Author: ewan.duffy

Events

Linenopolis, the Flax and the Linen Heritage of Belfast – 27th September 2023

Post author By ewan.duffy
Post date 31st August 2023

The above titled event takes place on 27th September 2023 in the Linen Hall in Belfast. The event is free, but booking is required.

Events

Dublin Festival of History 2023

Post author By ewan.duffy
Post date 31st August 2023

The Dublin Festival of History runs from 25th September to 15th October 2023 and has many events of an IH nature.

I have created a page to list these.

Events

Clonsilla Heritage Festival

Post author By ewan.duffy
Post date 26th August 2023

The Clonsilla and Porterstown Heritage Society are organising the Clonsilla Heritage Festival on 16th/17th September 2023 and a couple of the events are of an IH nature as follows:

Clonsilla & Royal Canal Heritage Walk – 16th September 2023

The Royal Canal / Shackleton’s Mill, plus Royal Canal Photo Exhibition – 16th September 2023

Events

Northern Ireland Heritage Days 2023

Post author By ewan.duffy
Post date 21st August 2023

I have created a page listing the Northern Ireland Heritage Days events with an IH connection.

IH News 2023

Naomh Éanna update

Post author By ewan.duffy
Post date 18th August 2023

I previously reported that the Naomh Éanna, located in one of the dry docks at Grand Canal Dock, had listed and called for the necessary action to have the boat removed.

RTE reports that the process of having the boat cut up has now commenced.

Overseas

Highways Agency to un-bury bridge

Post author By ewan.duffy
Post date 14th August 2023

I previously reported on an act of heritage vandalism by National Highways (the roads agency in Great Britain), which buried a former railway bridge in Cumbria in concrete ‘to protect it’.

The Guardian reports that the local council have refused retrospective planning permission for the action, notwithstanding the offer of a bribe by NH in the amount of £450,000 to allow their work to remain.

Work has commenced on the un-burying of the bridge.

General

Test of new Busconnects route

Post author By ewan.duffy
Post date 10th August 2023

On Wednesday 16th August, I will be doing an interesting test of the new Busconnects option in North East Kildare to get home from a Heritage Week event in Sallins.

The plan is to get the train from Sallins to Hazelhatch (2005 ex Sallins) followed by the W61 from Hazelhatch to Maynooth. It will be an interesting test of whether or not the connectivity works.

Events