Any Industrial Heritage related events
The lighthouse at the Old Head of Kinsale will be open for public tours on 31st August and 1st September 2024.
The cost of entry is €15/adult (family ticket available). No pre-booking is required. The funds raised are for the Lusitania Museum & Old Head Signal Tower.
Culture Night 2024 takes place on 20th September 2024. I’ve had a look through the Culture Night events lists and there isn’t much from an IH perspective – only identifying 2 events as follows:
DUBLIN
Turlough Hill 50th Birthday Bash
KERRY
History & Culture Tour at the Creamery
Both events require pre-booking – the relevant links are on the event pages above.
I have done another review of the Heritage Week listings and have updated the events page to reflect this.
Heritage Week 2024 takes place from 17th to 25th August 2024 inclusive.
I have created a page with all IH related events loaded to the Heritage Week website as of today, which can be accessed here (and also at the top of the page).
The ESB is running tours of the Ardnacrusha power station between 1 July and 6 September 2024.
Further details and bookings can be made here.
The Wicklow People reports that the mining heritage of Glendasan will be celebrated on 23rd June 2024 at 3pm. All are welcome, but transport to the site from the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh will be required to be booked.
Further details in the Wicklow People article.
Warrenpoint and Kilkeel Libraries are hosting a photo exhibition “200 Years of Haulbowline Lighthouse” in their respective premises.
The exhibition will be displayed in Warrenpoint Library from Thursday 20 June to Saturday 29 June, and then in Kilkeel Library from Saturday 3 July to Tuesday 9 July.
The exhibition is free and open to all during normal library opening hours.
The above titled event takes place on 26th June 2024 at 8pm in Oisin House & Park, Rossmore, Co. Laois. The event is free and all are welcome.
Newbridge Local History Group are hosting the above titled talk on Wednesday 12th June 2024 at 20:00 in Newbridge Parish Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Presented by Professor Frank Barry, all are welcome.
This site doesn’t do trains normally, however, there is always an exception to the rule.
Donegal Daily is reporting that the Oakfield Park demense in Donegal will be hosting a 24 hour trainathon on the Difflin Lake Railway from 6pm on Saturday 25th May to 6pm Sunday 26th May 2024, to raise funds for Relay for Life Donegal, a cancer charity.