Heritage week 2007

Explore the colourful heritage of Laois during Heritage Week - from 25th August to 2nd September events will be running throughout Laois. Fancy a bat walk, learning how to make compost? Or just take advantage of the event to visit museums for free.

Take a peek at heritage attractions from a different angle this Heritage week in Laois!

Wildlife Gardening & Compost making Workshop

Heritage House, Abbeyleix, Co Laois, Laois
30/08/2007 at 11am

Bat talk and walk

Parish Centre, Portlaoise, Laois
25/08/2007 at 8.30pm

Irish Fly Fishing & Game Shooting Museum -open days and events

Attanagh, Durrow, Co Laois, Laois
25/08/2007 - 02/09/2007 Daily

Industrial Heritage of Laois

Parish Centre, Portlaoise Co Laois, Laois
30/08/2007 at 8pm

Family Wildlife Day at Brittas Lake

Brittas Lake, Clonaslee, Co Laois, Laois
26/08/2007 2pm - 5pm

Heritage Photography: Slideshow & Talk

Parish Centre, Portlaoise Co Laois, Laois
28/08/2007 8pm - 10pm

Photographic Exhibition of local interest from Bygone Times.

Mountmellick Museum & Conference Centre MDA Irishtown Mountmellick , Laois
25/08/2007 - 31/08/2007 2pm - 4.30pm daily

Guided tour of Rock of Dunamaise

Stradbally, Laois
29/08/2007 at 7pm

Donaghmore Workhouse open days and events

near Borris in Ossory, Laois
25/08/2007 - 02/09/2007: Mon-Fri: 11am - 5pm; Sat-Sun: 2pm - 5pm

Talk on the History of Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix Heritage House, Abbeyleix, Laois
27/08/2007 at 8pm

Abbeyleix Heritage House - free entry to museum during Heritage Week

Abbeyleix, Laois
25/08/2007 - 02/09/2007: Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm; Sat-Sun: 1pm - 5pm

Heywood Gardens open

Ballinakill, Laois
25/08/2007 - 02/09/2007 from 8am - 7pm

Special open day on heritage narrow gauge railway

Stradbally Hall Estate, Main Street Stradbally - N80, Laois
26/08/2007 2.30pm - 4.45pm

Open day at Stradbally Steam Museum

The Green Stradbally Portlaoise, Laois
25/08/2007 - 02/09/2007 : 2.30pm - 5pm

"Music for a summers afternoon" - Emo Court Classical Music Concert

Emo, Laois
26/08/2007 2pm - 4pm

Emo Court free guided tours all day

special guided tour 26/08/2007 at 4.15pm
Emo, Laois
26/08/2007 and 02/09/2007

Guided tour of 'flight of earls' trail

Poet Cottage Camross, Neilstown, Laois
29/08/2007 at 7pm

Donaghmore Workhouse Tour

Donaghmore Rathdowney, Laois
01/09/2007 - 02/09/2007 2pm - 5pm

Family Wildlife Walk on the Grand Canal

Vicarstown Bridge, Vicarstown, Laois
31/08/2007 7pm-9.30pm

Find out more about these events by visiting www.heritageweek.ie