66 events
![First Steps in Limerick Lace: A Workshop for Beginners]()
Free
First Steps in Limerick Lace: A Workshop for Beginners
The Main Guard
![“A Wall That Speaks” – Book Launch at Sligo Abbey]()
Free
“A Wall That Speaks” – Book Launch at Sligo Abbey
Sligo Abbey
15/08/2026
4:30 pm![Reginald’s Tower Prison Quest.]()
Free
Reginald’s Tower Prison Quest.
Reginald’s Tower
15/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
9:30 am - 5:30 pm![Step Inside the Stories of Donegal Castle as Gailege]()
Free
Step Inside the Stories of Donegal Castle as Gailege
Donegal Castle
15 August : 11:00 am
23 August : 11:00 am (children's tour)![Heritage Week – Free Entry Day to The Custom House]()
Free
Heritage Week – Free Entry Day to The Custom House
Custom House Visitor Centre
15/08/2026 - 15/08/2026
9:30 pm - 4:45 pm![Traditional Willow Basket Making on Scattery Island]()
Free
Traditional Willow Basket Making on Scattery Island
Scattery Island Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
15 August, 11:15am - 4:45pm
17 August, 10:15am - 1:45pm![Ferns Comhaltas at Ferns Castle]()
Free
Ferns Comhaltas at Ferns Castle
Ferns Castle
15/08/2026 - 15/08/2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Exploring Ross Island]()
Free
Exploring Ross Island
Ross Castle
15/08/2026 12:00 - 1:00 pm
22/08/2026 12:00 - 1:00 pm![Free Admission Day at Charles Fort on Saturday 15th August 2026]()
Free
Free Admission Day at Charles Fort on Saturday 15th August 2026
Charles Fort Military Fortress
Guided Tours available at: 12 noon, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
![Free Guided Tours by Guides in 12th Century Style Dress]()
Free
Free Guided Tours by Guides in 12th Century Style Dress
Old Mellifont Cistercian Abbey Monastic Site
15/08/2026
16/08/2026
23/08/202611:30am - 4pm
![Heritage Week Tours at Ballyhack Castle]()
Free
Heritage Week Tours at Ballyhack Castle
Ballyhack Castle
15/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
![Tours of Lusk round tower, church and Norman belfry]()
Free
Tours of Lusk round tower, church and Norman belfry
August 15th: 11am - 11:45am and 1pm - 1:45pm and 3pm - 3:45pm
August 16th: 11am - 11:45am and 1pm - 1:45pm and 3pm - 3:45pm
August 22nd: 11am - 11:45am and 1pm - 1:45pm and 3pm - 3:45pm
August 23rd: 11am - 11:45am and 1pm - 1:45pm and 3pm - 3:45pm![Plein Air Painting Workshop]()
Free
Plein Air Painting Workshop
Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
15/08/2026 12:00 - 4:00 pm
22/08/2026 12:00 - 4:00 pm![Archery Demonstration at Athenry Castle]()
Free
Archery Demonstration at Athenry Castle
Athenry Castle
15/08/2026 - 15/08/2026
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm![Guild of Irish Lacemakers at Pearse Museum]()
Free
Guild of Irish Lacemakers at Pearse Museum
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
15/08/2026 - 15/08/2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Donnybrook Fair Free Concert]()
Free
Donnybrook Fair Free Concert
Cahir Castle
15/08/2026 - 15/08/2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm![Heritage Week : Free Admission to Reginald’s Tower]()
Free
Heritage Week : Free Admission to Reginald’s Tower
Reginald’s Tower
15/08/2026 - 15/08/2026
9:30 am - 5:00 pm![Reginald’s Tower Lego Trail.]()
Free
Reginald’s Tower Lego Trail.
