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There are many fascinating grave memorials in Clopook including a very interesting ledger slab found

We have recently commenced two training projects in Laois. Laois Partnership are funding a training project while Laois County Council Heritage Office have also funded some community support work in two graveyards. We have done work in Old Sleaty, Raheen and Clopook and this powerpoint presents some of what we are encountering. Any communities interested in taking part in a training programme during September and October please email john (at) eachtra.ie.

After a day of recording in St.

There are over 30 LEADER companies in Ireland and the Rural Development Funds they use in community-led projects are confined t

Following yesterdays storm we started work in Abington graveyard this morning. We are training members of  the Murroe community (http://www.murroe.net/) to survey and record their historic graveyards as part of the Ballyhoura Historic Graves Project (http://visitballyhoura.com/index.php/home/) funded by LEADER. About a month ago we worked together in Clonkeen (http://historicgraves.ie/graveyard/clonkeen/li-clkn) graveyard and now we have reached the flagship graveyard of Abington (http://historicgraves.ie/graveyard/abington/li-abgn).

The Historic Graves project recently had a meeting in the Heritage Council Offices in Kilkenny which are nestled in the fabulously restored 14th century Bishop’s Palace building just outside the boundary wall surrounding

The 'Staker' Wallace is a renowned folk hero http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staker_Wallace of south Limerick who was hung, drawn and quartered for his role as local lead

We have commenced two months graveyard training in Co. Limerick, funded by Ballyhoura Leader and in collaboration with Limerick County Council.