Category: Events

Northern Ireland Heritage Open Days 2026 takes place on the weekend of September 12-13 2026.

I have created a page with a listing of events of an IH nature.

As is customary for this time of year, I have reviewed the Heritage Week site and compiled a listing of events of IH interest.

Per the the Leinster Express, Waterways Ireland are running a guided tour of restoration work currently underway on the Barrow Line at Vicarstown, Co. Laois on 1st March 2026.

The event is open to all and attendees are asked to meet in front of the Vicarstown Bridge Cafe at 11am. The Kildare branch of the IWAI recommend appropriate footwear, which may be wellies.

Blacksod Lighthouse in Co. Mayo is, perhaps, best known for its indirect role in changing the course of history in connection with the D-Day landings in 1944. This arose due to weather readings taken at the lighthouse by Maureen Sweeney, wife of the lighthouse keeper, resulting in the decision to delay the landing in Normandy by the Allied side in WW2 by a day.

The light at Blacksod Bay was first lit on 30 June 1866 and a series of commemorative events in connection with this 160 year anniversary will be held on the weekend of 27/28 June with another event on 30 June 2026.

The above titled play takes place in the Derrynaflan Theatre at the Horse and Jockey Hotel in Tipperary on 11th January 2026. From the Nenagh Live website:

“Blending theatre, music, and video, the show takes audiences deep into the world of the early 1900s, when men laboured underground for the sake of their families. Though rooted in Slieveardagh’s past, this is a story repeated in countless communities and workplaces — the struggle, pride, and resilience of the working man.”

Tickets cost €20 and can be reserved by texting 086 196 0157 to reserve or on the Way Down Underground Facebook page.

The above titled talk will take place in the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh on Thursday 20th November 2025 at 19:00.

Tickets, costing £3.50, can be bought here.

The above titled talk takes place on 28 October 2025 at 20:00 in Suncroft Community Centre, Suncroft, Co. Kildare.

Organised by the Curragh Local History Group, all are welcome.

The Kilkenny Archaeological Society are holding the above titled event on 15th October 2025 at 20:00 in Rothe House, Kilkenny.

There is an entry charge of €8 for KAS members and €10 for non members.

The Old Dundalk Society are hosting the above titled talk on 8th October 2025 at 20:00 in the County Museum in Dundalk, which will explore the fascinating story of how electricity transformed Dundalk and beyond.

Voluntary contributions to the society are welcome at the door.

I have compiled a listing of events of an IH nature taking palce under the Open House banner in Dublin in October.