Athenry Castle Grounds or Castle Basement if Weather is Poor, Co. Galway – County
Court Lane Athenry
12 August, 2pm - 4pm

'Home'

'Home'

Westmeath County Library
Athlone Library, Co. Westmeath
Church Street, Athlone
12 August, 9:45am - 1:30pm
14 August, 9:45am - 5:30pm
15 August, 9:45am - 8pm
16 August, 9:45am - 5:30pm
17 August, 9:45am - 8pm
18 August, 9:45am - 5pm
19 August, 9:45am - 1:30pm

'In living memory' Vernacular Museum (private collection)

'In living memory' Vernacular Museum (private collection)

Heritage Iveragh/Oidhreacht Uíbh Ráthaigh
We meet at the carpark of the church in Castlecove, Co. Kerry at 16.45 and proceed from there, Co. Kerry
Carpark of the Church of the Most Precious Blood, Castlecove
18 August, 5pm - 6:30pm

'In Search of Colmcille'

'In Search of Colmcille'

Donegal County Museum
Co. Donegal
High Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal
12 August, 1pm - 4:30pm
14 August, 10am - 4:30pm
15 August, 10am - 4:30pm
16 August, 10am - 4:30pm
17 August, 10am - 4:30pm
18 August, 10am - 4:30pm
19 August, 1pm - 4:30pm

'Putting the Tick Tock back into the Community Clock' - St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Shinrone

'Putting the Tick Tock back into the Community Clock' - St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Shinrone

St. Mary's Church of Ireland & Shinrone Heritage Group.
Shinrone Community Centre, Co. Offaly
The Green, Shinrone, Birr, Co. Offaly
15 August, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

'Sharing Shiven Stories' Community Celebration of our local River Shiven in Newbridge Village. Co. Galway

'Sharing Shiven Stories' Community Celebration of our local River Shiven in Newbridge Village. Co. Galway

Newbridge Village Tidy Towns Group, County Galway
Newbridge Social Centre., Co. Galway – County
Newbridge Village
19 August, 12pm - 3pm

‘"The Camcor River in the landscape of Kinnitty and its own special blue dot!"

‘"The Camcor River in the landscape of Kinnitty and its own special blue dot!"

Local Authority Waters Programme (Cathal Flood)
Co. Offaly
KINNITTY COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE WALK, KINNITTY, BIRR CO. OFFALY
20 August, 8pm - 9:30pm

‘EMERGE’ New Makers Exhibition

‘EMERGE’ New Makers Exhibition

Cork Craft and Design
MTU Gallery, Co. Cork County
No. 46 Grand Parade
14 - 18 August, 11am - 5pm

‘Explore Prehistoric Archaeology: Children in Stone Age Kerry’

‘Explore Prehistoric Archaeology: Children in Stone Age Kerry’

Kerry County Museum
Co. Kerry
Ashe Memorial Hall, Denny Street, Tralee, Kerry
16 August, 10am - 1pm
16 August, 1:30pm - 4:30pm

‘Hands-On History: Viking Age Kerry’

‘Hands-On History: Viking Age Kerry’

Kerry county museum
Kerry County Museum, Co. Kerry
Ashe Memorial Hall, Denny Street, Tralee, Co Kerry
15 August, 10am - 1pm
15 August, 1:30pm - 4:30pm