Castlecoote House Heritage Week Open Days
Castlecoote House, a fine 18th-century Palladian villa with elaborate plasterwork in a quiet Roscommon village, opens each Heritage Week for guided afternoon tours through the Section 482 scheme.
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"Ten days of visual art, music, theatre, literature, and a spectacular opening parade transform the market town of Boyle into one of Ireland's premier regional arts destinations each July."
Boyle Arts Festival
"A celebratory weekend festival at Castlecoote House honouring Roscommon-born songwriter and entertainer Percy French, featuring concerts, comedy, and outdoor performances in a historic estate setting."
Percy French Festival
"A long-standing pattern festival rooted in the parish's holy well tradition, Brideswell's last-July-weekend gathering brings together live music, heritage walks, arts and crafts, sport, and family fun for a genuine community celebration."
Brideswell Pattern Festival
"Running annually since 1988 and named Best Irish Festival 2024, this week-long community celebration fills Castlerea with open-air concerts, parades, markets, and the crowning of the Rose of Castlerea."
Castlerea Rose Festival
"Held each August Bank Holiday week in the heritage village where Turlough O'Carolan is buried, this internationally acclaimed festival weaves harp competitions, summer school tuition, céilís, and the legendary Door Dancing Competition into eight days of living Irish tradition."
O'Carolan Harp Festival & Summer School
"A community-led nine-day festival in the cathedral town of Ballaghaderreen bringing together local art exhibitions, street performances, and traditional music sessions across the August bank holiday period."
Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival
"A rare chance to join guided Heritage Week tours of the internationally significant Knock Shrine and Basilica, exploring the site's pilgrimage history and sacred architecture during the 50th anniversary of the Basilica."
Basilica 50: Guided Shrine and Basilica Tours
"The medieval walled town of Athenry hosts Heritage Week archery demonstrations in the grounds of its 13th-century castle, placing a living traditional skill against one of Connacht's finest fortified monuments."
Archery Demonstrations at Athenry Castle
"Ballinderreen Community Centre hosts Heritage Week programming for this small south Galway coastal village, bringing together local history and community memory during the national celebration."
Ballinderreen Heritage Week Event
"A hands-on celebration of Ireland's traditional crafts at the National Museum of Ireland Country Life in Turlough Park, showcasing the thatching, blacksmithing and rural skills under threat in 2026's Heritage at Risk theme."
Traditional Craft Celebration
"A community Heritage Week gathering at Lacken Sensory Garden on the shores of Lacken Strand, celebrating the coastal and natural heritage of this quiet north Mayo village."
Lacken Heritage Day
"A guided walk around Westport's Octagon and town centre revealing the ancient fossils embedded in the limestone buildings and streetscapes of this elegant Georgian planned town."
Urban Fossil Walk