Ireland’s Heritage Week is here and marking 100 years of Irish heritage with a national celebration of our rich and colourful history.
Heritage Week
County Clare hosts a record 94 events during the week, which runs from August 20-28. They include lectures, field trips and workshops, all aimed at encouraging people to take an interest in their local heritage. There’s a Heritage garden Day at Irish Seed Savers in Scariff, a bat walk at the Dromore Wood Nature Reserve, and a Butterfly Hunt at Vandeleur Walled Garden, Kilrush. ‘Heritage Week serves as a reminder to the people of Clare of the wonderful heritage and history that surrounds them,’ said Councillor Bill Chambers, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council.
What to do
Elsewhere you can visit the An Paircin Clinic of Herbal Medicine in Co. Kerry for a Herb Garden Open Day, take a guided tour of Mount Usher Gardens in Co. Wicklow, enjoy an art exhibition featuring famous gardens and landscapes in West Cork, or enjoy a talk at the Circle of Life Garden in Galway City. Also open to visitors are the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin, and the Victorian Walled Gardens at the Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre in Co. Meath. For more details of events near you, visit www.heritageweek.ie.