A Laois town celebrated it's Viking and monastic heritage last weekend with a brilliant family friendly festival. Timahoe which is said to have the finest monastic round tower in Ireland, centred a whole weekend of fun, areological digs and battle renactments around the tower in the village green. Photographer Alf Harvey was there for the Leinster Express to capture a flavour of the fun. Click on Next below to see more of his great images. Buy your copy of the Leinster Express on sale now to see the photos in print.

placeholder image — A Laois town celebrated it's Viking and monastic heritage last weekend with a brilliant family friendly festival. Timahoe which is said to have the finest monastic round tower in Ireland, centred a whole weekend of fun, areological digs and battle renactments around the tower in the village green. Photographer Alf Harvey was there for the Leinster Express to capture a flavour of the fun. Click on Next below to see more of his great images. Buy your copy of the Leinster Express on sale now to see the photos in print.

IN PICTURES: Historic family fun at the Timahoe Heritage Festival

By Leinster Express Reporter

Published 7th Jun 2022, 13:53 GMT

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IN PICTURES: Historic family fun at the Timahoe Heritage Festival

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