What's On: History buffs and heritage enthusiasts be ready for Carlow Heritage Seminar

County Carlow Heritage Seminar 2024 is to be held on Saturday the 13th of April at the Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow.

The day will be perfect for history buffs, heritage enthusiasts and anyone curious about the history of the Town.

The programme for the event is as follows:

9:30—9:40 Welcome: Cllr. Andrea Dalton (Cathaoirleach Carlow County Council

9:40-10:00 Opening Address: Prof. Tadhg O’Keeffe (School of Archaeology, UCD)

10:00-10:20 Plans, plans, plans – County Heritage Plan, HTI Plan (Eoin Sullivan, Carlow County Council)

10:20-10:40 Drummin Bog – Oral heritage project (Martin Lyttle & Adrian Roche)

10:40-11:00 Meet me at the Pump (Louise Maher, Archivist)

11:00-11:30 TEA/COFFEE

11:30-11:50 The Heritage Council and Carlow Heritage (Ian Doyle, Head of Conservation, Heritage Council)

11:50-12:10 The Swift Surveys of County Carlow (Tara Adcock: Birdwatch Ireland)

12:10-12:30 School Memories of Rathanna National School (Mary Dunphy, Rathanna ICA Guild)

12:30-2:00pm LUNCH (Light lunch provided)

2:00-2:20 Currane Tower, Borris (Denis Roche, Artist & Owner)

2:20-2:40 Barn Owl Survey in County Carlow (Alan McCarthy, Birdwatch Ireland)

2:40-3:00 Myshall through the years (Brigid Fox, Heritage Hero 2023)

3:00-3:10 Heritage Week 2024 (Eoin Sullivan, Carlow County Council)

3:10-3:20 Note of thanks from Cllr. John Murphy (Chair, Carlow Heritage Forum)

3:20-3:30 Closing remarks

3:30 TEA/COFFEE

4-5:30pm Guided walk around the Medieval Town of Carlow

You can reserve a spot by following the LINK HERE.