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On the 23rd of August celebrate Heritage Week 2026 in Myshall, Carlow with a day of fun, adventure and discovery for all ages!
Enjoy old school games and then put your navigation skills to the test with the Photo Orienteering Challenge. With a map and photo clues, you'll explore some of Myshall's most significant heritage sites, snapping a photo at each location as proof you've found them all.
Complete the course and have it approved by our event team to receive a free goody bag!. This is an initiative of Active Carlow in collaboration with CarlowHeritage.ie
Advance booking is essential. Get your FREE tickets by scanning QR Code on the poster
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Huntington Castle & Gardens will host the inaugural Huntington Summer Lecture on Saturday, August 22nd 2026 from 3pm to 5pm, marking the launch of what promises to become a significant new fixture on Ireland's cultural calendar. Kindly sponsored by Neavie and Conor Devine, the event brings together leading voices from the worlds of contemporary art, culture and critical thought for an afternoon of discussion and reflection.
The lecture, titled Of God, Goddess, and the Magical World of Nature, will feature internationally acclaimed curator and writer Ekow Eshun, curator and museum leader Rachel Thomas, curator and critic Pádraic E. Moore, and acclaimed artist Clare Ormerod.
Set within the historic surroundings of Huntington Castle, the programme will explore the rich intersections between contemporary art, nature, spirituality and cultural identity. Through a series of conversations and insights, speakers will examine how artists and cultural practitioners engage with themes of belief, mythology, ecology, gender and humanity's enduring relationship with the natural world.
The event is uniquely rooted in Huntington Castle's long-standing role as a place of cultural exchange and its internationally recognised association with the Fellowship of Isis, one of the world's foremost spiritual movements centred on the Divine Feminine. Against the backdrop of one of Ireland's most intriguing historic estates, the lecture invites audiences to consider how ancient traditions, mythological narratives and connections to nature continue to shape contemporary culture and artistic expression.
Tickets €20 (students €12) can be purchased at www.huntingtoncastle.com
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From 15-22th of August 12pm-3:30pm join a fascinating guided tour of St Laserian's Cathedral as part of Carlow Heritage Week!
St Laserian’s Cathedral in Old Leighlin is Carlow’s oldest working building and features architecture from every century since it was built. You can explore the remarkable cathedral, that has stood for over 800 years on the site of a Pagan Sacred tree and a monastic settlement with 1500 monks. Highlights of the guided tour include the striking East Window by Catherine O’Brien, a mysterious 16th-century altar tomb, Ireland’s only known four-seat sedilia, and two baptismal fonts with unique stories.
Of immense historical significance is the synod held here in 630AD, which led to the Irish church adopting a formula for the date of Easter each year, which we still use to this day. Each tour brings to life the story of St Laserian himself and his Roman journey, founding of the monastery, the Easter formula and legendary miracles.
Today, the Cathedral remains an unspoilt and magical place. Nearby are St Laserian’s Well and Celtic cross believed to date from the time of the saint. The Cathedral’s rural location in the tranquil village of Old Leighlin makes it a perfect day out.
So, join one of the fascinating tours and learn of Hermits and Saints, Druids and Sacred Trees, Celtic Crosses and Ancient Highways, Ancient and Modern Wars, Spies, Religious Refugees and High Sheriffs, a Murdered Bishop and a Lost Wife, English kings – their boroughs and battles, the 1798 rebels, Victorian Body-Snatchers, a Fortress Church and the wild Irish, Easter-time and so much more.
Buses, groups, educational and pilgrim tours are welcome.
Car parking available
Fully wheelchair accessible
Suitable for families
Free
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