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# heritage - Wednesday 12 September, 2018

Bullets, ballots and a flu pandemic: Life in Ireland was very turbulent 100 years ago NLI

Bullets, ballots and a flu pandemic: Life in Ireland was very turbulent 100 years ago

Sep 12th 2018, 10:56 AM 13,308 Views 13 Comments

The National Library of Ireland has launched its latest exhibition, which will run until May 2019.

# heritage - Wednesday 22 August, 2018

Potato stealing and pig theft: The stories of Irish convicts sent to Australia now available online Heritage

Potato stealing and pig theft: The stories of Irish convicts sent to Australia now available online

Aug 22nd 2018, 3:00 PM 26,007 Views 32 Comments

Many of the people sent from Ireland to Australia for petty crimes “generally weren’t coming home”.

# heritage - Sunday 19 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Cork City Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Cork City

Aug 19th 2018, 8:30 PM 22,110 Views 22 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Galway city Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Galway city

Aug 19th 2018, 9:45 AM 21,536 Views 19 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Saturday 18 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Dublin city Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Dublin city

Aug 18th 2018, 8:30 PM 23,323 Views 11 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

'Dry stone walls are part of our history and culture but there are plans to replace them with fencing' Opinion

'Dry stone walls are part of our history and culture but there are plans to replace them with fencing'

Aug 18th 2018, 7:30 PM 35,441 Views 55 Comments

The first proposed stretch of wall to be replaced is along the N67 between Kinvara and Ballindereen, Co. Galway.

# heritage - Friday 17 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Wicklow Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Wicklow

Aug 17th 2018, 8:30 PM 15,782 Views 23 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Wexford Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Wexford

Aug 17th 2018, 10:30 AM 31,890 Views 32 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Thursday 16 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Waterford Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Waterford

Aug 16th 2018, 8:30 PM 19,695 Views 7 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Westmeath Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Westmeath

Aug 16th 2018, 10:30 AM 19,445 Views 9 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Wednesday 15 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Tipperary Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Tipperary

Aug 15th 2018, 8:30 PM 23,899 Views 20 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in South Dublin Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in South Dublin

Aug 15th 2018, 10:30 AM 21,911 Views 17 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Tuesday 14 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Sligo Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Sligo

Aug 14th 2018, 8:30 PM 23,546 Views 13 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Roscommon Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Roscommon

Aug 14th 2018, 10:30 AM 14,057 Views 11 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Monday 13 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Offaly Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Offaly

Aug 13th 2018, 8:30 PM 17,117 Views 17 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Meath Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Meath

Aug 13th 2018, 7:46 AM 16,118 Views 18 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Sunday 12 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Mayo Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Mayo

Aug 12th 2018, 9:45 AM 21,150 Views 29 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites as you can this summer.

# heritage - Saturday 11 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Louth Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Louth

Aug 11th 2018, 6:00 PM 21,027 Views 6 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as you can.

# heritage - Friday 10 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Monaghan Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Monaghan

Aug 10th 2018, 12:00 PM 13,748 Views 32 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Leitrim Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Leitrim

Aug 10th 2018, 10:30 AM 20,600 Views 29 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Thursday 9 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Laois Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Laois

Aug 9th 2018, 8:30 PM 15,886 Views 9 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Wednesday 8 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Kildare Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Kildare

Aug 8th 2018, 8:30 PM 22,300 Views 30 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Monday 6 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Aug 6th 2018, 8:00 PM 25,986 Views 17 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Sunday 5 August, 2018

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Cork Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Cork

Aug 5th 2018, 6:30 PM 21,695 Views 26 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Clare Heritage Hotspots

Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Clare

Aug 5th 2018, 9:30 AM 17,583 Views 14 Comments

Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.

# heritage - Saturday 4 August, 2018

Archaeological discoveries are being made by the dozen this summer - but what happens next? Ancient Ireland This post contains videos

Archaeological discoveries are being made by the dozen this summer - but what happens next?

Aug 4th 2018, 10:00 PM 44,449 Views 32 Comments

The dry weather has revealed previously undiscovered site around the county.

# heritage - Monday 11 June, 2018

'There is an urgency to this': The government wants to double Ireland's 'global footprint' by 2025 Global Ireland

'There is an urgency to this': The government wants to double Ireland's 'global footprint' by 2025

Jun 11th 2018, 12:53 PM 10,726 Views 31 Comments

The government launched its Global Ireland plan today.

