Wicklow Mining Heritage: Music, Story and Dance
The Barn Ensemble and Roundwood Set Dancers bring to life the musical and social history of Wicklow's mining communities through tunes, storytelling, poetry and dance at Brockagh Resource Centre.
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"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 weekend market-square fair in Tinahely featuring a live sheep run, sheep shearing demonstrations, wool craft stalls and local food, celebrating the county's pastoral heritage."
All Things Woolly at Tinahely
"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
"A practical Heritage Week talk at Carnew Library on the traditional skill of wild food foraging in the south Wicklow countryside."
Food Foraging Talk at Carnew Library
"A rare chance to step inside the restored six-storey Wicklow Head Lighthouse, perched above the Irish Sea and managed by Irish Landmark Trust, with guides leading visitors on the 2 km cliff walk from the carpark."
Wicklow Head Lighthouse Heritage Open Day
"A boutique two-day music, food, and community festival held in the whimsically named Fuddletown near Killinick, offering an intimate alternative to the large festival circuit in a south Wexford village setting."
FuddleFest
"An inaugural village festival at The Village Pump in Rathangan celebrating the historic roots connecting Bruce Springsteen to County Kildare, with live music and community events."
Féile Springsteen
"A carefully curated boutique arts and music weekend set on the grounds of Killyon Manor, a rural Meath estate, blending intimate performances with a warm community atmosphere far from the festival mainstream."
Another Love Story
"Ireland's best-loved arts and music festival, held on the wooded grounds of Stradbally Hall, bringing world-class headliners, comedy, and the MindField talks programme to a Laois village estate each August."
Electric Picnic
"A three-day blues festival held at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountains in Enniscorthy, drawing Irish and international blues acts to intimate pub and venue stages in this historic Norman town."
Blackstairs Blues Festival
"Pilgrims process between the ancient high crosses and ruined churches of Clonmacnoise on St Ciarán's feast, maintaining an unbroken pilgrimage tradition at one of the great monastic sites of early medieval Europe."
St Ciarán's Pattern Day, Clonmacnoise