National Heritage week is a country wide event that takes place over the week of 17th to 25th August with Free events for young and old. National Heritage week is part of European Heritage days which takes place all over Europe and is a joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Union, in which over forty countries participate.
During the last week of August each year many national and hundreds of local communities participate and organise events. Many of the events are FREE and the programmes aim is to highlight the abundance of great work that is carried out in all the communities and organisations in Ireland to preserve and promote our natural, built and cultural Heritage.
