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The Viking raiders of the ninth century and the Anglo-Norman invaders of the twelfth built defensive strongholds that over the centuries came to enrich the fabric of Irish life.
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IRISH WALLED TOWNS FEATURED NEWS
Conference focuses on the value of heritage resources for towns attempting to recover from recession
Today, over 100 people are discussing how the heritage resources of a town can help it recover from the recession. The Conference which is jointly organised by the Heritage Council’s Irish Walled Towns Network and UCC’s Planning...
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Presentation by Michael Starrett at at Talbot’s Tower, Kilkenny
Celebrating the tower's conservation and restoration. Monday 28th November 2011
Irish Walled Towns Network Forum and AGM 2011
Wednesday 19th January 2011Wood Quay Venue, Dublin Click here to download programme [PDF 169K] Please contact Liam Mannix for further details: lmannix@heritagecouncil.ie
PresentationsWelcome addressCharles Duggan, Heritage...
Congratulations to Fethard Historical Society for winning Best Heritage Group at the recent Munster Express and Dooley's Hotel Heritage and Culture Awards. It is certainly deserved. Each year their Walled Towns Day Festival gets...
2011 - Irish Walled Towns Network Forum and AGM
For further information please contact Liam Mannix lmannix@heritagecouncil.ie
The Irish Walled Towns Network is Linkedin!
The Irish Walled Towns Network Linkedin page is now live. The purpose of the site is to act as another informal way by which committee members in each Network town can share ideas and find solutions to common problems. Please...
2010 Irish Walled Towns Conference
On September 30th the annual Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) conference and AGM took place in the Heritage Council’s offices in Church Lane, Kilkenny.
New Irish Walled Towns Network Facebook page
The new Irish Walled Towns Network Facebook page has just come online. Its hoped that all members of the Network and others interested in medieval town walls will use this page as a forum to exchange ideas. Anyone can upload...
HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA
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IRISH WALLED TOWNS EVENTS
Conference - Heritage as an Engine of Economic Growth in Mid-Sized Towns
A conference examining how the heritage resources of a town can help them recover from the recession will be held on Thursday January 26th in the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin.
IRISH WALLED TOWNS PUBLICATIONS
Archaeological and Environmental Heritage at Buttevant, Co. Cork
This report is an excellent examination of the medieval walls and other remains that exist along the town’s River Awbeg boundary.