News: Events: If you have an item of Heritage or Biodiversity News to share please contact heritage@westmeathcoco.ie or biodiversity@westmeathcoco.ie
News: Events: If you have an item of Heritage or Biodiversity News to share please contact heritage@westmeathcoco.ie or biodiversity@westmeathcoco.ie
Heritage News from Westmeath & Ireland - 22nd Feb 2024 The Archaeology Research Grants Scheme in partnership with the National Monuments Service (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage), and the Historic Environment Division (Department for Communities, NI) is now open for applications. The scheme operates on an all-island basis and welcomes proposals for smaller-scale archaeological […]
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 […]
The names of fields can tell us much about our local area; how people related to the landscape, as well as the history and traditions of the area. Since 2018, several community groups across Westmeath have taken part in the Westmeath Field Names Recording Project to collect field names in their area. All of the […]