Laois Heritage Office aims to bring Heritage to the heart of life in Laois.
Heritage Week 2018 details here
We aim to promote pride in the heritage of Laois, and to increase awareness, appreciation and enjoyment of all aspects of the County’s heritage.
This is achieved through the Laois Heritage Plan, and includes:
- Undertaking surveys, research and conservation projects under the Laois Heritage Plan;
- Carrying out practical conservation projects at sites including
- Fitzmaurice Place & Fort Protector Project (2018 Historic Towns Initiative Project)
- Killabban Medieval Church
- Old St Peter’ Graveyard
- Ballyroan School House
- Donaghmore Workhouse
- Timahoe Monastic Site and Round Tower
- Helping communities and individuals to plan and carry out heritage projects based around their own local areas;
- Raising awareness of the heritage of the County, through
- Creating new guides to Laois Heritage sites, like the Story of Laois Audioguides
- Events during Heritage Week in August each year
- Projects like the Laois Heritage Trail
- Publications like the books on the Mountmellick Canal, Laois Thatch and the The Geology of Laois and Offaly
Karen Dempsey leads a tour of Lea Castle during Heritage Week. Picture: Alf Harvey
LINKS
- Funding for Heritage Projects
- Exploring Laois
- Archaeology
- Biodiversity
- Architecture
- Geology
- Cultural Heritage
- Laois Heritage Plans
- Laois Heritage Trail
- History of Laois
- Ireland 2016
- Publications
So what does a Heritage Officer do anyway?
Click here to download information on the Heritage Officers of Ireland.