Reginald’s Tower
15/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
9:30 am - 5:00 pm![Heritage Week Daily Guided tours of Scattery Island]()
Heritage Week Daily Guided tours of Scattery Island
Scattery Island Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
15/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
11:00 am - 6:00 pm![Ferns Castle Craft Fair]()
Free
Ferns Castle Craft Fair
Ferns Castle
15/08/2026 - 15/08/2026
11:00 am - 4:00 pm![The Belfast Blitz of 1941 and the Irish Response]()
The Belfast Blitz of 1941 and the Irish Response
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
15/08/2026 - 15/08/2026
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Vinyl Sunday at Glebe House]()
Free
Vinyl Sunday at Glebe House
Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
August 16th: 3pm - 4:30pm
August 23rd: 3pm - 4:30pm![The Architecture and History of Creevelea Abbey, Dromahaire]()
The Architecture and History of Creevelea Abbey, Dromahaire
Parke’s Castle
16/08/2026 - 16/08/2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm![“Unearthed” LEGO Mission Challenge!]()
Free
“Unearthed” LEGO Mission Challenge!
Donegal Castle
16/08/2026
Demonstrations at 2pm, 2.30pm and 3pm.![Le Cheile Choir at Ennis Friary]()
Free
Le Cheile Choir at Ennis Friary
Ennis Friary
16/08/2026 - 16/08/2026
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm![Paint your own Medieval Mellifont Tile]()
Free
Paint your own Medieval Mellifont Tile
Old Mellifont Cistercian Abbey Monastic Site
16/08/2026
18/08/2026
20/08/2026
23/08/2026![Paintings for a Hermitage: the artworks of Scoil Éanna]()
Free
Paintings for a Hermitage: the artworks of Scoil Éanna
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
16/08/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm![The native trees of St. Enda’s Park: a guided walk]()
Free
The native trees of St. Enda’s Park: a guided walk
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
17/08/2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm![Altamont Gardens Bat-Walk]()
Free
Altamont Gardens Bat-Walk
Altamont Gardens
17/08/2026 - 17/08/2026
8:45 pm - 10:00 pm![Literary Tour of The Custom House]()
Free
Literary Tour of The Custom House
Custom House Visitor Centre
Tours take place at 12 midday, Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th August.
![Storylines – Storytelling Tour of the River Shannon]()
Free
Storylines – Storytelling Tour of the River Shannon
Portumna Castle and Gardens
16th August 2026
2:30 pm - 3.30 pm
4.00 pm - 5.00 pm![Lunchtime Garden Walk]()
Free
Lunchtime Garden Walk
Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
17/08/2026 - 17/08/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm![Napoleonic Gun Battery talk on Scattery Island for Heritage Week]()
Napoleonic Gun Battery talk on Scattery Island for Heritage Week
Scattery Island Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
16/08/2026 - 16/08/2026
12:00 pm - 5:15 pm![Chronicles Experience Candle Making Workshop at Ferns Castle]()
Free
Chronicles Experience Candle Making Workshop at Ferns Castle
Ferns Castle
17/08/2026 - 17/08/2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Launch of The Glendalough Graveyard Trail]()
Free
Launch of The Glendalough Graveyard Trail
Glendalough Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
17/08/2026 - 18/08/2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm![Errigal Handweaver at Donegal Castle]()
Free
Errigal Handweaver at Donegal Castle
Donegal Castle
17/08/2026 - 17/08/2026
11:00 am - 12:30 pm![Titanic and her Kildare Connections]()
Free
Titanic and her Kildare Connections
Maynooth Castle
17/08/2026 - 17/08/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm![Meet the beekeeper]()
Free
Meet the beekeeper
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
18/08/2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm![Antiquities Roadshow]()
Free
Antiquities Roadshow
Reginald’s Tower
18/08/2026 - 18/08/2026
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm![Behind Every Great Man… the FitzGerald Women and their Connections]()
Free
Behind Every Great Man… the FitzGerald Women and their Connections
Maynooth Castle
18/08/2026 - 18/08/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm![The Bumblebees of St. Enda’s Park: A Guided Walk]()
Free
The Bumblebees of St. Enda’s Park: A Guided Walk
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
19/08/2026 - 19/08/2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm![The Big Dig Workshop at Kells Priory]()
Free
The Big Dig Workshop at Kells Priory
Kells Priory
19/08/2026 - 19/08/2026
11:00 am - 4:00 pm![Derek Hill art collection at Glebe House]()
Free
Derek Hill art collection at Glebe House
Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
August 19th: 11am - 12:30pm and 4pm - 5:30pm
![No Crows – A world without musical borders]()
No Crows – A world without musical borders
Parke’s Castle
20/08/2026 - 20/08/2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm![Guided Tour of James Fort, led by William Butler.]()
Free
Guided Tour of James Fort, led by William Butler.
