Friends of Bunclody Heritage

17/07/2026

https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/historical-mall-walk-of-bunclody

Druimcree Historical Group in association with Friends of Bunclody Heritage invite you to join us for a Historical Mall walk of Bunclody on 18 August 2026 in ce...

13/07/2026

30/06/2026

Friends of Bunclody Heritage are anxious to hear from anyone who might have information on the history of "The Monkey Puzzle" house on Carraigduff..Apparently it was one of the first houses built in Newtownbarry just as the town was developing.
Please contact us at [email protected] or private message us on this page.

18/06/2026

Friends of Bunclody Heritage in conjunction with Druimcree Historical group
Are pleased to announce the 2026 Community Heritage Grant Scheme award for the
Conservation Management Plan of the Victorian Toilets in Bunclody (RPS No. WCC1428).
The Victorian Toilets are a rare surviving example of 19th century public sanitation infrastructure,
reflecting the development of Bunclody as a planned market town. Constructed between c 1839 and
1905, the building retains significant historic fabric, including its internal drainage system, stone
construction and original layout, and is of architectural, technical and social importance.
As part of the Conservation Management Plan a multidisciplinary team will undertake a detailed
assessment of the structure and its context.
The project will follow recognized best practice, including guidance from ICOMOS and national
heritage policy.
The Druimcree Historical Group and Friend of Bunclody Heritage welcomes public engagement on the progress of the Plan.
We are eager to discover any oral history, photographs, press clippings or maps
that the community at large may have knowledge of, and would be willing to share with us.
Please contat us at [email protected]

18/05/2026

20/04/2026

VISITING TIDY TOWNS ADJUDICATOR'_- REARRANGED DATE
Bunclody Tidy Towns will host a visiting adjudicator sponsored by Wexford County Council Environment Dept, to advise and support our group on our upcoming entry into the Supervalu Tidy Towns
competition.
We would like to invite interested parties especially members of Residents Associations in the town to come along at 3.30pm on MONDAY 27TH APRIL in the Holy Grail for a feedback and information session.......

03/04/2026

A big thank you to Mick Kehoe for his sponsorship of our Friends of Bunclody Heritage banner ........

13/03/2026

Seirbhís Dhátheangach!

Join us for a Bi-Lingual service, all welcome!

📆Tuesday, 17th March - 9.30AM
📍St Mary's Church, Bunclody
🙏 Holy Communion

Free seed potatoes will be available!

24/02/2026

Place Name project.
Friends of Bunclody Heritage would like to hear from anyone with an interest or knowledge of area place names etc.
One of the key recommendations of the Bunclody Heritage Audit noted a number of local place names within the study area. These names derive from past persons, businesses, events, buildings etc and provide valuable information regarding a particular location’s past. However, these names can be easily lost if not recorded.
A place name project would aim to record and conserve the various place names within Bunclody. A place names project should aim to both record and map the known and unknown place names within Bunclody.
This could include field, lanes, buildings, places etc. The project could be divided into unique individual groups or phases to make it easier to manage i.e. the laneways of Bunclody. Information gathered could compliment and add to a heritage trail and signage.
The project should also focus on the origin and development of these place names and their development i.e. the townland of Newtownbarry – investigating whether this eighteenth century name replaced or displaced earlier names.
If interested or for more information contact us at [email protected].
Or call Tom Sheridan on 087 0851685509, Mick Kehoe 0868365265