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Laois Heritage Week: Pollinator Party in the Park

Laois Heritage Week 2017 is now in full swing. Over 60 events are registered to take place in the county between August 19 and 27. The Pollinator Party in Páirc an Phobail, Portlaoise on August 19 was one of the first events of Heritage Week in ...

23 Aug 2017 at 13:14

Events & Listings

Five exciting events Laois people can look forward to during Heritage Week

Laois Heritage Week will celebrate the natural heritage of Laois through fun, free, family events. Across the county, plans are coming together for National Heritage Week 2017 which takes place from August 19 to 27. Events are being organised ...

09 Aug 2017 at 16:47

Arts & Entertainment

Not so horrible histories in Rathdowney during Heritage Week - in pictures

Not so horrible histories were on the menu for Laois children during Heritage Week at Rathdowney when Michael Moylan put hon his every popular History Live shows. Photographer Alf Harvey went along to capture the fun on camera.

29 Aug 2019 at 11:05

Arts & Entertainment

Making reparations in Laois for War of Independence and Civil War damage

Reparation for alleged damage to property from the War of Independence Truce to the Civil War in Laois is the subject of a talk during Heritage Week. Dr Cormac Moore will explain how in 1922 the Irish Distress Committee, later reconstituted ...

17 Aug 2023 at 08:53

Events & Listings

Ancient Laois life unearthed by road building paints new picture of the past

Progress doesn't always come at a price and he value of building of roads and motorways such as the M7 through Laois to our knowledge of ancient Ireland will be explored at a Heritage Week event in Portlaoise. Livestock and Lifeways of the ...

11 Aug 2023 at 08:52

Arts & Entertainment

Vikings set to invade Laois and go 'beserk' in Portlaoise

This Heritage Week the Vikings are coming to Portlaoise! That's what the Laois Heritage Office have declared in an invite to the Old Fort in Fitzmaurice Place where The Golden Ravens re-enactment group will be displaying Viking clothes, ...

10 Aug 2023 at 13:52

Business

WATCH: Fascinating video showcasing 378 year-old local farm open for Laois Heritage Week

On August 21, Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery in Stradbally will open its gates to the public for a farm and woodland walk, exploring the 378-year history of Ballykilcavan. On the land, people will have the opportunity to see the ...

16 Aug 2017 at 16:31

In PICTURES: Vikings invade Portlaoise during Laois Heritage Week

Arts & Entertainment

In PICTURES: Vikings invaded Portlaoise during Laois Heritage Week

Heritage Week 2023 featured a visit by the Golden Raven’s Viking Reenactment Group to the Fitzmaurice Place in Portlaoise's Old Fort Quarter. Tap NEXT or ARROW to see more photos take by Alf Harvey and supplied to the Leinster ...

17 Aug 2023 at 13:22

Home

Heritage Week: Touching re-enactment World War I battle at Ypres in Laois

Only weeks on from the hugely successful Durrow Scarecrow Festival, the village has again demonstrated its community spirit, by holding a touching re-enactment from a wartime battle. The re-enactment took place across the ...

21 Aug 2017 at 16:02

Arts & Entertainment

National Heritage Week kicks off in Laois this weekend

Tours of Stradbally Hall, family treasure hunts at Emo Park, weaving workshops in Abbeyleix and insights into the ‘Hidden Portlaoise’ are among the many free events taking place across Laois during National Heritage Week ...

13 Aug 2024 at 12:13

What's On

Laois entries sought for National Heritage Week Awards

The Heritage Council is to run an awards scheme for each county participating in National Heritage Week this year. To take account of restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19, rather than focusing on the organisation ...

26 Jul 2020 at 22:21

Events & Listings

Meandering monks and medieval miles for Bulfin Heritage Cycle

One of the greatest boasts of the Bulfin Heritage Cycle Rally, is that of unravelling the centuries old enigma of time travel! Long has the question of its possibility been mulled over, and long is the list of failed ...

21 Aug 2019 at 18:48

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