National Heritage Week
August 2019
The National Heritage Council launched the National Heritage Week to showcase the best of Ireland's Heritage. It will take place all around Ireland from 17th August to 25th August 2019.
Following this initiative County Mayo has organised a wide range of events in many categories such as archaeology, archives, coastal & marine, folklore, forest & woodlands, historic buildings & garden, landscapes, local history, museums, traditional skills and wildlife.
These events cater for all visitors to our County, families and children. Mayo people proudly will make any efforts to share, enjoy and promote with everyone their sense of place and the natural and cultural heritage.
Event | Date | Location |
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Westport Historical Society Walk | 21 August,11am - 12:30pm | Westport |
Ancient Irish Ways and Customs by Dr Padráig de Brún | 25 August,7pm - 8pm | Mulranny |
Summer Wild Flowers | 21 August,1:30pm - 2:30pm | Glore Mill, KIltimagh |
Frozen in Time | 17 August,11am - 4pm | National Museum of Ireland - Country Life |
Boheh Stone: Rolling Sun Festival | 24 August,7pm - 9:30pm | Liscarney, Westport |
Splish, Splash: Learn about Rivers | 21 August,12pm - 1pm | Glore Mill, KIltimagh |
Achill Tales of Drama and Trauma | 19 August,7pm - 8pm | Keel,Achill Island |
Digital Archive Website Launch | 18 August,3pm - 6pm | Cartron, Clogher,Belmullet |
Rambling House:Jack's Old Cottage | 21 August, 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Islandeady,Castlebar |
Mayo News: Eighteenth Century News | 17 August, 11:30am - 12:30pm | Ballinrobe Library |
Everyone was doing it... | 18 August, 2pm - 4pm | Jackie Clarke Collection Ballina |
The Battlefield | 23 August, 8:30pm - 10pm | Ceathrú Thaidhg,Belmullet |
Children's Craft Workshop | 21 August, 2pm - 5pm | Tourmakeady |
Whale Watch Ireland 2019 | 24 August, 2pm - 5pm | Downpatrick Head |
Quadruple Labyrinth Walk | 17 - 25 August, 7am - 11pm | Glore Mill |
Harvest stories with C. Balfe | 22 August, 11:30am - 1pm,22 August, 2pm - 3:30pm | National Museum of Ireland - Country Life |
Joyce Country: Western Lake Geopark | 20 August, 7:30pm - 9pm | Partry Community Center |
Geology Walk and Talk: Tourmakeady | 21 August, 6pm - 8pm | Tourmakeady Community Hall |
Heritage Ceíli | 17 August, 9:30pm - 11:45pm | Partry Community Center |
The Glacial Landscape of Clew Bay | 22 August, 7pm - 8pm | St Patrick's Statue, Murrisk |
Model of Knock village in 1879 | 23 - 25 August, 10am - 6pm | Knock Museum |
Weather Trends for the West of Ireland | 18 August, 7pm - 8:30pm,24 August, 6pm - 7:30pm | Belderrig Research and Study Centre |
The Living History of Mayo & People | 21 - 25 August, 10am - 5pm | North Mayo Heritage Centre |
Pastimes from Times Past in Ballina | 21 August, 11am - 4pm | Jackie Clarke Collection |
Dusk Walk of Eerie Westport | 20 August, 8pm - 9pm | The Clock, Bridge Street |
Clew Bay Drowning Tragedy | 17 August, 3pm - 4pm | Clew Bay Heritage Centre |
North Mayo Sculpture Trail Tour | 22 August, 9:30am - 5pm | Broadhaven Bay Hotel |
Food and Wine Tasting | 18 August, 5pm - 8pm,25 August, 8pm - 11pm | Glore Mill |
Beach Art Workshop | 23 August, 12pm - 1pm,23 August, 1pm - 2pm | Lúnasa, Carter Square, Belmullet |
The 7/8 Saints of Belderrig | 21 August, 7:30am - 9am | Belderrig research center |
Belderrig Before People | 21 August, 2:30pm - 5:30pm | Belderrig research center |
All Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020 | 17,19-24 August, 9am - 10am | Glore Mill |
Hopscotch, Horseshoes & Jack Stones | 20 August, 2pm - 3:30pm | National Museum of Ireland - Country Life |
History of Fishing in Belderrig | 7, 18, 24, 25 August, 4pm - 7pm | Belderrig Research Center |
Glore Mill: Before and After Photos | 18 August, 3pm - 5pm | Glore Mill |
Dark Skies | 22 August,3:30am - 9:30am,7pm - 9pm,9:30pm - 11pm | Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet |
Cattle Raid of Mayo in Lahardaun | 17 August, 10:30am - 1pm | Leonard's Pub in Lahardaun |
Bronze Age Tour for Children in Belderrig | 20 August, 2pm - 5pm | Belderrig Research and Study Centre |
Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture | 18 August, 1pm - 3pm | Glore Mill |
Belmullet Heritage Walk | 21 August, 12pm - 6pm | Belmullet Town |
Belmullet Heritage Day | 21 August, 12pm - 6pm | Belmullet Town |
Belmullet Festival | 17-24 August, 12pm-6pm | Belmullet Town |
Women of Ballinrobe | 20 August, 12pm - 7pm21 August, 12pm - 7pm22 August, 12pm - 4pm17 August, 12pm - 4pm | Ballinrobe Library |
World's Healthiest Foods | 7 August, 8pm - 10pm,23 August, 7pm - 9pm | Glore Mill |
Star and Moon Light Labyrinth Walk | 17 - 25 August, 9pm - 11pm | Glore Mill |
Scrimshaw: The Art of a Sailor | 22 August, 2pm - 4pm,23 August, 11am - 4pm,24 August, 11am - 4pm,25 August, 11am - 4pm | Belleek Castle |
Dancing at the Crossroads | 24 August, 9pm - 11:30pm | Aghagower Village across from Kean's Pub, Aghagower |
Insect Life of the Bunowen River | 25 August, 2:15pm - 4:15pm | Car Park by the Bunowen River, Louisburgh |
Nature Walk, Achill Island | 19 August, 11am - 12:30pm | Keel Lake, Achill |
Posted on Wed, 12 June 2019 11:31:56