News:
- Watch back- the Heritage Week event Big Mountains and the Big House talks are now available on Westmeath County Council YouTube:
- 'The many owners of Belvedere House' talk by Ruth Illingworth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxvPKwc4VUs
- ‘Charles Howard Bury, Tibet and 1921' talk by Historian in Residence Ian Kenneally about Charles Howard Bury, former resident of Belvedere House, and the 1921 reconnaissance mission to Mount Everest. https://youtu.be/mexOm7kXtpU?si=K4aVQYYvB2NoTyVk
- '29,000ft above the sea': Mallory, Everest and Ireland’ Marc McMenamin teacher, documentary maker and bestselling author discusses George Mallory, his connections to Ireland and his expeditions to Everest, including that which led to his death in 1924: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Am8qtzkWE
- Frank Nugent Mountaineer and historian spoke about Irish Alpine pioneers of the 'golden age of Alpine exploration', including Anthony Adams Reilly of Mullingar, John Tyndall of Loughlin Bridge, Charles Barrington of Bray and John Ball of Dublin, among others.: https://youtu.be/1gWDkVbbB2Q?si=pVWy0twpd7iOTZa1
- The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) community water development fund 2025 is now open for applications from community groups. The fund supports communities to deliver positive actions for water quality, protection, and awareness through community grants for medium to large scale water quality projects are the focus of this call and we welcome applications from €5000 to €50,000 and beyond subject to procurement. The grant application form is available here. The deadline for applications is 20th November 2024.For more information see www.lawaters.ie.
- Westmeath Field Names Recording Project 2023 project report available online: https://westmeathculture.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WFNP_Report_2023.pdf
- For Heritage Week 2024 Moate Library hosted an exhibition on local business Snowcream and its history in Moate, compiled by Kathleen Cleary.This exhibition is now available online: https://westmeathculture.ie/library-blog/snowcream-moate/
Events:
- Mon 7th Oct., Athlone Library, 1pm -2.30pm workshop - Introduction to audio recording for historical and heritage research The session will provide an introduction to recording audio for projects in history, heritage and the arts. It is hosted by professional sound engineer Jonathan Callaghan and Historian in Residence Ian Kenneally. Free Admission. Please contact Athlone Library at 09064 42157 or athlib@westmeathcoco.ie to book your place. Workshop supported by the Commemorations Initiative Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
- Sat 12 Oct., Executive Lounge County Buildings, Mullingar 10 am - 4pm: Seminar on Digital Map Making organised by Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Topics covered will include : Adding detail to maps, Adding text to maps, proofing the finished product as well as reviewing the work completed in last year's seminar-sizing and framing maps, captioning maps and photographs. This Free seminar is supported by Creative Ireland and Westmeath County Council. Participants should bring a laptop to the workshop. For further details and to book your place please contact obriains@gmail.com
- Thurs 17th Oct., Wildlife Crime Conference, Johnstown House, Co. Meath an immersive day for anyone with an interest in the inner workings of a wildlife crime investigation. Register here: https://wri.ie/conferences/wildlife-crime-conference-2024/ Please contact Enquiries@wri.ie with any queries.
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