Talk on how to conserve old graveyards

The theme of how to conserve and look after old graveyards form a heritage perspective will be the topic of Navan & District History Society's talk this year. This is the subject matter of a heritage project undertaken by Navan & District History Society to mark National Heritage Week 2021, which takes place from Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd August. A conservation specialist from Carrig Conservation International will deliver this interesting and informative talk.

A spokesperson for Navan History Society said: “We look forward to welcoming people to our outdoor talk on graveyard conservation and hope that many people will enjoy exploring it via HeritageWeek.ie. The annual Heritage Week programme is a great opportunity to learn more about your local heritage and make connections with new people and history”

The talk will be held outdoors in the car park of Ardmulchan graveyard on the Boyne Road out of Navan on Saturday 21st August at 2pm. Bring your own stool!

Coordinated by the Heritage Council since 2005, National Heritage Week has become one of Ireland’s largest cultural events. To take account of restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19, rather than focusing on the organisation of events this year, local heritage groups, families and communities are invited to develop projects around this year’s approaches: heritage newcomers; heritage for all ages; and heritage sharing. Completed projects will be available on HeritageWeek.ie during National Heritage Week, where they can be explored by location and theme. All completed projects will also be considered for a National Heritage Week Award.

The chairman of the Heritage Council, Michael Parsons, said: “A success of last year’s online approach saw the hundreds of heritage activities organised as part of National Heritage Week made more accessible to a wide audience. This year, building on that positive impact, I strongly encourage all project organisers to think meaningfully on how they might include new members of their communities in their projects, and explore aspects of heritage that may have been overlooked in the past.”