Charles Fort Military Fortress
19/08/2026 - 19/08/2026
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm![Eras of the Past: Elizabethan and Georgian architecture in Rathfarnham Castle]()
Free
Eras of the Past: Elizabethan and Georgian architecture in Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham Castle
20/08/2026
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm![Life at the Hermitage in the late Georgian period: Tour at the Pearse Museum]()
Free
Life at the Hermitage in the late Georgian period: Tour at the Pearse Museum
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
20/08/2026
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Heritage Talks on Dunmore Cave]()
Free
Heritage Talks on Dunmore Cave
Dunmore Cave
20/08/2026
21/08/2026
22/08/2026
23/08/2026![A History of the Limerick to Tralee Railway Line.]()
Free
A History of the Limerick to Tralee Railway Line.
Reginald’s Tower
20th August 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
This is a Free event but booking is essential.![Ardoginna House, Ardmore]()
Free
Ardoginna House, Ardmore
Dungarvan Castle
22/08/2026 - 22/08/2026
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm![A History of the Waterford to Rosslare Railway line.]()
Free
A History of the Waterford to Rosslare Railway line.
Tintern Cistercian Abbey
21/08/2026 - 21/08/2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm![The Wizard Earl of Kildare]()
Free
The Wizard Earl of Kildare
Maynooth Castle
21/08/2026 - 21/08/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm![Turas treoraithe ar Chaisleán Ráth Fearnáin]()
Free
Turas treoraithe ar Chaisleán Ráth Fearnáin
Rathfarnham Castle
22/08/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm![Stone Stories: Carving Limestone in Medieval Clare]()
Free
Stone Stories: Carving Limestone in Medieval Clare
Ennis Friary
21/08/2026 - 21/08/2026
11:00 am - 12:30 pm![Seaweed Soap making on Scattery Island]()
Seaweed Soap making on Scattery Island
Scattery Island Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
22/08/2026 - 22/08/2026
11:00 am - 5:30 pm![“Beneath The Bastion”, Special Guided Tours to the interior of the Charles Bastion.]()
Free
“Beneath The Bastion”, Special Guided Tours to the interior of the Charles Bastion.
Charles Fort Military Fortress
22/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm![Guided Breathwork in Donegal Castle with Rory Price]()
Free
Guided Breathwork in Donegal Castle with Rory Price
Donegal Castle
22/08/2026 - 22/08/2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm![The Hidden Layers of Gold – Discovering the Traditional Art of Gilding]()
Free
The Hidden Layers of Gold – Discovering the Traditional Art of Gilding
The Main Guard
22/08/2026 - 22/08/2026
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm![Dig and Discover at Ennis Friary!]()
Free
Dig and Discover at Ennis Friary!
Ennis Friary
22/08/2026 - 22/08/2026
11:30 am - 1:30 pm![Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860]()
Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860
Rathfarnham Castle
22/08/2026 - 22/08/2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm![Yoga at Donegal Castle with Sarah Mo]()
Free
Yoga at Donegal Castle with Sarah Mo
Donegal Castle
23/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm![Reginald’s Tower Auf Deutsch]()
Free
Reginald’s Tower Auf Deutsch
Reginald’s Tower
22/08/2026 - 22/08/2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm![Ferns Comhaltas at Ferns Castle]()
Free
Ferns Comhaltas at Ferns Castle
Ferns Castle
23/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm![A Famly Fun Day to celebrate Heritage Week in Glendalough Visitor Centre OPW]()
A Famly Fun Day to celebrate Heritage Week in Glendalough Visitor Centre OPW
Glendalough Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
23/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
10:00 am - 5:00 pm![Spinning Yarn on Scattery Island]()
Spinning Yarn on Scattery Island
Scattery Island Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
23/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm![An Italian Tour of Ennis Medieval Friary]()
Free
An Italian Tour of Ennis Medieval Friary
Ennis Friary
23/08/2026 - 23/08/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
