Heritage

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce the official opening of the Casino Model Railway Museum, Malahide following the completion of a €4m restoration programme on the historic Casino building and conservation of the Fry Model Railway Collection.

Due to technical, safety and operational issues, the Casino Model Railway Museum in Malahide will not open in December.

Fingal County Council is inviting applications for the following schemes for small, medium or large scale repairs or conservation projects to Protected Structures and in certain circumstances to buildings that enhance Architectural Conservation Areas within the Fingal area.

The third annual Fingal Festival of History was launched by the Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Eoghan O'Brien in Swords Castle on Tuesday September 17. The festival which comprises of a week of history talks and events organised by Fingal Libraries, takes place from September 30 until October 7.

The draft Fingal Community Archaeology 2019-2023 is now open for public consultation and submissions can be made at https://consult.fingal.ie/en/consultation/draft-fingal-community-archaeology-strategy-2019-2023 until the 27 September 2019.

Fingal Local Studies & Archives has officially opened its new facilities at 46 North Street, Swords after its move from its previous location in Clonmel House, Swords.

Tá gliondar croí ar Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall roinnt imeachtaí a fhógairt a thitfidh amach ar fud Fhine Gall i rith Sheachtain na hOidhreachta chun a cheiliúradh a dhéanamh ar oidhreacht Fhine Gall.  Déanann Seachtain Oidhreachta ceiliúradh ar gach rud a bhaineann leis an oidhreacht agus cuirfear tús leis Dé Sathairn, an 17 Lúnasa agus beidh sé ar siúl go dtí an 25 Lúnasa. Tugann sé pobail agus forais chultúir, acadóirí agus díograiseoirí le chéile, chun feasacht a mhúscailt ar luach na hoidhreachta agus tacú lena caomhnú.

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce a number of events which will take place throughout Fingal during Heritage Week to celebrate Fingal’s heritage.  National Heritage Week celebrates all things Heritage related and will start on Saturday August 17 and will run until August 25. It brings together communities and cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts, to build awareness about the value of heritage and support its conservation.

Fingal Libraries have been awarded funding under the Dormant Accounts Fund which will allow for the roll-out of Autism Friendly Schemes across its branch network.

Fingal County Council’s Heritage Office aims to address this by recording field names across the county. The Fingal Fieldnames Project is now in its second year.