Hello to all our Heritage Ireland ezine readers and welcome to our Summer 2022 issue.
As summer gathers pace the OPW’s heritage sites are getting busier and more visitors than ever are flocking to these wonderful places all around the country to enjoy Ireland’s heritage at first hand.
We are delighted to offer two new visitor experiences at the Céide Fields in Mayo and the Blasket Centre in Kerry which will support tourism recovery along the Wild Atlantic Way. These new visitor experiences use state-of-the-art technology to give an insight into the lives of our Céide Fields ancestors and the everchanging landscape of the Céide Coast, while the new viewing platform at the Blasket Centre has been followed by upgrades to the visitor centre, with stunning new audio-visual displays and graphics telling the story of life on the Blasket Islands.
We look forward to Heritage Week which runs from 13 to 21 August. With its overarching theme of sustainability, it offers the opportunity to consider sustainable heritage in all its forms and to explore biodiversity through events and projects. The OPW is offering free entry to all its sites on the first Saturday of Heritage Week (13 August) and will be hosting numerous events throughout the week. For details of these events, and others, please check out the new What’s On facility on our website www.heritageireland.ie
In conclusion, we would like to express the hope that all our readers enjoy this small taste of what we have to offer right around the country. We would love to see you at some of our wonderful properties and I’d encourage you to come and visit us; wherever you are, you can be sure that there’s a heritage site not too far away.