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Dublin 8 Highlights for Heritage Week 17th - 25th August

Heritage Week 2024 takes place 17th – 25th August 2024.Each year, Heritage Week kicks off on the third weekend of August and runs until the end of the following weekend. Many national and hundreds of local community organisations participate by organising events throughout the country. Many of the events that take place during the week are free and the programme highlights the abundance of great work that is carried out in all communities in Ireland to preserve and promote our natural, built and cultural heritage.

Some of our Dublin 8 highlights include:


Heritage Week at St Patricks Cathedral (over 20+ events at St Patrick's Cathedral - fun for everyone!)

Biodiversity Tour at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham

"Finishers of the Law" – The History of Hangings and Hangmen at Kilmainham Gaol

Bully's Acre Tour

Children's Tour of Kilmainham Gaol

Free Entry at Christchurch Cathedral

Connections: Christ Church and Normandy. A special Heritage Week tour with Charline Zachariades

Connections: Christ Church, Brazil and Portugal. A tour with Kelly Tavolas


Dublin City Fossil Walk


Dublin's Golden Triangle Walking Tour

Exhibition of 18th century materials from the collection of the Friendly Brothers of St Patrick
Fabrics at Farmleigh

Ghost-voices of Kilmainham Gaol

Great Grandsons (at Farmleigh)

Guided Tour of Dublinia

Heritage Week: Graveyard Tours

Kilmainham-Inchicore: the Routes and Networks of Dublin's Southwestern Suburb


Heritage Week: Marsh’s Library & Cathedral Joint Tour

Rats and Rascals tour of Christ Church Cathedral

The Liberties: A Tour of Dublin's Original Suburb

The Camac in Inchicore-Kilmainham: Small Stream, Mighty River

Building John Rooney