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The majestic Rock of Dunamaise.
If you're interested in heritage or curious about the Laois Heritage Office, the annual Laois Heritage Seminar is the place to be.
The Laois County Council-hosted event on December 13 in Portlaoise begins with videos presented by Thomas Carolan, Laois Heritage Officer, that document Laois Heritage events in 2025.
Talk two features archaeologist Colm Flynn of Horizon Archaeology. He will give an overview of what was discovered during the Rock of Dunamase carpark excavation.
Talk three features Traditional Cobbling and Historic Paving. Conservation architect James Byrne of Southgate Associates will speak about the craft of traditional cobbling and historic paving and give a summary of the 2025 Heritage Week award-winning event that was held in Cosby Hall, Stradbally. MORE BELOW PHOTO.
Thomas Cosby, James Byrne, South Gate Associates (project manager); Mary Hegarty, Historic Houses of Ireland and Laois Heritage Officer Thomas Carolan with participants watching Tomasz Jurkiewicz and Filip Szymokowiak from Thomas Stone Masonry and Conservation plasterer, Damien Condon from Calx Renders at work at Stradbally Hall for the Traditional Cobbling and Historic Paving Workshop during Heritage Week. Photo: Alf Harvey.
READ ALSO: Abbeyleix architectural gems feature in Laois exhibition
The event takes place on Saturday, December 13 from 10am to 12:30pm in the Midlands Park Hotel with lunch served afterwards. Email heritage@laoiscoco.ie for more info.
Book for free at https://tinyurl.com/4wwytp4b
If you're interested in Heritage or curious to know more about the projects that Laois Heritage Office does, this is the event for you!
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