North Longford heritage centre honoured at national awards ceremony
Knights and Conquests Heritage Centre, Granard were runners-up in the Inclusive Heritage Award category at the National Heritage Week Awards 2023.
The category recognises events that that made a special effort to share heritage with everyone in the community.
The Knights and Conquests event, entitled Dúchas Beo, invited people to experience history come to life with a live medieval re-enactment on horseback.
Master craftspeople were also on hand to showcase traditional Irish crafts and the group put significant effort into its outreach strategy.