St Carthage's Church and Rahan Monastic Site Heritage Week Opening
A heritage interpreter leads visitors around the ancient monastic site of Rahan and its medieval Church of Ireland church, a rarely visited early Christian foundation in rural Offaly.
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"A riverside festival in the Shannon-side village of Banagher that takes its name from the old Irish expression, mixing music, community events and Shannon waterway celebrations over a summer weekend."
That Beats Banagher Festival
"One of Ireland's longest-running community arts festivals, filling historic Birr with visual arts, street theatre, a vintage vehicle parade, antique fairs, a donkey derby and fireworks for a full week."
Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival
"A flagship Offaly agricultural show held each August at the Tullamore showgrounds, featuring livestock competitions, equestrian events, craft markets and family entertainment."
Tullamore Show
"Free access to the ancient Shannon-side monastery founded by St Ciarán in the 6th century, with guided tours of its cathedral, two round towers, three high crosses, and eight churches."
Heritage Week Open Day at Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
"Local professional photographer Jeff Harvey leads an interactive Heritage Week workshop on preserving and archiving personal photographs, covering both digital and printed formats at Clara Library."
Photography Workshop with Jeff Harvey, Clara Library
"Pilgrims process the Pilgrim Cross through the great 6th-century monastic ruins of Clonmacnoise on St Ciarán's feast day, a diocesan pilgrimage that transforms a UNESCO-listed monument back into a living sacred community."
Clonmacnoise Pattern Day, Féile Naomh Ciarán
"Now in its 23rd year, this nine-day county-wide festival opens at Arboretum Leighlinbridge and takes in historic estates, woodland gardens and walled gardens across the Carlow Garden Trail, with acclaimed designers and gardeners from Ireland and the UK delivering talks, tours and workshops."
Carlow Garden Festival
"Held at Stradbally Hall by the Irish Steam Preservation Society, this August Bank Holiday gathering showcases working steam engines, traction engines, oil engines, vintage tractors, and traditional crafts over three days, with a steam and vintage parade through the village square."
National Steam Rally
"This beautifully preserved 13th-century collegiate church in the village of Gowran opens for escorted morning and afternoon sessions ahead of Heritage Week."
Open Day at St Mary's Church Gowran
"Children dig alongside real archaeologists from the School of Irish Archaeology in a hands-on excavation at one of Ireland's most iconic early-Christian monastic sites."
Big Dig at Glendalough
"Guided tours of Delgany's early Christian burial ground explain historic 18th and 19th century inscriptions and artistic motifs, with self-guided heritage trail leaflets also available."
Delgany Early Christian Graveyard Heritage Tours
"A guided village walk through Newcastle exploring local landmarks, lore and the stories that shaped this quiet Wicklow coastal community."
Heritage Walk of Newcastle Village