National Heritage Week is an important date in our calendar and we look forward to it every year.  This year we will host a number of events in Laois and […]

We are delighted to have Fred Hamond, Industrial Archaeologist join us again this year for National Heritage Week.  Fred has extensive knowledge of Irish industrial archaeology and is the author […]

  Nore Vision volunteers take part in an annual Eel monitoring project each summer with Inland Fisheries Ireland.  As part of this project we host a workshop with Dr Rob […]

Back by popular demand! Join us for the fascinating social history of the woolen mills on the Kings River.  Once the home to a sizable flock of merino sheep and […]

Celebrate National Heritage Week with a special visit to Bolands Mill, Kells, Co Kilkenny.  It is one of seven mills on the Kings River and a mill has existing here […]

***Cancelled due to Covid, apologies for inconvenience, we will reschedule***   Join Roger Goodwillie, Botanist & Ecologist for a plant identification workshop at one of Laois' NPWS Nature Reserves. Described […]

To mark National Hedgerow Week please join us and master hedge layer Eoin Donnelly for a walk and talk on farm hedgerows in Kilkenny.  We will chat about the history […]

To mark National Hedgerow we are joining with the Heritage Council to host a lunchtime walk and talk to celebrate the hedgerows of Kilkenny City.  We'll chat about the history […]

We have rescheduled our Heritage Week wildflower event to Saturday 9th September 2023, 11am - 1pm Join Roger Goodwillie, Botanist & Ecologist for a plant identification workshop at one of […]

Join us on Saturday 30th September for the last plant ID workshop of the season. Learn how to identify flower and plants with botanist Roger Goodwillie.  This event is suitable […]

To mark World Water Day we invite you to join us at Abbeyleix Bog for a Walk and Talk. Hear about the community project that is restoring the bog, how […]