New Laois Heritage Trails app launched
Hilary Creedon of Fáilte Ireland, and Roisin Burke, Abarta Heritage with Cllr. John King at Donaghmore Workhouse Museum for the launch of the new Laois Heritage Trails audioguides and smartphone app.
29th September 2016
A new multi-lingual app to the heritage sites of Laois has been launched, as part of the Ireland’s Ancient East funded through Fáilte Ireland’s ‘New Ideas in Ancient Spaces’ Capital Grants Scheme.
The app contains audio-guides to the sites of the Laois Heritage Trail and Laois Monastic Trail in English, Irish, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin, and is free to download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
In addition to the app, Laois County Council have created multi-lingual booklets on the Laois Heritage Trail and Gardens Trail, and short films on aspect of the story of Laois.
It is hoped that these new tools will allow the county to welcome visitors from a wider range of countries than ever before. The inclusion of Irish language translations to all guides reflects the importance given to the national language by Laois County Council, as a vital part of our cultural heritage and a vibrant part of our country’s future.
Sites included in the Laois Heritage Trail include Donaghmore Workhouse, Aghaboe Abbey, Durrow, Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum, Heywood Gardens, Abbeyleix, Timahoe, Stradbally Steam Museum, The Rock of Dunamase, Emo Court, Portarlington, Mountmellick, and Poet’s Cottage.