# heritage - Saturday 5 May, 2018

The past isn't the past, it's not even over: We can't discard Junior Cert History History

The past isn't the past, it's not even over: We can't discard Junior Cert History

May 5th 2018, 10:00 PM 66,058 Views 41 Comments

Author John Connell agrees with President Higgins that making the study of History optional at junior cycle is to lose a part of our national identity.

# heritage - Tuesday 10 April, 2018

Government to invest an "unprecedented" €1.2 billion in culture, language and heritage Culture

Government to invest an "unprecedented" €1.2 billion in culture, language and heritage

Apr 10th 2018, 2:37 PM 14,209 Views 78 Comments

The move is as part of the Ireland 2040 plan.

# heritage - Sunday 18 March, 2018

Walk along Ireland's answer to the Camino this Easter Pilgrim Paths

Walk along Ireland's answer to the Camino this Easter

Mar 18th 2018, 8:30 AM 34,156 Views 10 Comments

The penitential trail paths aren’t just for those who are religious.

# heritage - Saturday 20 January, 2018

Three 1830s houses demolished at Dublin's Five Lamps to make way for social housing City Planning

Three 1830s houses demolished at Dublin's Five Lamps to make way for social housing

Jan 20th 2018, 7:30 AM 46,401 Views 57 Comments

The State conservation group had suggested the houses be made protected structures, but an order to demolish them to build housing for senior citizens had already been made.

# heritage - Saturday 13 January, 2018

Macron wants the French baguette to become a Unesco-listed symbol French President

Macron wants the French baguette to become a Unesco-listed symbol

Jan 13th 2018, 3:11 PM 9,747 Views 46 Comments

Irish uilleann piping was granted the same status last year.

# heritage - Wednesday 10 January, 2018

Heritage Department has ‘no intention’ of investigating mysterious Loughcrew ‘find’ Discovery

Heritage Department has ‘no intention’ of investigating mysterious Loughcrew ‘find’

Jan 10th 2018, 10:46 PM 52,882 Views 60 Comments

A group of workers posted a video on Facebook purporting to have found something at the ancient site.

# heritage - Sunday 7 January, 2018

Killarney National Park 'significantly and rapidly deteriorating' due to rhododendron Invasive Species

Killarney National Park 'significantly and rapidly deteriorating' due to rhododendron

Jan 7th 2018, 7:00 AM 24,140 Views 17 Comments

The invasive plant is at the centre of a row between a voluntary body and a government department.

# heritage - Thursday 7 December, 2017

'Today is a global milestone': Uilleann pipes get international recognition Unesco This post contains videos

'Today is a global milestone': Uilleann pipes get international recognition

Dec 7th 2017, 5:03 PM 12,392 Views 13 Comments

President Michael D Higgins is among those to welcome the news

# heritage - Saturday 18 November, 2017

Great tragedy of 500 lives lost in sunken mail boat RMS Leinster retold Rms Leinster

Great tragedy of 500 lives lost in sunken mail boat RMS Leinster retold

Nov 18th 2017, 9:45 AM 13,409 Views 66 Comments

Over 500 people were killed when the boat sank, just a month before the First World War ended.

# heritage - Sunday 12 November, 2017

The artist who captured Ireland in the 1800s with thousands of watercolours Du Noyer

The artist who captured Ireland in the 1800s with thousands of watercolours

Nov 12th 2017, 8:45 AM 32,938 Views 17 Comments

George Victor du Noyer travelled around Ireland drawing various features, accompanied by his spaniel Mr Buff.

# heritage - Monday 9 October, 2017

Irish and mixed heritage: 'I'm a proud Irish woman and that identity is part of who I am'

Irish and mixed heritage: 'I'm a proud Irish woman and that identity is part of who I am'

Oct 9th 2017, 8:30 PM 34,722 Views 69 Comments

#IamIrish exhibition opens this month to explore issues around identity and culture with Irish people of mixed heritage.

# heritage - Saturday 30 September, 2017

A century after the attack, fatal U-boat bombing commemorated in Dublin Dublin Docks

A century after the attack, fatal U-boat bombing commemorated in Dublin

Sep 30th 2017, 9:45 AM 16,542 Views 35 Comments

Of the 36 people who died in the bombings, only four bodies were found.

# heritage - Sunday 20 August, 2017

Fancy yourself as a bit of an Indiana Jones? Now you can experience what he did on his day job

Fancy yourself as a bit of an Indiana Jones? Now you can experience what he did on his day job

Aug 20th 2017, 7:30 PM 16,859 Views 14 Comments

The public is being asked to help at archaeological dig at Glendalough.

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