New booklet highlight Offaly heritage projectA special Heritage Council publication featuring stories from heritage officers in every county is being launched today to mark 25 years since the Heritage Officer Network was founded. The booklet, ‘Opening the door to Ireland’s heritage’ details one key heritage project from each local authority from the last three years which collectively, highlight the enormous contribution the Network has made to the preservation of our heritage over the last quarter of a century. The booklet tells the story of the Offaly Archives Project, and how the state-of-the-art archive in Tullamore came to house the extensive historical records of both Offaly County Council and Offaly History. Offaly Heritage Officer Amanda Pedlow (second from right) at the launch of the booklet in the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny with CEO of the Heritage Council Virginia Teehan (left), Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan (second from left) and Chairperson of the Heritage Council Martina Moloney (right)An old map of south-west Offaly (c. 1809) by the famous surveyor William Larkin, conserved and safely stored in the Offaly Archives. Speaking at the launch of the booklet, Chair of the Network and Heritage Officer for Offaly County Council Amanda Pedlow said: “It is deeply satisfying to see documented in this publication the influence of the Heritage Officer Network in shaping our approach to heritage conservation and protection.

Source: Irish Independent January 15, 2024 17:57 UTC