Heritage

1 August 2024
Heritage Week 2024 in Westmeath Libraries

National Heritage Week celebrates Ireland’s cultural, built and natural heritage and this year in Westmeath Libraries we have a whole host of events and exhibitions for you to visit. Remember, all library events are free, but for some you will need to register in advance. Check the details below. Design Cú Chulainn's ShieldMullingar LibraryAugust 8th […]

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5 October 2022
Garden sustainably

If you’d like to learn how to garden more sustainably a one-day course is being offered that will cover everything from gardening without chemicals, to pollinator planting, vegetable growing, mini-pond building, pruning, cuttings and much more. The course is run by horticulturist and environmentalist Aoife Munn and will take place on Sunday October 16 from […]

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9 August 2022
Major Audit of Oral Heritage Recordings in County Westmeath Underway

Over many decades in Westmeath, precious memories of times gone by have been recorded by groups and individuals in an effort to document what are often fading memories of our past.  Now, Westmeath County Council, with funding from Creative Ireland, are undertaking a major audit of these collections, to compile a list for the first […]

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27 July 2022
Royal Sites on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

The ancient Royal Sites of Ireland were one of three successful bids to be included on Ireland’s Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Status, which was announced last week:https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/72ef0-ministers-announce-new-world-heritage-tentative-list-for-ireland/. The Royal Sites are: Emain Macha/Navan Fort (Co. Armagh) site of the Kings of Ulster, Dun Ailline (Co. Kildare) site of the King of Leinster, Rathcroghan […]

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7 July 2022
Heritage news & events 7th July

Connecting Communities with Peatlands encourages peer-peer learning and is organising a pilot mentoring programme for community groups in the Just Transition region  (Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon, East Galway, North Tipperary) For more information contact aoife@irishrurallink.ie If you are organising an event for Heritage Week 13th – 21st August be sure to upload it […]

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13 August 2021
Heritage Week 2021

Westmeath Libraries celebrates Heritage Week 2021.Starting from the 14th to 20th August with an assortment of online activities for all ages to enjoy. Videos will be available on Facebook and will cover topics such as Vikings, Astronomers and Genealogy to name a few.#librariesireland Learn all about the Stone Age The story of the Vikings Street […]

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